Posts Tagged ‘impact’
Why stewardship is now at the forefront of business education
Business schools play an important role in educating the leaders of our future, in fact, they are perfectly positioned to influence issues like sustainability. Business education PR experts Stephanie Mullins and Kate Mowbray from specialist consultancy BlueSky Education take a closer look at how graduates should become “stewards of the future of humanity and the earth”. …
Read MoreGBSN and EFMD Going BEYOND Awards: Submissions open until 1 September
GBSN and EFMD are pleased to share a joint initiative celebrating institutional programmes and initiatives that serve our communities worldwide. The Going BEYOND Awards are designed to highlight and share programmes and initiatives that strengthen society, demonstrate community impact and embody the spirit of inclusive and sustainable development. Qualifying entries describe programmes and initiatives that have demonstrated a…
Read MoreWhy research for publication needs to become research for impact, with ESCP Business School’s Kamran Razmdoost
Kamran Razmdoost, Dean of ESCP Business School’s London Campus, asks whether it’s time to change our culture around research… here’s what he has to say: Business and management academics invest a big portion of their time and business schools’ money to do research and publish their findings. They publish thousands of articles every year in…
Read MorePrioritising sustainability at business school with the University of Sussex Business School Dean Steven McGuire
In a conversation with the Dean of the University of Sussex Business School, Steven McGuire, he outlines the need for a focus on sustainability in business education. Steven has been Dean at Sussex since 2015, having previously been Director of the School of Management and Business at Aberystwyth University. He has also taught at the…
Read MoreThe importance of sharing academic research with the media
Academics and journalists both seek to communicate the truth through their writing. Communications experts Stephanie Mullins and Jamie Hose from specialist PR consultancy BlueSky Education explore how researchers and reporters should be close partners, striving for the same goal in different mediums, yet for many members of faculty in higher education institutions interacting with the…
Read MoreCreating impact in times of crisis: Kozminski University solidarity with Ukraine
Today, every act of global solidarity with Ukraine is a testimony to our commitment to the universal values that underpin the civilized world: freedom, democracy, and human rights. Business Schools should also act and support the Ukrainian community. Now it is more important than ever to support and stand in solidarity with Ukraine. As the…
Read MoreBusiness schools put ethics at the top of their agendas
A real commitment to ethics is evident across the business education sector. Stephanie Mullins and Jonny Stone from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education explore how schools are demonstrating this consistently. Infusing ethics into teaching is more than just a selling feature for Advantere School of Management. A Jesuit institution, Advantere’s focus on responsible leadership goes to the…
Read MoreBSIS from a project manager’s perspective
Thanks to Eric Neutuch, Accreditation and Institutional Projects Partner, and Anne-France Borgeaud Pierazzi, Head of Public Affairs, at IMD for sharing their perspectives. Your institution may be considering adopting the Business School Impact System (BSIS). If so, you probably are thinking about how to conduct the project effectively and efficiently. At IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland), we…
Read MoreNew scholarship to increase diversity in business education launched by GMAC
As business schools identify and support the true value of diversity, GMAC demonstrates how to walk the talk with the launch of a new scholarship. The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has launched a brand new scholarship, the GMATTM Talent and Opportunity Scholarship for 10 European business school applicants, aimed at improving inclusion in graduate management…
Read MoreKozminski University: Solidarity with Ukraine
In the terrible context of war that the world is facing now, our community looks for opportunities to provide support. Kozminski University, a Business School Impact System (BSIS) labelled school, deployed several relief actions. Below you can find excerpts from a document published by the University, available for download further down, with ideas of how business schools can…
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