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GIBS wins excellence award for United Nations PRME Sustainability Reporting
The University of Pretoriaâs Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) has been recognized for excellence in reporting for its Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) Sharing Information on Progress (SIP) 2019-2020 report. The GIBS SIP report was recognized for its approach to assessing progress in relation to the PRME principles and the sharing of challenges… Read more >
University of Cape Townâs Executive MBA Program Remains #1 in Africa
The UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) has once again been ranked top in Africa for its Executive MBA program according to the QS Global EMBA Rankings for 2021.
Innovative and mission-oriented financing of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review and conceptual framework
Notwithstanding the high levels of renewable energy resources across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), modern energy use based on these abundant natural resources remains negligible. Furthermore, the current electrification rates and reliability of available power supply in the region have consistently remained significantly lower than the global average over the last three decades. This article, published in Wires Energy and Environment, was written by Prof Ogundiran Soumonni and Prof Kalu Ojah from Wits Business School
Universal Business School: India´s First Green Business School to Inculcate ´Green Thinking´ in Students
This business school school in Mumbai is deploying a green curriculum to realize their sustainable and green ambitions to inculcate ´green thinking´ in students. They have come up with pioneering courses like Green Finance, Green Marketing, and Green Operations and Logistics. Green is sweeping across the business landscape as more and more consumers opt for environment friendliness in goods and services. Consequently, many business schools are prioritizing ´green´ in their programming, philosophy, and facilities.
Strengthening Disaster Resilience: The 2021 HUMLOG Challenge
Major hazards constantly threaten our communities, and climate change and population growth will only accelerate and exacerbate the threats. Yet, as these examples (and the Covid-19 pandemic) show, it is not easy to respond effectively and recover quickly from disasters. It is important to learn from our experiences, identify potential problems in advance, and develop and deploy workable solutions.
New Member Spotlight: Otago Business School, University of Otago, New Zealand
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.
Cambodiaâs National University of Management ranked 26 among top universities in the world within the program category of “Entrepreneurial Spirit”
The entrepreneurship programs at the National University of Management, Phnom Penh, Cambodia have now been globally ranked as 26th in the world based on the Worldâs Universities with Real Impact (WURI) 2021 Rankings.
World Earth Day (April 22): Universal Business School installs roof-top and carport solar panels, aims to generate 4000 kWh worth renewable energy annually
The solar energy generated by the 912 solar panels is helping power the entire campus- including lighting up classrooms, auditoriums, playground, canteen and so on.
Book Publication Announcement – WGU Handbook of Research on Future of Work and Education
The Handbook of Research on Future of Work and Education: Implications for Curriculum Delivery and Work Design. With 30+ chapters written by thought leaders and researchers from around the globe, they hope this handbook will contribute to the future of higher education in the post-pandemic world.