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🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi’s Vision 2030 aims to transition from oil and gas to a knowledge-based economy. ADQ, the sovereign wealth fund, partnered with London Business School to make this possible through the creation of the "Game Changers" programme. In the 15th edition of the Global Focus Magazine supplement on Excellence in Practice (EiP), we explore how this initiative developed the skills of 100 middle managers across 15 businesses, created a robust talent pipeline, and impacted over 1,500 people, significantly contributing to Abu Dhabi’s economy through various projects and challenges. 📘 Learn more: ╰┈➤bit.ly/ADQ-LBS Matthew Wood, Martin Moehrle, PhD, Florence Grégoire, Shanshan Ge 葛姗姗, Steven Smith, Natálie Altınçizme #EFMDeip #EFMDGlobalFocus #EFMDcorporateservices #partnerships #learninganddevelopment

🇯🇵 As the 2024 EFMD Global Asia Annual Conference comes to a close, we extend our profound gratitude to our exceptional host, WASEDA Business School, as well as our engaging speakers, facilitators and participants, whose contributions brought fresh perspectives and built connections that will resonate far beyond these sessions. Over the past few days, this event brought together leaders, scholars, and professionals from across Asia and beyond, fostering vital exchanges on the future of management education. Through stimulating plenaries and breakout sessions, participants explored pressing issues—from quality assurance and sustainable practices to the evolving role of technology and creativity in education. 🙌 This week’s achievements reflect the power of collaboration and shared vision, and we look forward to our continued work together: Eric Cornuel, Helke Carvalho Hernandes, NISHIT JAIN, Abhishek R., Akie Iriyama, Atsushi OSANAI, Ph. D., Caitlin Byrne, Carla Wilkin, Christophe Terrasse, Dibyendu Bose, Dominique TURPIN, Fabien De Geuser, Kanno Hiroshi, Joel Baker Malen, Jusuke Ikegami, Katsuhiro Sato, Kazuteru Kubota, Kenji Saito, Mariko Nishimura, Masao Ishihara, Dr. Pantri Heriyati M, Comm. CIAR (Assoc. Prof), Ramon O'Callaghan, Rui Zhu, Professor Sarah Fidment, Satoru Shibuya, Seiichiro Uchi, Suresh Cuganesan, Susan Hart, Takashi Hasunuma, Takashi Yoneda, Tetsu Horie, Toshiyuki Iwahori, Tulsi Jayakumar, Yuan Ding, Anna Jírová, and Serena Cui. #EFMDasia #EFMDevents #businesseducation #businessschools

🍀 Anthony Brabazon, Dean of the University College Dublin School of Business, shares his professional journey—from an early fascination with organisations and markets to leading one of Ireland’s top business schools. Brabazon highlights the challenges facing business education today, including maintaining relevance, adapting to technological advancements like AI, and addressing the shifting needs of students and industries. In a recent interview with Stephanie Mullins-Wiles at BlueSky Education, he emphasised the importance of continual evolution and collaboration among faculty, alumni, and external partners, explaining how business schools must adapt to stay relevant in an ever-changing environment. #deans #leadership #businessschools #businesseducation

👥 The recent EFMD Global Americas Annual Conference in Boston highlighted both progress and challenges in transforming business education. The theme “Impact Unpacked” resonated as schools redefine their value in an evolving economy. While the conversation brought optimism, the need for bold, systemic changes in business education remains urgent. 👉Johan S Roos, Senior Advisor at Hult International Business School, shares his reflections from his keynote presentation, including “The Next Management” (TNM) framework, ethical leadership, diverse epistemologies, experiential learning, redefined faculty roles and more. Helke Carvalho Hernandes, Friedemann Schulze-Fielitz, Zulay Perez #EFMDamericas #EFMDevents #businessschools #businesseducation

🏋🏻♀️ How does a company boost the quality of internal training, employee retention, and market positioning? Our ongoing blog series explores the EFMD Learning Impact for Today and Tomorrow (LIFT) certification process from two key perspectives: the peer reviewers who assess it and the company that earned it. JLL Academy in France earned LIFT certification in 2023, validating its training programmes' impact, alignment with strategic goals, and high standards. In today's edition, Margaux Filori, the head of the JLL Academy, explains how this certification has reinforced JLL’s reputation, enhanced stakeholder collaboration, and solidified the role of learning in the company’s success.👇🏻 Steven Smith, Martin Moehrle, PhD, Shanshan Ge 葛姗姗, Florence Grégoire, Natálie Altınçizme, Mishell Armas #EFMDLIFT #EFMDcorporateservices

