When you’re studying a degree that spans years, you find yourself with a summer break – but should this break be spent entirely on the beach? Or hunting down work experience opportunities? Or doing something else completely? We asked five business school deans to share their best advice for the summer break. With so much wisdom…

The transition into a dean’s role is one of the most significant leadership shifts in higher education. New deans are expected to provide strategic direction, manage complex stakeholder relationships, oversee resources, and respond to external pressures, often within their first months in office. Yet, the role extends well beyond academic leadership. Deans must balance institutional…

Sebastian Kortmann became the Dean of the WU Executive Academy in January this year – we find out more about his new role, his background, his thoughts on executive education, and much more. Kortmann brings his background in strategy and innovation, shaped by his time at the University of Amsterdam, where he directed the Amsterdam MBA.…

The Alliance of Chinese and European Business Schools (ACE) convened its annual deans’ symposium from 17 to 19 March 2026 at ESSCA’s Lyon campus, celebrating the institution’s role as a founding member since 2013. Under EFMD’s patronage, ACE has expanded into a leading network of 18 universities and higher education institutions dedicated to fostering Sino-European…

The appointment of a new Dean is big news in the world of business education, and Professor Wendy Loretto has just been appointed as the new Head and Dean of Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow.  Professor Loretto joins from the University of Edinburgh Business School, where she was Professor of Organisational Behaviour and…

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…