Event Overview
Discover new ways to create a lasting, positive impact through interactive discussions and valuable keynote sessions with a focus on continuous growth. Schools across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa lead change and innovate to overcome today’s challengesâboth anticipated and unforeseen.Â
How can heads of business schools create environments where societal impact is planned and accounted for? How can our assurance of learning systems be utilized to shape the influential leaders of tomorrow? How can the process of continuous improvement help in navigating change? AACSB International invites you to the EMEA Annual Accreditation Conference at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway where you will find a blend of learning and networking opportunities in a three-day event. Explore the 2020 AACSB Accreditation Standards and network with forward-thinking business school leaders focused on quality improvement.
Gain insight into regional trends, connect with experienced quality assurance managers and accreditation experts, and discuss best practices with thought leaders and change-makers. Whether you are preparing for your initial accreditation visit, your continuous improvement review is coming up, or you simply would like to learn about our consultative accreditation process, the opportunity is awaiting you at this conference.
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Presented by XOLAS, GBSN, EFMD Global Network, and Other Partner Organizations
âThe world will be different after COVID-19!â You certainly heard this statement repeatedly in recent weeks. And you and your colleagues were probably left wondering to what extent it will apply to the business school sector as a whole and your institution specifically. Around the globe, colleagues are currently celebrating the successes of switching into online instruction with ease. Business schools have demonstrated tremendous agility in the face of adversity. Equally noteworthy is the strong display of a culture of sharing best practice in our community that helped to ease the transition of many institutions into online delivery.
These remarkable positives can however not make us overlook the financial burden that COVID-19 is imposing on business schools. Many institutions have suffered heavy losses in tuition and executive education revenues that may end up being a structural level-change rather than a temporary blip. Negative economic growth in many countries will reinforce the persistence of revenue drops.
We must further assume that COVID-19 will act as an accelerator for stackability, micro-credentialing and other drivers of institutional unbundling. Technology will make more rapid inroads into business school operations, to the benefit of stakeholders, but also with tangible impact on the underlying economics of delivering management education.
The writing is on the wall: The âbusiness of business schoolsâ will not be âbusiness as usualâ anymore.
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 series will initially consist of five webinars. The first two webinars will deal with the most challenging financial issues facing business schools right now, how to cushion the downturn of executive education (#1) and how to cope with the drop of tuition revenues from international enrollments (#2). #3 will explore how business schools can become more resilient (i.e. strengthen their ability to âbounce backâ). #4 will take a critical look at risk management practices in business schools (and their parent institutions); it will examine how risk management can be moved beyond compliance thinking to serve as a strategic decision-making tool. Finally, #5 will address funding issues that may present themselves nowadays in an exacerbated form, especially for stand-alone business schools or institutions transitioning into a semi-public status with enhanced financial autonomy.
We kindly request that you register for the webinars individually. Participation is free of charge.
WEBINAR LINEUP
Moving Executive Education Online: How Much and for How Long?
1 JULY 2020, 14:00 CEST â 8AM EDT
Partners
GBSN, EFMD Global Network, ESMT Berlin, XOLAS
Moderator: Ulrich Hommel, Founding Partner of XOLAS
Panelists: Martin Möhrle, Director Corporate Services, EFMD Global Network, Belgium
Jörg Rocholl, President, ESMT Berlin, Germany
Dominique Turpin, Former President & Dean of External Relations, IMD Business School, Switzerland
Executive education is treated by many companies as discretionary spending that gets cut back in bad times and the reactions to COVID-19 seem to confirm this conjecture. Business schools are currently challenged to fulfill existing commitments in times of social distancing. In addition, they are struggling to refill their pipeline with new contracts. A range of questions needs to be addressed in this context: How can business schools maintain their attractiveness as an education provider in recessionary times? How can executive education be delivered effectively in virtual learning space and how can clients be convinced of its value-added? And, most importantly, will COVID-19 ultimately change the role of executive training provided in an academic setting?
Participants will be able to explore these issues with a panel of executive education and talent management experts.
Summary
How to Reposition International Student Recruitment After COVID-19?
8 JULY 2020, 14:00 CEST â 8:00AM EDT
Partners: EFMD Global Network, GBSN, studyportals, XOLAS
Moderator: Ulrich Hommel, Founding Partner of XOLAS
Panelists: Andrea Longaretti, Global Head of Recruitment & Admissions, IE University, Spain
Jerker Moodysson, Dean, JIBS, Jönköping University
Thijs van Vugt, Director Analytics/Consulting Team, studyportals, Netherlands
The University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, prophetically purchased a 3-year insurance against a drop in Chinese enrollment with a coverage of USD 60 million and a premium of USD 424K. Many other universities (and their business schools) were left âholding the bagâ and the reported losses are staggering. Most of them identified the diversification of student intake as a priority item of their risk registers, but it was not followed up by tangible action. The future certainly has to be different.
