Quality assurance & impact
EFMD Sharing Best Practice workshop explored the post-pandemic era of corporate learning
Re-imagining the post-pandemic world of L&D was the theme of the highly interactive Sharing Best Practice online workshop that EFMD conducted on 28 September in partnership with the CLIP accredited AIA Group. Almost 50 participants joined. Gyan Nagpal, head of the AIA Leadership Centre (ALC), provided an overview of how leadership development will be a…
Read MoreNew EFMD Rendanheyi (RDHY) Certification scheme
EFMD is pleased to introduce the new corporate Rendanheyi (RDHY) Certification scheme as a joint initiative with Business Ecosystem Alliance (BEA) and Haier Model Research Institute (HMI). Rendanheyi is a management model for the Internet of Things (IoT) era, enabling organisations to thrive in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous) world. It follows principles…
Read MoreSDA Bocconi School of Management receives initial BSIS label and two schools renew
We are pleased to announce that SDA Bocconi School of Management has completed the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and received the BSIS label. The University of Bedfordshire Business School and the University of Ljubljana, School of Economics and Business, have also completed the BSIS assessment process to renew their BSIS label and…
Read MoreAdrift in an ocean of quality data?
Yes, it is annoying, but also fascinating, how the tech giants such as Amazon, Alibaba, Google and Microsoft know enough about us to alert us to new opportunities. They use targeted advertising, reminders, nudges and suggestions linked to our online activity. Well, that’s how they make their money, they are motivated to understand the individual…
Read MoreCOVID-19 – a shot in the arm for digital strategy in Higher Education?
Some of us, untouched by the personal tragedy at this time, may be forgiven for seeing the COVID-19 pandemic as a huge opportunity – an opportunity for boosting digital learning in Higher Education. Whether through existing strategy or changed direction, brought about by the sudden need to deliver teaching and assessments remotely, many Universities are…
Read MoreKeeping learners SAFE online
As we prepare to enter the new academic year, lessons from the pandemic inspired rush to go online must be learned. For many Business Schools, this will need a focus, not on the technology but on online TEACHING. In a traditional classroom or lecture hall, students feel relatively sheltered. They know from many years at…
Read MorePlaying games with other peoples’ money
As Europe, and the world, entered the first weeks of pandemic lockdown in Spring 2020, a carefully planned inter-University finance simulation project was coming to fruition. Did the emergency impact its delivery? Did the 55 students engaged suffer delay and confusion? Did the academic staff using the simulation as the core of their own assessed…
Read MoreNine schools receive EQUIS re-accreditation
Warm congratulations to the following business schools for successfully completing the EQUIS re-accreditation process and proving their continued commitment to global excellence in business education. 3-year re-accreditation: International Business School Suzhou (IBSS), Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China INCAE Business School, Costa Rica Management School, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom The Open University Business School, United Kingdom 5-year re-accreditation: Smith…
Read MoreInsights on the CLIP framework series so far
How do you ensure that your Corporate Learning Function (CLF) is actively contributing to the strategy and business priorities of your organisation? How does its governance ensure the mandate, support and involvement of the business to successfully deliver? How does the CLF understand and segment its market? How does it meaningfully involve the business and…
Read MoreInitial EOCCS Certification for Rome Business School, EA Business School and University of the Bank of Russia courses
We are pleased to announce that the following institutions were recently granted the EOCCS certification for their courses: Rome Business School (IT) 4 courses part of the Master programme in HR and Organization: Business Strategy Marketing Managerial Economics Entrepreneurship and Business Planning EAE Business School (SP) 4 courses part of the Global Executive MBA programme: Financial Management Sales…
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