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Career with Social Impact: Solving Regional & Global Challenges

DATE & TIME

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

11:00 AM / 16:00 GMT

LOCATION

Zoom

Have you ever thought about a career in an international non-governmental organization? Independent global organizations like the World Economic Forum are dedicated to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in the business, political and cultural spheres.

A role in the World Economic Forum would give you the unique opportunity to be a part of projects that involve collaboration with different stakeholders across different regions to deliver projects and own initiatives that make a real difference by solving regional and global challenges.

In this session with Mahmoud Jabari, Community Manager, Africa & Middle East, at the World Economic Forum will discuss his career journey, experience, background. He’ll tell you how he was able to land a job at one of the world’s most well known non-governmental organizations. He’ll share his advice and tips for students and recent grads and talk about what he does on a daily basis, what his career path has been and what his career trajectory could look like. Gain insights through someone who actually works in the field and develop a deeper understanding of whether a role in economic and international development is right for you.

About Mahmoud Jabari:

Mahmoud Jabari is an accomplished young professional who works across sectors, regions and platforms to shape regional collaboration and inform public policy agendas. His professional expertise includes private sector diplomacy, public-private partnerships and strategic communication. At the World Economic Forum, he works with government and business leaders in Africa and the Middle East to amplify their impact and bring their expertise to new communities. He spearheaded the Forum’s engagement in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp, including the planning and implementation of the first-ever Executive Leadership Education Module in 2019. Prior to the Forum, Mahmoud was an Economic Development Associate at the Jerusalem-based Quartet Mission where he managed political and economic engagement to inform the product development of an economic mapping platform. He has spoken at the Annual Conference of the US World Affairs Councils, TEDx Tufts and TEDx Teen New York City.

Gamification of Learning: Designing an Engaging Classroom Experience

Event Details

Ever felt your learners should be more engaged?

Gamification is an approach that builds on the psychology of human engagement and capitalizes on the exciting, motivating and engaging strategies and design ideas from games.

Applied in the educational context, it transforms attitudes towards learning. It creates an immersive, entertaining experience. Such a hands-on approach helps students to connect with their learning and improves concentration, determination to succeed or overall knowledge retention.

This online workshop led by Rob Alvarez is an entry-intermediate level training for learning professionals who have none or limited experience with Gamification.

The training focuses on five steps every educator can take to gamify the student learning experience. These five steps have derived from interactions with over 100 experts through Rob Alvarez’s Professor Game Podcast as well as two decades of experience with interactive learning materials at IE Business School in Madrid.

The online training consists of an introductory session, four live classes and a live feedback – six meetings in total. In between the live sessions, participants work asynchronously (individually, as well as in peer groups) on an individual project based on their specific challenges.

Throughout the training participants will:

explore gamification as a way to create a learner experience
get hands-on experience with using gamification to design a course/lesson, address a workplace challenge
deliver a prototype of a gamified course/lesson/workplace process
receive individual as well as peer feedback to apply the newly gained insights in practice

TARGET GROUP

This online workshop is designed for learning professionals as well as programme directors and designers, who have none to limited experience with gamification and who are interested in incorporating new methods to increase student’s engagement and performance levels.

COURSE TIMELINE

March 10; 14:00-15:00 CET: Introductory session
March 15; 14:00-16:00 CET: Live session 1
March 18; 12:00 CET: Assignment 1
March 21; Peer feedback 1
March 22; 14:00-16:00 CET: Live session 2
March 29; 14:00-16:00 CEST: Live session 3
April 1; 12:00 CEST: Assignment 2
April 4; Peer feedback 2
April 5; 14:00-16:00 CEST Live session 4
April 14; 14:00-16:00 CEST Feedback and closing

DIGITAL BADGES

After completing all assignments, course participants will receive a digital badge.

Criteria for receiving a badge:

80% attendance of live sessions
Submitting two individual assignments (Friday March 18 & Friday April 1)
Submitting two filled-in peer feedback forms (Monday March 21 & Monday April 4)

The submission platform for all assignments including peer feedback is Slack.

ZOOM

This workshop will be run using Zoom. To ensure the best Zoom experience, we recommend that you install the latest version of Zoom Client for Meetings. If you are not familiar with Zoom, you can test the tool via this weblink.

