In March, the fourth annual Africa Business Concept Challenge (ABCC) started with 100 teams from 91 universities in 19 African countries. The competition challenges student teams to develop a viable business concept that addresses a locally-relevant challenge or problem related to Agenda 2063. The virtual business concept competition for African undergraduate and graduate students is sponsored… Read more >
Roundtable 1 on “Real Estate Investment in a Challenging Economic Environment” illuminated the path for meaningful growth in real estate, advocating for a knowledge-driven approach to market challenges. Roundtable 2 on “Beyond the Pyramids: Crafting a Sustainable Future for Hospitality and TourismManagement in Egypt” uncovered the potential for a reimagined Egyptian experience, underpinned by skilled… Read more >
Professor Gerardine Doyle wins Diversity & Inclusion Leader/Emerging Leader Award National Diversity and Inclusion Awards On Thursday, February 8, Professor Gerardine Doyle was awarded the 2024 Diversity and Inclusion Leader/Emerging Leader Award at the National Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2024 in Dublin. Eleven winners were recognised for their outstanding work with Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) across award categories covering… Read more >
The meeting arose from the challenge thrown by the CML to the Iscte Business School, as well as to Lisbon schools, to encourage their students to promote this type of awareness-raising activities. For this activity, the school had the support of the group of students ITIC – Iscte Trading & Investment Club, particularly the students… Read more >
Annylah Clarke, a UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Masters in MSc Food Business Strategy student, was recently awarded the inaugural Howard University and UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Scholarship. “Receiving this scholarship means everything to me,” said Clarke. “To be recognized for my work ethic and merit and given the chance to study… Read more >
If you are a parent and, like me, anxious to get better at it, you probably know about the carpenter and gardener metaphor popularized by Alison Gopnik, a professor at the University of California Berkeley. Being a carpenter, she says, is about molding a child into an adult who has a particular set of characteristics…. Read more >
“Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi” is a Māori proverb, or whakatauki. It translates into “with your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive” and carries my humble holiday message to the GBSN community. To be sure, I’m not an expert on Māori, People of the Land… Read more >
Woxsen University Launches Asia-LatAm Alliance (ALLiance) to Drive Global Research and Innovation Collaboration Woxsen University has taken a pioneering step by launching the Asia-LatAm Alliance (ALLiance), a dynamic consortium comprising six leading universities from Asia and Latin America. This initiative aims to drive global research and innovation by fostering close collaboration among these prominent institutions…. Read more >
As the 2023 Social Logistics Challenge comes to a close, we are pleased to announce our Winning Teams! Out of 62 registered student teams, we had a total of 24 teams from 14 schools in 12 countries submit written and creative reports detailing their SDG problem addressed and proposed solution. The Top 5 Teams presented their… Read more >
I was just in Cairo for GBSN’s annual conference, GBSN Beyond. While unwinding one evening, a simple chocolate bar opened my eyes to a harsh reality. Thanks to Charles Autheman, a Professor at HEC Paris and a key figure in the GBSN for Biz & Human Rights Impact Community, what began as a casual dinner… Read more >
