societal impact

Invitation to event: ‘Bridging the gap: Equipping educators for sustainable development’

Sulitest Sustainability
Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) play a critical role in equipping future generations with the knowledge, skills, and mindset necessary to navigate the complex challenges of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sulitest is organising an event at the United Nations for the 8th year in a row to bring together influential leaders in higher education.…
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Reflections on the EFMD 2024 Annual Conference from Chairperson Marion Debruyne

business
When the setting is a building dating back to the 5th century, and the topic is AI, it surely makes one pause and wonder. To put things in perspective seemed to be the best thing to do, and it was masterfully demonstrated when Romano Prodi compared the current campus protests to those of the sixties…
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EFMD launches EXIL: ‘sharing EXperiences in Integrating dispLaced students’

EXIL - Help us support exiled students
EXIL is a two-year Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership project designed to improve the inclusion of Ukrainian refugee students into European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). On 23 May 2024, the kick-off meeting for EXIL took place at Poznan University of Economics and Business. EFMD invites its members who have welcomed refugee students into their institution to get…
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Koç University College of Administrative Sciences & Economics & Graduate School of Business awarded BSIS label for positive impact

Koc University BSIS label
We are delighted to announce that Koç University’s College of Administrative Sciences & Economics (CASE) and Graduate School of Business (GSB), Turkey, have successfully completed the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and have been granted the BSIS label. Notably, CASE and GSB stand as the first and only Turkish universities awarded the BSIS…
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Recognising excellence: Sheffield Business School awarded BSIS label for impact

Sheffield Business School awarded BSIS label
We are delighted to announce that Sheffield Business School (SBS), UK, has successfully completed the Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and has been granted the BSIS label.  Since the establishment of the Sheffield Business School (SBS) brand in 1986, the school has successfully developed a distinctive identity and recognisable expertise within its impact…
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How one business school focuses on sustainability teaching for a better tomorrow

sustainability transformations
We all know that focusing on sustainability in business school teaching is important in helping to address the climate challenges that our planet faces. We highlight how one business school in France is doing their bit.  NEOMA Business School in France implemented a new Masters in Sustainability Transformations last year in September 2023 on their Reims…
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