business education

Business education should be locally rooted and globally informed says Manchester Metropolitan Dean

Manchester Metropolitan University Business School dean Hannah Holmes
Professor Hannah Holmes is the Dean of the Business School and a Professor of Business Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. We had the pleasure of interviewing her to find out more about her role and her plans for the future of the university’s Business School. With extensive experience in academia, Holmes’ career is marked by a…
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Compare your programme applications to your peers with the GMAC Application Trends Survey

GMAC application trends survey
The Graduate Management Admission Council invites you to participate in the 2024 Application Trends Survey, our annual study that tracks applications to graduate business programmes around the world. Your programmes’ participation grants you access to comprehensive findings of the Application Trends Survey, including: Competitive intelligence benchmarking reports Compare your programme’s results to custom selections of five…
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The skills global employers seek in business talent of today and tomorrow

recruiters, GMAC, survey
Despite concerns about inflation and recession risk, employer confidence in graduate management education (GME) and its ability to prepare business school graduates to be successful in their organisations has reached new heights since the pandemic. This increase in confidence is seen across key industries business education caters to like consulting, finance and accounting, and technology,…
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What the MBA of tomorrow looks like according to American University of Beirut MBA Director

Said Elfakhani is a Full Professor of Finance, the Academic Director of the Executive MBA, and the Director for both MBA and online MBA programmes at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut. We spoke to him to find out more about his role and his thoughts on the future of the MBA.
Said Elfakhani is a Full Professor of Finance, the Academic Director of the Executive MBA, and the Director for both MBA and online MBA programmes at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut. We spoke to him to find out more about his role and his thoughts on the future…
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This business school grad created own education institution

OPIT founder, technology
Many people love to read the stories of successful business school graduates to see what they’ve achieved using the lessons, insights and connections from the programmes they’ve studied. We speak to one alumnus, Riccardo Ocleppo, who studied at top business schools including London Business School (LBS) and INSEAD, about the education institution called OPIT which…
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What the future holds for the MBA according to EHL Hospitality Business School Dean

EHL
Whilst the MBA remains the flagship programme for many business schools, what does the future hold for this degree? And what perspectives does the Dean of a specialist business school think about the MBA, it’s role today, and hopes for graduates?  We spoke with Dr. Achim Schmitt, Dean of EHL Hospitality Business School, to find…
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