Registration

Program

Access Full Program Schedule Here

Practical Information

Programme Fees

EFMD Member fee: 490 €

Non-member fee: 590 €

EFMD Global Americas Annual Conference

Event Details

This program is focused on changes in business, business schools, and society at large. We are thinking about social inclusion, diversity, equity, policy, changes in business models and program delivery, ethical leadership and our roles in creating the future with those things in mind.

The Americas Conference allows us to bring together a unique cross-section of attendees from all over the Americas within the EFMD network and the larger management education community. It is important to EFMD Global to create opportunities for business schools in the region to gather and connect with each other while engaging with content that is relevant to them and their realities.The EFMD Global Network Americas Annual Conference has been designed for all those interested in management education and development. It brings together EFMD Global Network members, companies, educational institutions and other associations that have an interest in the Americas. This includes Deans, Deputy and Associate Deans, International Relations Directors, Program Directors, Executive Education Directors and other Business School and Executive Development Professionals.

Registration

Registration Coming Soon!

Practical Information

More information coming soon!

2022 EFMD Global Fairs Powered by Highered

Event Details

Connect your students and alumni with companies and organisations from around the globe, in a sophisticated job fair simulation environment that enables real-time interaction between recruiters and candidates.

We are pleased to continue the EFMD Global Fairs powered by Highered in 2022, allowing companies and organisations to attract and engage top talent from participating member schools while strengthening their employer branding.

The 2022 offer will consist of

two three-day global fairs (April 5-7 and October 18-20), the largest virtual fairs for talent ever organised, including hybrid elements, allowing companies greater visibility and employer branding, while providing talent with the opportunity to prepare their visits with an employer-focused approach properly,
complemented by a free private event, to be organized by your school on the same platform.

If your school career event agenda is already set up and you know you will organize more than one private event, you can book extra private events at a discounted fee.

Registration

Practical Information

This service is exclusive to EFMD members. Non-members may contact Liliane Gaspari for more information.

Early Bird Fees until January 31st, 2022: 590 € for EFMD members (including unlimited talent and alumni participation to the 2 Global Fairs and one complementary private event)

Normal Fees from February 1st, 2022: 790 € for EFMD members (including unlimited talent and alumni participation to the 2 Global Fairs and one complementary private event)

Preferred Early Bird Fee for an extra private event (booked upon registration) until January 31st, 2022: 590 €

Preferred Fee for an extra private event (booked upon registration) after February 1st, 2022: 790 €

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2022 EFMD Middle East and Africa Conference

Event Details

This conference tackles the specificities of both Africa and the Middle East regions in common plenary sessions and in separate tracks, specifically targeting relevant issues for both regions. The conference addresses topics such as ongoing trends and new developments in management education, inside, and outside of the two regions. It promotes an active debate between regional actors and participants from other regions of the world.

Business school professionals that attend the conference will develop higher levels of insights on how to approach challenges in the upcoming years, while also strengthening their networks across the regions.

Supported by EFMD steering committee members
This conference is designed with the expertise of our committee members from the following institutions:

Target Group:

Deans, Associate Deans, Directors of Programs, those in charge of External Relations or International Relations with an interest in the Middle East and Africa regions.

Strategic Partner:

Registration

Program

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Practical Information

Early Bird Fee until 28 February:

EFMD Full & Affiliated member: € 360 plus 21% VAT
EFMD non-member: € 420 plus 21% VAT

Normal Fee from 1 March:

EFMD Full & Affiliated member: € 510 plus 21% VAT
EFMD non-member: € 595 plus 21% VAT

Special Fee for Regional Participants:

€ 180 plus 21% VAT

A 25% discount on the applicable fee will be available for every second and further participant from the same institution. Please contact mea@efmdglobal.org to receive the promotional code if you are the second or third participant from your institution.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR REGISTRATIONS:
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD receives notice of your withdrawal before 28/02/2022, a cancellation administrative fee of (75€ plus 21% VAT) will be charged. Thereafter, we regret that we are unable to refund any fees. However, in such cases, substitutes are welcome at no extra cost as long as EFMD receives the notification of the name, title and address of the substitute.

