Posts Tagged ‘impact’
Poznan University of Economics and Business joins the BSIS community
We are delighted to announce that Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland, has received the BSIS label after completing the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process. Addressing the school for this achievement, BSIS Director François Bonvalet said, ‘Warm congratulations! We commend the school’s collaborative spirit during the process. The BSIS assessment reaffirmed PUEB’s…
Read MoreTowards impact culture: Three schools renew BSIS label
We are delighted to announce that Corvinus University of Budapest, Sasin School of Management, & Tallinn University of Technology, School of Business and Governance have renewed the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment and received the BSIS label. Warm congratulations to the schools! François Bonvalet, Director of BSIS, commented, ‘The renewal of the BSIS label…
Read MoreThe broader impact of research – beyond its citation index
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…
Read MoreBSIS – measuring and communicating the institution’s impact for over ten years
In 2022, the Business School Impact System (BSIS) celebrated ten years since the launch of the impact assessment system, which helps business schools measure and communicate the impact on their impact zone. Run as a joint venture between EFMD Global and FNEGE (French Foundation for Management Education), BSIS has come a long way from a…
Read More5 reasons for academics to focus on ESG and more: 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…
Read MoreSustainability at the core of new student competition with Microsoft Italia and three top business schools
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…
Read MoreUsing impact to assess the university’s contribution to society: The project IMPALA
Since 2018, EFMD has led the Erasmus+ project IMPALA in Colombia, Cuba and Panama. It aimed to introduce a framework to assess the impact of the third mission activities of the universities, which will allow the institutions to better answer to the needs of their local socio-economic environment. While the project officially ends its activities,…
Read MoreUtilizar el impacto para evaluar la contribución de la universidad a la sociedad: el proyecto 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…
Read MoreWhat are business schools doing to meet the challenges of 2023 and beyond?
Another year has gone by, and as we turn the page on 2022 and shift our focus to the year ahead, Jonny Stone and Stephanie Mullins from specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education take a look at the one question that sits at the forefront of everyone’s minds: what will 2023 have in store?…
Read MoreOpportunities 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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