Engage in research that has a positive impact on sustainable development and participate in workshops to new skills for teaching business and management. On the research side, GBSN offers an array and projects, programs, and learning communities to address important business and management problems in and about the developing world. On the teaching side, GBSN offers workshops, webinars, and other programs to develop valuable skills.
Designing Microsimulations
GBSN Beyond the Classroom engages faculty across the world in a virtual experience to keep experiential learning alive. In partnership with Capsim, this experience involves the award-winning Inbox Lab simulation program, helping faculty participants bring their research and cases to life. Faculty will be guided through easy-to-follow checkpoints throughout the process of creating a unique 45-60 minute simulation.
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The Business Proofing of Business Schools Webinar Series
Presented by XOLAS, GBSN, EFMD Global Network, and Other Partner Organizations
This webinar series will provide guidance on how to adjust most effectively to this new environment. Sector and topical experts will get at the core of key issues and suggest a way forward. As a participant, you can challenge your own thinking and contribute to the debate.
The Open University Business School Faculty Fellowships
Each year the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University dedicates at least two fellowships to supporting faculty from the GBSN network to visit the institution for a period of 3 to 6 weeks to work and learn about the Open University approach to distance and online learning, giving priority to faculty in developing country schools.
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Developing Talent for Africa Virtual Forum
Presented by GBSN and Ecobank Academy
In this unique, virtual forum, speakers focus on the future that Africa wants and the power of its people to achieve it. The conversations are built to review new opportunities for innovation and collaboration—especially across business and business schools—to overcome these challenges.
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Surrey Business School, University of Surrey Online Event
University of St. Gallen Doctoral Research Methods Scholarships
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Webinar Summary–How to Reposition International Student Recruitment After COVID-19?
On July 8th Andrea Longaretti, Jerker Moodysson, and Thijs van Vugt discussed international student recruitment from a business perspective. They question what the implications and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic really are.
Moving Executive Education Online: How Much & For How Long?
On July 1st Prof. Jörg Rocholl, Martin Möhrle, and Dominique Turpin provided an insightful discussion about the future of executive education. For the foreseeable future, executive education will not be able continue with business as usual. The current state of the world demands that educators and educational institutions be creative in delivering their material and engaging their students.
Case Focus: a Journal Publication Outlet for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) Region
In 2019 the Case Center created a new journal, Case Focus. This journal is an opportunity for faculty who are located in the Middle East and Africa and writing case studies that are set in the MEA region to publish their work.