GBSN Member Opportunities

Stanford Seed Now Accepting Applications: The Seed Transformation Program Africa and South Asia

Stanford Seed Now Accepting Applications

Stanford Seed is looking for high-potential CEOs and founders based in Africa and South Asia who are motivated for growth.

The Seed Transformation Program is an unconventional, in-person and online learning experience that goes beyond acquiring business skills. Stanford’s world-renowned faculty and dedicated team of experts work with leaders and their management teams throughout their 10-month journey to growth. 

The Seed Transformation Program is an unconventional, in-person and online learning experience exclusively for founders/CEOs with annual revenue between $300K – $15M USD. 

Stanford’s faculty and dedicated team of experts work with you and your management team, both virtually, and on location at your business, to help unlock growth opportunities. The Seed Transformation Program is designed specifically for business owners and up to five members of their senior management team. This program is led by world-renowned Stanford Graduate School of Business faculty and is supported by Stanford-trained advisors and experts.

Application Deadline: 15 May 2023

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MIT Sloan Visiting Fellows Program

The Visiting Fellows Program is a customized course of study for students, professionals, and MIT alumni with the freedom to explore all that MIT Sloan has to offer, as well as courses across the Institute, while cultivating the skills and tools required to generate impact where it matters most

The Visiting Fellows Program provides access to an unparalleled education model that offers Fellows the flexibility to glean what they need to know now from the world’s leading research institution in an expedited timeframe. We invite you to plug in to the MIT and Kendall Square ecosystem, level up your professional knowledge and leadership skills, and energize your network by connecting with industry leaders, innovators, and world-renowned faculty. Upon completion of the program, Visiting Fellows receive a certificate from MIT Sloan and affiliate alumni status.

Applications are due by April 1, 2023, 5 pm ET, for the Fall 2023 semester. 

Program Details

Whether you’re an executive seeking leading-edge ideas to advance to the next stage of your career, a student earning a degree elsewhere ready to supercharge your education, or an MIT alumna/alumnus eager to re-engage with the MIT ecosystem and reignite your mind and network, Visiting Fellows allows exploration of all that MIT Sloan has to offer with a relentless focus on generating impact where it matters most.

  • Create your own curriculum with a faculty advisor and design a specific course of study for the semester, aligned with your academic and professional goals.
  • Take elective courses at MIT Sloan, throughout MIT, and virtual courses at Harvard University. 
  • Visiting Fellows take between 27 and 54 credit units, or about four to six courses, throughout the semester.
  • For those who decide to stay more than one semester MIT Sloan offers
    certificate programs in Business Analytics, Healthcare, and Digital Product Management.

Term Dates

The MIT Sloan Visiting Fellows Program is available in the following terms:

  • Spring: Begins early February through mid-May.
  • Fall: Begins early September through mid-December. 

Tuition

Tuition for the Sloan Visiting Fellows Program is $42,100 per semester. A special rate is available for MIT alumni and current students from a GBSN member school or MIT Sloan partner school.

Applications are due by April 1, 2023, 5 pm ET, for the Fall 2023 semester. 

Apply Here

GBSN for Business & Human Rights Exhibition | Conversations with the Next Generation

Background

The Rana Plaza factory located in Dhaka district (Bangladesh) collapsed on 24 April 2013. 1,134 people died and an estimated 2,500 people were injured. The collapse is considered to be the deadliest garment-factory accident in history. 

The Rana Plaza factory collapse led to worldwide outcry and pressure on fashion companies to change their business practices. As an immediate reaction to the disaster, apparel brands, retailers and workers unions signed a global framework agreement to improve occupational safety and health standards in the Bangladeshi garment industry: the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, otherwise known as “the Accord”. 

The accident also played an important role in the field of business and human rights. In France, one of the countries related to the event through French apparel and retailer companies supply chain, the factory collapse accelerated efforts by lawmakers to adopt duty of vigilance legislation, passed in March 2017. Other legislations were adopted by local and national authorities in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The debate has since expanded at the global level and within regional authorities, the European Union currently working on a proposed mandatory human rights due diligence legislation: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive.

To reflect on the legacy of this dramatic event, GBSN is inviting our global community to engage and facilitate conversations in their local communities for wider dissemination. Conversations can take the form of event recordings, various forms of publications, illustrations, multimedia presentations, audio recordings, and more.

These conversations should be designed to include business school students, their lecturers and key business and human rights stakeholders including business professionals, policymakers, and civil society.

“Rana Plaza is an emblematic case study for the role of human rights in business.

Discussing root causes and the systemic human rights risks that resulted in the Rana Plaza tragedy is highly relevant for students that are training to become future business executives.

On the tenth anniversary of Rana Plaza, we want to learn from this tragic case in conversation with business school students. We need to build their capacity to transform business models so that human rights are at the core of all business operations.”