Please note that if we haven’t received your payment (or proof of payment) before the start of the conference, you will not have access to the online conference platform.

2022 EMFD Conference for Deans & Directors General

Event Details

The 2022 Deans Conference will take place online on 26-27-28 January rather than being hosted by the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management in Germany, but our primary mission remains the same: to provide you with a platform to catalyse conversation in an open and trusted environment, and foremost, an environment inclusive of our diverse and global network of schools.

The travel restrictions and complex regulations still affect many countries and institutions worldwide. Therefore, we feel that an online Conference for Deans and Directors General is currently the only viable option to ensure that all institutions can equally take part and benefit from the insights, discussion and networking opportunities.

The conference program is designed to bring immediate value and practical takeaways for your leadership role, besides the extensive networking opportunities.

Registration is now OPEN!

Each year, more than 350 deans and directors general from around the world meet at this two-day event to exchange about the future of business education, share best practices and get an update on new trends.

These business school leaders from around the world discuss pursuing opportunities and meeting expectations in different regions of the world as well as managing an ever-growing array of stakeholders. Attendees seek to place themselves in the evolving relationship between higher education, companies, and governments. Ultimately, leaders debate how business education can address the challenges of society.

If you were unable to attend the 2021 EFMD Conference for Deans and Directors General that took place online from 3 to 5 February, where more than 300 deans from business schools around the world met to network and discuss under the theme “Finding balance”, see what you have missed in the following video from our conference chair Martin Boehm, Dean, IE Business school, and hope you will be able to join us this year.

Target Group

This event is by invitation only, for those with chief executive officer (top management of the institution) responsibility and authority in EFMD member business schools and centers. Directors of non-member schools can be invited at the discretion of the organizers.

Strategic Partner

Date & Time

Wednesday – Thursday, 26-28 January, 2022

Registration

Program

Access Full Program Schedule

Practical Information

Early Bird Fee until 12 January:

EFMD Full & Affiliated member: € 595 plus 21% VAT = € 719,95
EFMD non-member: € 775 plus 21% VAT = € 937,75

Normal Fee from 13 January:

EFMD Full & Affiliated member: € 845 plus 21% VAT = € 1022,45
EFMD non-member: € 1095 plus 21% VAT = € 1324,95

A 25% discount* on the applicable fee will be available for every second and further participant from the same institution.

*However, please note that in order for other participants from the same institution to attend the conference, the number 1 representative of the school in question (the Dean/Director of the entire school) needs to register first.

Please contact deans@efmdglobal.org to receive the promotional code if you are the third participant from your institution.

CANCELLATION POLICY FOR REGISTRATIONS:
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD receives notice of your withdrawal before 09/01/2022, a cancellation administrative fee of (75€ plus 21% VAT) will be charged. Thereafter, we regret that we are unable to refund any fees.

Please note that if we haven’t received your payment (or proof of payment) before the start of the conference, you will not have access to the online conference platform.

EMFD Global- Mainstreaming the SDGs in Business Education: Strategy, Implementation, Practice

Event Details

Sustainability has become one of the great challenges of current management education.

This workshop focuses on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as internationally understood framework, and their relevance for progressing on efforts related to embedding ethics, responsibility and sustainability (ERS) in business school management and operations.

The objective of the workshop is to equip participants with thorough understanding of the SDGs and to guide them in developing a custom strategic plan to accelerate ERS integration in their business school, functional area or programme.

Through a mix of theory, good practices, peer learning and practical application, participants will review their starting points, specific institutional context, the capacity and needs in order to identify an effective way forward.

The three-week online workshop consists of four live sessions. In addition, with a support of a mentor and a peer group, participants will asynchronously work on populating a strategic template based on the specific context of their institutions.

Participants will improve and enhance their capacity:

To determine the relevance of the SDGs for the organisation’s operational, research and teaching activities;
To identify synergies between their organisation’s strategic priorities and the SDGs;
To identify gaps between the status quo and the priorities set out by the SDGs;
To design an SDG integration strategy appropriate to their organisation’s strategy and operating environment.

TARGET GROUP

The workshop is designed for Deans, Associate deans, Deans for Faculty and Research, Programme directors and Sustainability officers, who are in the first stages of weaving sustainability into the institutional culture and are interested in learning how the SDGs can be applied in a systematic way.

