Research & Surveys

Lifestyle or visas, economies or adventure – discover how country brands drive international student recruitment

When it comes to business education, international is almost taken for granted.  The business school that doesn’t have an international student cohort, that doesn’t include international content in its curricula, that doesn’t have international school partners and that doesn’t have international alumni is likely to struggle. So how does a business school build an international…
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MBA hiring is strong, with 4 in 5 companies planning to hire graduates in 2018

The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has released its 17th annual survey report, the GMAC 2018 Corporate Recruiters Survey report, and findings indicate that MBA hiring remains strong. Overall, 81 percent of responding companies plan to hire MBA graduates in 2018. Among all respondents globally, 52 percent of companies plan to increase MBA starting base…
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The most popular destinations for international business students

Brand USA and UK are most popular destinations for international business students The USA and the UK remain the two most popular destinations for international business students, reveals the latest edition of the Business of Branding study by CarringtonCrisp in association with EFMD. In the study, conducted amongst 1,211 students from 74 different countries, the USA…
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Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building a Successful Business

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building a Successful Business: great advice from hundreds of business owners and operators in 14 countries is the latest addition to EFMD’s Sustainable Business portfolio of free education/training materials. The new guidebook is available as a free download and aims to enable and promote responsible and sustainable business development and growth. Almost every business enterprise begins as a small…
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“Translate” Your Research and Ideas by Eliminating Jargon

Guest post by Kevin Anselmo All of us can also resonate with meeting “that” person at a networking event. We ask what he or she does and instead of engaging in a conversation, we need to endure a monologue. Our new acquaintance bores us to tears with abstract ideas as we look for a quick…
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Interest in MBAs Declines as Students Opt for Masters Programmes

Increasing numbers of students are considering other business Masters over the MBA qualification, according to the latest edition of the Tomorrow’s Masters Study by CarringtonCrisp, in association with EFMD. In the study of over 1,000 prospective students from more than 100 countries, two-thirds (67%) agreed that they are considering a Masters rather than an MBA…
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