Successful EFMD Sharing Best Practice workshop hosted by Faurecia
Learning at the heart of corporate transformation was the theme of our first EFMD Sharing Best Practice workshop this year. On 22 March, 48 participants from 29 companies joined this event hosted by Faurecia University in their new Faurecia headquarters in Nanterre, after having informally gathered the night before. The workshop focused on the evolution of…
Read MoreSharing your research with the media
Business schools spend a lot of time talking about combining academic quality with practical application. Ideally, all research from business schools would be both academically rigorous and appealing to practitioners. The reality, of course, is that much research is not that accessible to non-academic audiences. Debra L. Shapiro and Bradley Kirkman in Harvard Business Review…
Read MoreInnovation in Leadership Webinars
During the three upcoming months, starting with April 2019, we are delighted to e-meet you at our webinars dedicated to the outcomes of our Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on Innovations in Leadership. SIGs are launched by the EFMD to take a fresh look at next practices in learning and talent development. Many organisations ponder what…
Read MoreOvercoming barriers to sustainability & social responsibility in higher education
HUMANE Sustainability Summit – Utrecht University, 12-15 May The historic 2015 Paris Agreement building on the UN’s Convention on Climate Change was a turning point. It charts a new course in the global challenge to address climate change. The Agreement also provided a much-needed impetus for universities to demonstrate more visibly, the unique role that…
Read MoreBuilding Excellence in Doctoral Education
Doctoral programmes are becoming more and more diverse. The offers range from traditional PhDs based on a thesis and PhDs by (prior) publication to industry-based PhDs or a variety of professional doctorates. This diversity poses a huge challenge to everyone involved in doctoral education as it blurs the lines of what a doctorate is and…
Read MoreFour schools successfully EQUIS re-accredited
We are happy to announce that the following four schools were recently re-accredited by EQUIS. Many congratulations to: Henley Business School, University of Reading, United Kingdom Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom IE Business School, Spain IESE Business School, University of Navarra, Spain EQUIS is a rigorous tool to assess, certify and improve…
Read MoreEQUIS re-accreditations of four business schools
We are pleased to announce and offer our congratulations to Newcastle University Business School Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC) Economics and Management School, Wuhan University School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University for their recent EQUIS re-accreditations! The Newcastle University Business School continues in its vision of education and research with the provision of creative…
Read MoreChulalongkorn Business School EQUIS accredited
We are delighted to welcome the Chulalongkorn Business School, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, to the pool of EQUIS accredited business schools! The Chulalongkorn Business School (CBS) has developed a strong national reputation at the undergraduate and postgraduate level over close to eighty years and has pursued excellent academic development. It attracts high-quality students, has well-structured programmes…
Read MoreWaseda Business School joins the pool of EQUIS accredited schools
Congratulations to the Waseda Business School, Waseda University, for now being part of 1 % of the EQUIS accredited leading business schools! The Waseda Business School (WBS) is an excellent school of high standing at home but also with an increasing international reach and reputation. WBS was ranked first in Japan and 19th in the…
Read MoreFour business schools re-accredited by EQUIS
Congratulations to the following schools, who have recently been re-accredited by EQUIS: SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany INSEAD, France & Singapore Business School, Renmin University of China, China EQUIS accreditation ensures a continuous quality improvement process, benchmarking the school against international standards in terms of governance, programmes,…
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