📕Learn more about the School of Business Management, SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), India, which recently achieved EQUIS accreditation. "The EQUIS community is thrilled to welcome SBM to our network of accredited schools. Congratulations on achieving this initial accreditation—a strong testament to SBM’s dedication to student success and meeting the evolving needs of the business world," said Alfons Sauquet, EFMD Quality Services & EQUIS Director. "Additionally, we extend our congratulations to the 15 schools that have successfully earned re-accreditation. We look forward to witnessing SBM’s and these schools’ future achievements." Congratulations once more to the 15 schools that have just been re-accredited by EQUIS: ▪️ Antai College of Economics & Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University ▪️ Bologna Business School ▪️ College of Business - Abu Dhabi University ▪️ emlyon business school ▪️ Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode (IIMK) ▪️ London Business School ▪️ NUCB Business School (Graduate School of Management), Nagoya University of Commerce & Business ▪️ Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University ▪️ Renmin Business School, Renmin University of China ▪️ School of Business, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez ▪️ School of Economics and Business Administration (SEBA), Chongqing University ▪️ School of Management, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology ▪️ SGH Warsaw School of Economics ▪️ Sheffield University Management School ▪️TBS Education Juan Carlos Jobet, Fangruo Chen, Jingtao Yi, He Huang, Nai-Wei Lo, Isabelle Huault, Stéphanie LAVIGNE, Debashis (Deb Ashis) Chatterjee, Ramesh B., Justin Paul Ph.D(UK),Ph.D(IIT), Ph.D(Hon), Max Bergami, Seiichiro Iwasawa, Piotr Wachowiak, Werner Brouwer, Professor Barry O'Mahony, Francois Ortalo-Magne, Fraser McLeay, Francisca Soffia Pizarro, Phil Haihui WANG, Wenlong He, Ni Tian, Diane Hsieh, Anne-Laure SCHWARTZ, Jessica Mackenzie Grandhomme, Dharun Kasilingam, Veena Vohra, Maurizio Sobrero, Ken Ozawa, (more in comments). #EFMDEQUIS #accreditation #businessschools #quality

🏘️ What are the key challenges in coordinating multisector collaborations for complex social issues? Canto da Rua, a social organisation in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, used an open strategy approach to address homelessness. In collaboration with the Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC Business School) and other partners, the initiative involved extensive stakeholder participation, including internal and external actors, to develop a strategic plan, which integrated solutions like temporary housing, employment, and training, all while emphasising the involvement of the homeless as key participants. In the 15th edition of the Global Focus Magazine supplement on Excellence in Practice (EiP), we explore how, despite challenges of bias and coordination, the project successfully launched various programmes. 🏆 Learn more: ╰┈➤/bit.ly/GF-FDC Matthew Wood, Maria Elisa Brandão, Martin Moehrle, PhD, Florence Grégoire, Shanshan Ge 葛姗姗, Steven Smith, Natálie Altınçizme #EFMDeip #EFMDGlobalFocus #EFMDcorporateservices #partnerships #bestpractice

⭐ The EFMD Strategic Leadership Programme for Deans, held in Brussels last week, offered an intense three-day experience filled with insightful exchanges and learning. Participants benefited from a programme designed for deans to engage candidly under Chatham House rules, allowing for extensive, open discussions this year. Key takeaways included practical tips for improving leadership and guiding their institutions while maintaining personal well-being. Speakers emphasised transparency, bringing institutions along on the journey, and investing in people. Leaders were encouraged to "walk the talk" as their actions are always scrutinised and to foster collaboration by building strong teams. 🤝 A heartfelt thank you to all the deans, speakers, and facilitators for your active engagement and valuable insights, and for making this year's programme an inspiring success. Michael Page, Andrew Gaudes, Ph.D, ICD.D, Marion Debruyne (she/her), Catherine Pereira Villa, Sankar Sivarajah, Jean-François Manzoni, Virginie Heredia Rosa, Laurent Choain, Anita Bhappu, George Sammour, Joakim Gullstrand, Hanne Søndergaard Birkmose, Kristin B. Munksgaard, Gavin Jack, Christopher Tucci, Dilbar Gimranova, Adam Shore #EFMDslpd #EFMDevents #deans #businessschools #leadershipdevelopment

💬 How can business schools further enhance their role in addressing global challenges and creating meaningful societal change? In the next chapter of our ongoing interview series, "Impactful Insights: Conversations with BSIS Assessment Experts," Ian Fenwick, Digital Marketing, Director of Sasin School of Management and Senior Scholar at Schulich School of Business - York University, reflects on his career in digital marketing and business education. He discusses his experience with the Business School Impact System (BSIS) and its role in fostering impactful work within institutions, including how BSIS has helped Sasin and other schools raise awareness of their broader societal impact, beyond research and teaching. 📚Learn more.⤵ Bonvalet Francois, Julie Comte, Eva Praibisova, Debra Leighton, Andrew Gaudes, Ph.D, ICD.D #EFMDBSIS #BSISinsights #societalimpact #businessschools #businesseducation #community #responsibleresearch

🙋🏻♀️ Student-centred education fosters autonomy and inclusivity but often engages only a few students. The Inclusive Programme Review (IPR) method offers a new approach to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in higher education by centring on student voices. As Radka Newton at Lancaster University explains, IPR invites entire degree cohorts to participate through creative, empathetic reflection exercises that foster the sharing of experiences beyond mere data points, revealing deeper emotional and personal insights from students. 📚 Learn more: ╰┈➤bit.ly/Students-IPR #highereducation #studentexperience #wellbeing #diversityandinclusion