Rizwan Ahmed is the programme manager of the new Master’s programme in AI for Accounting and Finance at the University of Vaasa – but what does he think about specialised masters? And what does he hope for graduates of this new programme?  He answers some key questions, here are his words: Tell us about yourself and…

 Many business school students today harbour a quiet but persistent worry. Even if they work hard, learn the latest tools, master AI, and collect impressive certificates, they still fear being replaced—either by a smarter algorithm or by someone who is more “naturally talented.” This is a reasonable concern. In a world that is moving this fast,…

In France, the traditional, even “royal,” route into the top Master in Management programmes at business schools such as HEC Paris, ESSEC, and ESCP Business School runs through the classes préparatoires, commonly known as prépas. These demanding two-year programmes, taken after high school, prepare students for the highly competitive entrance examinations to France’s grandes écoles…

At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos in January, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that “we are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition”.  This was mirrored in the WEF’s Global Risks Report 2026, released a week prior to Davos. In it, 50 percent of some 1,300 global experts expressed…

Earlier this month, more than 450 deans and senior leaders in management education gathered at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business for the 2026 EFMD Deans Conference under the theme “New Realities, Bold Choices: Reinventing the Business School.” Across two days, discussions moved from diagnosis to execution, examining how business schools respond to geopolitical…

Business schools have never lacked data. They collect information about students, programmes, faculty, research outputs, corporate engagement, alumni, finances, learning outcomes, rankings, and accreditation indicators. The challenge is not the absence of data, but how fragmented, inconsistent, and underused it often becomes once it starts travelling across systems and departments. At the same time, expectations…