CRITERIA FOR RECEIVING A DIGITAL BADGE

80% attendance of live sessions
Completing a strategic template, as shown by participation in feedback sessions

ZOOM

Dates & Times

COURSE TIMELINE

31 January; 9:00-12:00 CET: Live session 1
2 February; 9:00-12:00 CET: Live session 2
Week of 7-13 February: Individual, asynchronous work & group check-in with a mentor
14 February; 9:00-12:00 CET: Live session 3
16 February; 9:00-12:00 CET: Live session 4

Registration

Program

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Practical Information

Program Fees

EFMD Member fee: 490 €
Non-member fee: 590 €

EFMD Global-Rethinking Business Education: Building Your Own Online Strategy

Event Details

What does it take to build a sustainable strategy for online education?

First of all, developing a strategy is a process/journey where you need to collect data information and have ways of interpreting/framing that knowledge with tools as well as time for reflection.

Secondly – it is not a one man show; good strategies are developed by teams and involve the wider community.
If colleagues are involved from the start, they are more likely to buy into its direction and implementation.

Finally, the key aim of a strategy is to ensure that colleagues are all working in the same direction and that resources are used to best effect, it’s a useful tool to sense check any action you take to assess if it contributes to your objectives.

This workshop “Developing a Sustainable Strategy for Online Education” guides you through this process. The aim is to create a supportive community who can learn FROM each other and WITH each other.

A range of tools has been developed that you can use through the process including an institutional questionnaire, a learning journal to capture your thoughts in systematic way and a PowerPoint template that you can use to develop a presentation for use within your institution.

You will need to assemble a support group within your institutions who you can work with between the modules.

During the online sessions you will have opportunities to share your thoughts, ideas, and problems with fellow participants using action learning principles.

Overall, the programme is there to provide shape and impetus so that over the course of the 3 weeks you can have made real progress in developing your own institution`s strategy regarding online education.

Target group
This workshop is designed for Deans, Executive Directors and Programme Managers. Faculty and professional staff that are engaged in online learning strategy are also welcome to join.

Structure of the learning journey

There will be one free Introduction session familiarizing the participant with the tools and frameworks required for the following 3 live modules, in between these participants will be working asynchronously together with their own internal support team on projects which be central to their learning process in order to start building an online strategy.

Workshop Modules:

Free Introduction webinar – MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION HERE

Essentials when developing an online strategy – the tools you need
Understanding what it takes to develop your own strategy

Module 1:
Reflecting on your internal situation – capacity and capability gaps
Developing institutional insight

Module 2:
Assessing the changing external environment
Understanding the external context

Module 3:
Moving forward – developing and implementing your strategy
Understanding how to drive implementation

All mentioned times are CET.

Registration

Program

Access Program Schedule

Practical Information

Fees:
EFMD Full member: € 350
EFMD non-member: € 450

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD receives notice of your withdrawal before 1 February 2022, a cancellation fee of 40 EUR for administrative costs will be charged. Thereafter, we regret that we are unable to refund any fees.

2022 BSIS Webinar: Assessing the Impact of Research in Business Schools

Event Details

We have designed this event as a two- part webinar designed to explore why business schools need to demonstrate the impact of their research and propose some potential methods for doing so. The webinar will take place across two half- days on 3 and 4 February from 14 – 17 CET.

Key takeaways: Participants will…

Explore reasons why Business Schools need to demonstrate the impact of research
Develop a better understanding of methods for measuring research impact
Identify potential synergies between impact assessment of research and accreditations and rankings
Plan for evidence of success

Target Group:

Deans and directors of Business Schools globally
Directors of Research and administrative staff responsible for research
Heads of Accreditation
Impact Managers in Business Schools

Registration

Program

Thursday 3 February

14:00 – 14:15

Welcome and Introductions

Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global
Michel Kalika, BSIS Director, EFMD Global

14:15 – 14:45

Group activity 1 – What does research impact mean to you?

Presenter: Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global

14:45 – 15:05

Why the impact of research is a key issue for Business Schools today?

