When we began planning the 2026 EFMD Executive Development Conference at UCD Smurfit Executive Development, our ambition was to move beyond the rhetoric surrounding AI and explore what is happening in practice. For executive educators, two questions matter: how is AI changing the organisations we serve and the capabilities their leaders need? And how might…

In a world that continues to rapidly advance, community and collaboration are crucial, especially for business schools. Being interconnected across the globe allows faculty, students, and alumni to network, experience different cultures and ways of life, and gain valuable lessons and skills to prepare them to become future leaders. Some ambitious business schools have begun…

There are plenty of options when it comes to education, specifically for high-level executives. Consultancies, in-house academies and online platforms all promise to develop leaders, and many do it well. Yet business schools continue to win the work that organisations care about most: the bespoke programmes designed to answer a company’s defining challenges. What sets…

emlyon business school has partnered with L’atelier des Chefs to give students in its Master in Management programme the opportunity to earn a vocational qualification alongside their Master degree, helping them develop practical skills in professions less vulnerable to automation and artificial intelligence. The initiative allows students to combine elite management education with technical, hands-on…

A specialist management school has forged a new partnership to further enhance its sector offerings.  A new partnership between Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) and design firm Cheng Chung Design (CCD) is redefining what it means to study hospitality design. At its core, hospitality design goes beyond interior decoration. It blends creativity, strategy, and human-centred…

Business schools help to prepare leaders for economies that are interconnected, more digital and facing greater sustainability challenges than ever before. As more partnerships between schools in Europe and India are announced, we can see how the sector continues to answer these challenges.  With sustained annual growth, one of the world’s largest start-up ecosystems, vast…