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Hanken School of Economics Granted Substantial EU Funding to Facilitate Free Access to Scientific Books

The funding is part of the Horizon Europe CSA project, Palomera (Policy Alignment of Open access Monographs in the European Research Area). In addition to European universities, various umbrella organisations for libraries, research funders and publishers are involved in the two-year project. “We will get an overall picture of the challenges and possibilities of publishing… Read more >

Gies Business iMBA Named MBA Program of the Year by Poets&Quants

The fully online MBA from the University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business has earned the coveted distinction of 2022 MBA Program of the Year by Poets&Quants, the preeminent source for information on undergraduate and graduate business education. Gies’ MBA – known as the iMBA – is a full 72-credit-hour MBA offered completely online and at a… Read more >

AUC School of Business Hosts the Fifth Edition of its Knowledge Portal’s Business Forward Annual Event

On December 4, Business Forward, the AUC School of Business knowledge portal, hosted its fifth annual event under the title “Egypt’s Economy 2023: Structural Reform Amidst A Volatile Global Outlook” at AUC Tahrir Square’s Ewart Memorial Hall.  To make sense of all developments and factors that affected Egypt’s economy in 2022, Business Forward and its content partner Dcode… Read more >

African Business Schools’ Deans Launch Their Climate Leadership Initiative at AUC School of Business

On November 7, AUC School of Business hosted a roundtable for deans of six leading African business schools as well as representatives from the African Chapter of the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) and the European Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL), who gathered to launch of the Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL… Read more >

Going Beyond (The Power of Partnerships) – Giselle’s List #74

This week’s List looks at how business schools can use partnerships for maximum impact. When GBSN (Global Business School Network) asked me to be a judge for their Going Beyond Awards again this year, I gladly agreed.  These awards, given in collaboration with EFMD, highlight programmes and initiatives that “strengthen society, demonstrate community impact and embody the… Read more >

WBS Takes Top 3 Spots at 2022 Emerald/AABS Case Writing Competition

“I am extremely pleased with this achievement. The WBS Case Centre works very hard with its writers and WBS faculty members to produce excellent cases and teaching notes. We are well-known for the quality of the work we produce, and to take the top three positions in this prestigious competition is very exciting.” “Case studies… Read more >

Agreement to Increase Inclusion of Labour Rights in Business School Education

A Memorandum of Understanding to increase the inclusion of labour rights issues in business education has been signed by the ILO, the Global Business School Network and the Geneva School of Economics and Management  of the University of Geneva. Press release – 02 December 2022 GENEVA – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), designed to strengthen … Read more >

Building Community at GBSN

At GBSN Beyond, our annual conference, I bumped into a young, energetic woman during the networking break. She was hustling to deliver something to the tech team. Clearly, she was working as part of the GBSN staff team.  The only problem is that I did not know who she was. She looked familiar, but her… Read more >