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UmeƄ University and USBE earns AACSB International Accreditation
[2018-02-20] Tampa, Fla., USA (February 20, 2018)āAACSB InternationalāThe Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) announces that UmeĆ„ University has earned accreditation for its UmeĆ„ School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE). Founded in 1916, AACSB is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools, and the largest business education network connecting students, educators,… Read more >
Five GBSN Member School Ranked Among the Top 10 Global MBA Programs by the Financial Times
The Financial Times recently published its Global MBA Ranking for 2018, showing the 100 best business schools around the world. To be eligible to participate in the ranking, a school must fulfill the following criteria: being accredited by either AACSB or EQUIS, the program must have been running for at least four years and the… Read more >
INSEAD and Johnson & Johnson Run Education Programs for Innovative Healthcare Delivery
GBSN member school INSEAD and GBSN partner Johnson & Johnson and its registered charity Johnson & Johnson Corporate Citizenship Trust (the Trust) share a long-lasting passion for developing effective health care approaches including educating those who manage them. The Trust runs over 70 active programs across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. With INSEAD, a… Read more >
GBSN Welcomes Three New Member Schools from Germany, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates
The Global Business School Network is proud to announce the acceptance of three new member schools: Henley Business School in South Africa, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management in Germany and Institute of Management Technology, Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The network now consists out of 72 members in 37 countries. IMT Dubai is… Read more >
University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business Earns Triple Crown Accreditation
The Association of MBAs awards GBSN member school, the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, the AMBA accreditation valid for five years. “The AMBA accreditation is vital to us as a business school,” says UCT GSB Director Associate Professor Mills Soko. “It is one of the highest standards of achievement in postgraduate business… Read more >
The Open University Business School’s GBSN Fellows Host Successful Online Event
Each year The Open University Business School offers fellowships for faculty members from educational institutions worldwide to visit the university and work with its faculty. Participants will receive an insight on The Open University’s approach to distance and online learning. Together they will produce online learning material that will be available for both schools afterwards…. Read more >
Taking Measure of Experiential Learning
GBSN’s 2018 Learning by Doing: The Power of Experiential Learning in Management Education summit coming up this March 15-16 in Lima, Peru will provide an in depth examination on how schools use real-world projects to give their students an impactful learning experience. Business school deans, directors and faculty will explore innovative approaches to applying action… Read more >
Haas School of Business’ Kristi Raube Takes on Liberia!
Kristi Raube, the executive director of the Institute for Business & Social Impact, director of both the Graduate Program in Health Management and the International Business Development Program at Berkeley Haas, has been a longtime GBSN member and supporter. Raube recently announced that after 18 years of dedicating her career to academia, she will be… Read more >
Integrating Psychology with Economics: Chicago Booth Richard H. Thaler Delivers Nobel Prize Lecture in Sweden
Until Richard Thaler came along, economists resisted the idea of basing their models on how real people behave. The reality is people donāt always know what they want, much less whatās best for them. In October, Thaler receivedĀ Svergies Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred NobelĀ for his pioneering scholarship in the field of behavioral economics.