The broader impact of research – beyond its citation index

broader impact of research

Manuela Brusoni, Dean’s Delegate for Accreditation and Paola Egi, Accreditation Manager, SDA Bocconi School of Management, share their experience with BSIS.  As our Dean, Giuseppe Soda explained in his contribution to the book BSIS: A Decade of Impact, the reasons why SDA Bocconi School of Management decided to go for BSIS were based on multiple…

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5 reasons for academics to focus on ESG and more: Q&A with Dr Ana Nacvalovaite

Q&A with Dr Ana Nacvalovaite

As researchers within higher and business education become evermore interested in the welfare of people and planet, we speak with Dr Ana Nacvalovaite, Research Fellow at Kellogg College, University of Oxford’s Centre for Mutual and Co-owned Business, about her focus on sustainability.  Dr Nacvalovaite believes it’s right for academics to pay attention to ESG. She tells…

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Sustainability at the core of new student competition with Microsoft Italia and three top business schools

INNOVA Europe from Microsoft Italia

A competition aiming to tackle societal, economic, and environmental challenges has been launched by three major European academic institutions – POLIMI Graduate School of Management, EDHEC Business School, and ESMT Berlin. Supported by Microsoft Italia, INNOVA Europe invites students from bachelor to master’s level to submit innovative proposals that address any one of the specific…

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Utilizar el impacto para evaluar la contribución de la universidad a la sociedad: el proyecto IMPALA

IMPALA

Desde 2018, EFMD lidera el proyecto Erasmus+ IMPALA en Colombia, Cuba y Panamá. Su objetivo era introducir en los tres países un marco para evaluar el impacto de las actividades de la tercera misión de las universidades, lo que permitirá a las instituciones responder mejor a las necesidades de su entorno socioeconómico local. Si bien…

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Opportunities for business schools to give back to local communities

Opportunities for business schools to give back to local communities

To help disadvantaged school students continue in education, Bénédicte Dulaquais, Deputy General Manager of NEOMA Business School’s Operations Department, takes a closer look at the school’s impressive initiative. Here are her words: Established in 2008, the Cordées de la Réussite aims to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds in France, helping them pursue their studies in…

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The IMPM at 25: Celebrating the five mindsets of business leadership

Ron Duerksen

Founded by McGill University Professor and world-renowned management guru Henry Mintzberg, the International Masters Program for Managers (IMPM) goes beyond the typical MBA or EMBA. The programme offers a global business education which focuses on developing attitude as much as aptitude, with partners in Brazil, Canada, India, Japan and the UK. Celebrating its 25th anniversary…

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Why stewardship is now at the forefront of business education

stewardship in 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”. …

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