This webinar will look at international student recruitment from a business perspective by putting the focus on recruitment cycles and international study motives. How much international diversification is desirable and needed? And how can international recruitment and diversification targets be effectively balanced?
Summary
How to Make Business Schools More Resilient?
26 AUGUST 2020, 11:00 AM CEST
Partners: EFMD Global Network, GBSN, studyportals, XOLAS
Moderator:
Ulrich Hommel, Founding Partner of XOLAS
Panelists:
Robina Xavier, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President (Education), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), former Executive Dean, QUT Business School
John Vargo, Resilient Organisations NZ
Baback Yazdani, Dean of Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
COVID-19 lets the future appear ever more uncertain. Will there be a second or third infection wave and, if so, will it trigger another lock-down? To what extent will the pandemic crisis shift learning behavior and, in the process, accelerate the switch to online provision? And finally, how will the impending economic recession impact demand for business schools and will displacement pressures by higher-ranked institutions seeking new revenue sources play an important role in this context?
Under the guidance of an expert panel, participants will explore the benefits of a proactive posture when dealing with these environmental uncertainties. Should it involve the deliberate build-up of resilience (ability to âbounce backâ) or even anti-fragility (ability to profit from uncertainty)? What does this concretely imply in terms of pricing policies, degree delivery choices, etc?
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Reconfiguring Risk Management of Business Schools: How to Move Beyond Registers and Other Compliance Rituals
How to Manage the Institutional Funding Gap
Lancaster University Management School established a pilot entrepreneur in residence (EiR) in 2007-08. The programme has grown steadily and it now has more than sixty EiRs, including members in several continents. In this webinar, Lancaster faculty will present the history and development of the programme. They will illustrate how it benefits students, participating entrepreneurs, the business school and the wider community. We will conclude with a call to action to GBSN members who either have their own EiR programme or who would like to launch one, with a view to establishing a global network of EiR programmes.
Click here to visit their website and learn more about the Entrepreneurs in Residence Programme.
Date
Thursday, June 18, 2020
- 10:00am Washington D.C.
- 11:00am SĂŁo Paulo
- 3:00pm London
- 4:00pm Paris
- 5:00pm Nairobi
- 6:00pm Dubai
- 7:30pm Mumbai
- 9:00pm Jakarta
- 10:00pm Malaysia
Registration
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Speakers
Dr. Allan Discua Cruz
Director MSc International Business & Strategy Director
Co-Director Entrepreneurs in Residence (EiR) Programme
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
Allan Discua Cruz (PhD) is lecturer of entrepreneurship in the Department of Entrepreneruship and Strategy at Lancaster University Management School (LUMS). He is a founding member of the Centre for Family Business at LUMS. He is also a third generation member of a business family. Allan teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on entrepreneurship. He has published in entrepreneurship and family business journals. He currently studies families in business and portfolio entrepreneurship. He is co-director of the Entrepreneurs in Residence programme and director of the MSc in International Business and Strategy. He is also a member of non-profit organisations helping knowledge exchange in developing countries and also a member of a local Rotary Club.
Magnus George
Professor of Entrepreneurship
Head of Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
Magnus teaches entrepreneurship and works with small businesses. He has won and delivered a large portfolio of successful business engagement projects and, in 2007, established the entrepreneur in residence scheme at Lancaster. Magnus spent the 1990s working in the South Atlantic deep-sea fishing industry. He has been a salmon farmer, mountain rescuer, shipsâ agent, marine biologist, deep-sea fishing entrepreneur, and harbour master. He now enjoys the privilege of teaching. His past research has included topics in; Leadership, governance and growth in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); stress, coping mechanisms and well-being issues relevant to small business owner managers. In a past life, the ecology of sub-Antarctic deep-water squids and fishes. Early work was among the first to identify the ingestion of plastic by large oceanic fish. His current research focuses on workplace stress and well-being in SMEs; the potential role of non-executive directors in SMEs; entrepreneurs in residence as a tool for knowledge exchange, trust building, and curriculum development; entrepreneurship in the Colombian peace process.
Brian Gregory
Teaching Fellow
Co-Director, Entrepreneur in Residence
Lancaster University Management School (LUMS)
Brian is currently a Teaching Fellow at Lancaster University and the co-director of the Entrepreneur in Residence Programme there. As serial entrepreneur immersed in both commerce and academia, he has used his skills and knowledge as a disruptive innovator to position his company as national leader (UK) in the field of fire safety. This strategy facilitated the sale of the company in 2018. His early life started with a military career in the British Army (Scots Guards) and then the British Fire Service. Brian is connected to the real-world knowledge of strategy and innovation and for this he is utilised by a range of commercial organisations as a consultant.
