We speak with Sankar Sivarajah, the Head of Kingston Business School, about his leadership role, how business education is adapting, and more. Having joined Kingston University in September 2024, Sivarajah has settled into this role and shares his hopes for business graduates as well as his vision for the future of the business school he…

Julian Birkinshaw became Dean of Ivey Business School in August 2024 after 25 years at London Business School. We speak to him about his role as Dean, the future of business education and his vision for Ivey. Here’s what he had to say: What is your favourite part of your role as Dean? It’s a…

A recent Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) study shows applications to European business schools are increasing. The GMAC survey highlights different trends in Europe and shares details on changing interests in Graduate Management Education by different applicant categories. According to the survey, programmes in Europe reported application growth that exceeded even the pandemic-related peak in…

For International Women’s Day 2025, we asked senior women in business education what their advice would be for others looking to succeed in their careers.  From finding work that you love to being kind to others, there are messages that everyone should take to heart. Getting a lot of advice and being open to what…

When the Programme Committee in mid-2024 chose the theme of the EFMD 2025 conference, “Leading in Times of Disruption”, we sensed but could not really imagine how much disruption would happen in the world in just a few months, with strong impacts on our business school sector. I have been Dean of CATÓLICA-LISBON for 6…

On 13-14 February, more than 400 business school leaders from dozens of countries around the world gathered in Lisbon, Portugal, for the EFMD Deans Conference hosted by the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Read the summary of key insights from sessions addressing leadership in times of disruption. In…