Impact of COVID-19 on Prospective Students Considering European Business Schools
In the last two decades, the Bologna Process coupled with the increasing pace of globalisation propelled the growth of master’s level enrolment in the business and management programmes in Europe. Many European business schools benefited from the mobility of learners from within Europe and overseas. According to Eurostat, every one out of four students enrolled…
Read MoreHow should business schools share their rankings?
How can rankings results be communicated effectively? Account Director Stephanie Mullins, from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education, shares her thoughts on best practice and avoiding common mistakes. Little more than a month goes by without a new business school league table being released. From the likes of the Financial Times, QS, Forbes, the…
Read MoreNew members ratified during the 2020 Annual General Assemblies
We are happy to announce that 45 new members have recently been ratified and joined the EFMD Global network. These leading business schools, corporate learning organisations and an executive development centre will further strengthen our global management development community. “I am delighted to welcome our new academic and corporate members to the EFMD Global network. The…
Read MoreEFMD presents the new EFMD Fellows
Over the last 20 years, the EFMD network has grown and become a truly global community. We are also very aware of the need to foster, enhance and build on local relationships and support the development of management education in certain key areas. That is why we decided to appoint eighteen regional EFMD Fellows, who…
Read MoreEight challenges facing distance-learning
By Jean-François Fiorina, Vice-Dean / Program Director at Grenoble Ecole de Management The theme for this year’s GEM Geopolitics Festival was “Digital (R)evolution.” Little did we know that this topic was going to be 100% spot-on as the COVID-19 pandemic just showed us how central digital issues are for businesses and educational institutions’ crisis management (and…
Read MoreWhy the Dean is the Secret Weapon to Building a Business School’s Brand
How can the head of a business school rocket an institution’s public image to prominence? Account Director Stephanie Mullins, from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education, shares her thoughts. Business school Deans have an extensive and complex role in the anatomy of their institution, but the contribution crafting their public image can make to…
Read MoreCareer fairs as we knew them have changed forever
By Erik Spade, CCO/VP APAC at Highered EFMD Shared Career Services The EFMD Virtual Career Fair Series by Highered, launched in Spring 2020, attracted more than 800 recruiters and 25,000 students and graduates from 112 schools in 35 countries. Since 2017, the Highered Virtual Recruitment Platform has been available to more than 600 EFMD accredited…
Read MoreThe Growth Drivers of Master’s Level Business and Management Degrees in Europe
2019 marked the 20th Anniversary of the Bologna Declaration, which has been transformative in increasing compatibility and comparability of the systems of higher education in Europe and accelerating the mobility of learners. As the Bologna process was unfolding and streamlining various structural and qualitative dimensions, the master’s degree was also growing in its popularity. For example,…
Read MoreA green stimulus to boost the energy transition?
By Sébastien Houde, Mark Olsthoorn, Joachim Schleich, Carine Sebi from Grenoble École de Management Beyond its catastrophic impacts on health, the COVID-19 virus is wreaking havoc on the world economy and governments’ public finances. The length and depth of the economic crisis are unknown, but it is certain that few sectors will emerge stronger. This health…
Read MoreIs remote working here to stay?
EFMD conducted the fourth call on corporate learning in times of a pandemic, this time raising the question ‘is remote working here to stay?’. The Zoom call was well received by members from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Martin Moehrle, EFMD’s Director of Corporate Services, shared the results of a survey asking the call…
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