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Gies Business Awarded IDEAS Grant to Pilot Sophomore Year of Purpose

Gies is one of 26 colleges and universities from across the United States, selected from 132 applicants, to create, expand, and/or diversify American student mobility overseas in support of U.S. foreign policy goals. This U.S. Government program is funded by the U.S. Department of State and supported in its implementation by World Learning. “We are… Read more >

Sasin Transforms with Major Renovations

Sasin School of Management, the first internationally accredited business school in Thailand, recently renovated the first and second floors of its main building. The new world-class, participant-oriented facilities provide flexible, reconfigurable workspaces to meet the needs of the entire Sasin community. The renovations were made possible by a generous donation from an anonymous Sasin alumnus…. Read more >

Illinois Gies Launches Nation’s Largest Experiential Learning Course

The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business, an established leader in hands-on learning has launched the largest experiential learning course in the nation. Business 301: Business in Action is a required course for all Gies juniors and includes approximately 800 students spread across 11 smaller sections. Business in Action is an experiential learning course… Read more >

Stanford Seed Welcomes New Cohort of Entrepreneurs

More than 160 business leaders, along with their management teams, will join Stanford Seed’s newest Transformation Program Class. The entrepreneurs hail from 27 countries throughout Africa and South Asia, including first time participation from 10 nations including Sudan, Malawi, Bangladesh, and Nepal. More than 60 women-led SMEs are joining the program, representing 30% of the… Read more >

Inclusivity and GBSN

For Otago Business School, it was essential to fully integrate the First Peoples of New Zealand in its new Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (BEntr) program. To deliver on such a promise and others like it, the school has two senior leadership positions, Associate Dean Māori and Associate Dean Pacific, charged with incorporating perspectives in the design… Read more >

New Member Spotlight: Bentley University

GBSN promotes the expertise and interests of our members by providing a platform to communicate news and open opportunities to global audiences and share how they are innovating in management education to the benefit of their colleagues around the world. The New Member Spotlight series serves as a way for new member schools to introduce themselves to the network.