Eric Cornuel, President, EFMD Global
Michel Kalika, BSIS Director, EFMD Global

15:05 – 15:25

Case study 1- Action research and Impact
Nottingham Business School, UK

Presenter: Prof. Baback Yazdani, Executive Dean

15:25 – 15:45

Types of research and research dimensions
Overview of research evaluation for accreditations

Presenter: Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global

15:45 – 16:00

Refreshment break

16:00 – 16:20

Case study 2- Assessing research impact at CEIBS
CEIBS, China Europe International Business School, China

Presenter: Dr Yuan DING, Vice President and Dean

16:20 – 16:40

Case study 3 – The impact of research in the context of FNEGE Journal ranking

Presenter: Prof. Jérôme Caby, Executive Officer, FNEGE

16:40 – 17:00

Day 1 Plenary and Close
Summary of day 1 & Q and A

Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global
Michel Kalika, BSIS Director, EFMD Global

Friday 4 February

14:00 – 14:15

Welcome back- summary of day 1

Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global
Michel Kalika, BSIS Director, EFMD Global

14:15 – 14:35

Ways of measuring the impact of research

Presenter: : Michel Kalika, BSIS Director, EFMD Global

14:35 – 14:55

Case study 4- Assessing research impact at SDA Bocconi
SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy

Presenter: Professor Manuela Brusoni, Deputy Dean for Accreditation

14:55 – 15:15

Planning to improve the assessment of research impact

Presenter: Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global

15:15 – 15:30

Refreshment break

15:30 – 15:50

Case study 5- The impact of research: the choice of IAE Sorbonne
IAE- Paris Sorbonne Business School, France

Presenter: Prof. Eric Lamarque, Director

15:50 – 16:20

Group activity 2 – Next steps in research impact assessment

Presenter: Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global

16:20 – 16:40

Emerald’s new “Impact Services”: an online tool to help measuring the impact of research

Presenter: Steve Lodge, Emerald Publishing, UK

16:40 – 17:00

Plenary and Close
Summary of day 2 & Q and A.

Debra Leighton, BSIS Senior Advisor, EFMD Global
Michel Kalika, BSIS Director, EFMD Global

Practical Information

Fees:

EFMD Members: both 1/2 days €300, 1/2 day €150
Non- members: both 1/2 days €500, 1/2 day €250

Cancellation policy:

Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If we receive notice of your withdrawal before 20 January 2022, a cancellation administrative fee of 50 € will be charged. Thereafter, we regret that are unable to refund any fees. However, in such cases, substitutes are welcome at no extra cost as long as we receive notification of the name, title and address of the substitute.

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Digital Transformation: Opportunities and The Employment Landscape

Event Overview

Digital Transformation enhances an organization’s operations to deliver greater value to its customers and stakeholders and it also improves the customer experience and the relationship they have with the organization’s brand. This is achieved by the integration of innovative technologies into every aspect of the business.

With Digital Transformation also comes a cultural change that requires organizations to innovate, challenge the status quo, experiment, and continually assess and monitor for improvements 🚀

What does that mean for students, recent graduates, and early career professionals? What opportunities does Digital Transformation bring and how can they enter the field? Join this Expert Session with Rami Kichli, Vice President, Gulf & Levant at Software AG to learn:

✅ Digital Transformation applications, trends, impact, and opportunities
✅ The employment landscape around Digital Transformation
✅ How to start a career in the field and how to switch from different industries
✅ Essential skills and what recruiters look for in fresh talents

About Rami Kichli:

Rami Kichli is the Vice-President for Software AG in the Gulf and Levant. He brings to Software AG a strong track record of building businesses with his strategic vision while also integrating sales and marketing to achieve revenue growth. He oversees business operations, talent and ventures and steers the profitability requirements of the business as determined by the strategic plans.

Rami also navigates the branding and marketing function for the region in tandem with its global positioning. He works closely in line with each country’s national vision across the region by developing strong alliances while also tapping into newer market segments. Prior to joining the company, he worked at leading technology firms such as SAP, Cisco and several other multinationals in the region.

Date & Time

Monday , January 24th, 2022

10:00am Washington D.C.
3:00pm London
4:00pm Geneva
5:00pm Cape Town
8:30 pm Mumbai
11:00pm Singapore

Registration

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