– Dorothee Baumann-Pauly

Objectives of this activity

1

COMMEMORATE

Commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster and pay tribute to the victims of BHR violations

2

EMPOWER

Empower students interested in business and human rights to speak up about BHR issues

4

SHARE

Share examples of ongoing challenges, promising solutions and legislative action on BHR issues

5

INFORM

Inform the management education community and the broader public about the efforts of GBSN to advance business school education on BHR

How to Organize a “Conversation”

Conversations should be organized by one or several lecturers, ideally with the active participation of students. Several steps to a successful event:

  1. Identify a locally relevant business and human rights issue: challenges within a specific industry, business- or industry-wide solutions to address human rights risks, effectiveness or opportunity of legislation, etc. 
  2. Invite a speaker to discuss this issue with students and lecturers. Prepare the conversation with students so they can take an active role in the event.
  3. Organize and record the conversation, bearing in mind that the recording will be featured on a global platform. The duration of the recording should not exceed one hour.
Submit a Conversation

For any assistance, reach out to Charles Autheman – charles.autheman@gmail.com.

University of Maryland | Assistant Director, Global Learning Initiatives

The University of Maryland is seeking an Assistant Director, Global Learning Initiatives. The Assistant Director for Global Learning Initiatives in the Center for Global Business manages the design and implementation of the School’s portfolio of interdisciplinary on-campus and virtual global learning opportunities for business students as aligned with the Center and School’s strategic plans. Under the direction of the Executive Director, the Assistant Director takes a portfolio approach to delivering and evaluating a wide range of virtual and on-campus experiential programs that prepare students to tackle the grand global challenges of our time.

The position specializes in the use of virtual technologies to design COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) opportunities, virtual exchanges and internships, and other programs. The position also works will colleagues in other schools/departments on campus and experts in the regional business ecosystem and abroad to deliver interdisciplinary global mindset, international business, and global entrepreneurship programs. Guided by UMD’s commitment to diversity, the role actively pursues equity of access for all students and faculty in all programming initiatives. The Assistant Director coordinates with many units on campus, in the business community, and abroad to successfully deliver a high-quality portfolio of global learning opportunities.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in international business, international relations, international or higher education administration, or related field, required. 
  • 7-9 years of professional experience in student services, international or trade programs, higher education, entrepreneurship education, or other relevant field required. 
  • 3 or more years of direct supervisory experience. 
  • Professional experience should include program planning and administration, student advising, project management, communications/writing, and marketing for student audiences. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  • Working knowledge of international education, experiential learning, intercultural communication, student learning theories.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset and self-starter.
  • Expertise in COIL pedagogy and technologies for virtual exchanges.
  • Knowledge of international business and trade, global mindset, and global entrepreneurship education.
  • Comfort speaking and presenting in front of student and mixed audiences.
  • Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, particularly in an intercultural and cross-cultural setting.
  • Ability to work effectively with institutional partners, internal stakeholders, faculty, students, parents, and staff at the School and UMD.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and ability to work within a team structure.
  • Proven ability to make effective use of time, plan ahead, and coordinate multiple projects.
  • Proven ability to create and manage program budgets.
  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills with strict attention to detail.
  • Professional presence; ability to work with both undergraduate and advanced students.
  • Proven ability to integrate ideas and concepts and coordinate across multiple offices.
  • Friendly, flexible, service-oriented manner.
  • Ability and willingness to work extended and nontraditional hours as required; ability and willingness to travel in support of office and School priorities.
  • High level of enthusiasm for and commitment to the University of Maryland, the Smith School, and the Center for Global Business.

Preferred Education and Experience

  • Master’s degree in international education, international relations, international business, student services, or related field preferred.
  • Experience with virtual programs and working/studying abroad preferred. 
  • Foreign language proficiency and instructional design experience are pluses.

About the Employer

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Required Applicant Documents

  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. List of References (no emails sent from system)

Information and Application

Apply Here

Global School in Empirical Research Methods 2024

10 GSERM Scholarships

We are pleased to offer up to ten Scholarships to GBSN member schools from developing countries to the University of St. Gallen’s Global School in Empirical Research Methods (GSERM) in Switzerland in June 2024.  

The GSERM is a high-caliber integrated program teaching methodology for PhD students and postdocs from leading universities all over the world. The GSERM offers an attractive course-based learning atmosphere on different aspects of empirical research. GSERM is structured in different modules. Participants select one course per week as these courses are taught concurrently.

The scholarship will cover tuition and accommodation fees for up to two consequent weeks. Applicants can choose between the two session segments (Session I and II or Session II and III). Selected courses for each session(s) must be indicated in the application form.

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Scholarship Terms

The scholarship will cover all tuition fees for the program and accommodation costs. Applicants will need to cover all other costs (flight, visa, living expenses, insurances, etc.).

How to Apply

All PhD students from GBSN Member Schools who meet the following eligibility requirements are invited to submit a completed application via the online portal. 

Eligibility Requirements

  1. Convincing motivation letter
  2. Excellent grades and performance
  3. Under 35 years of age is preferred; younger applicants will be preferred. 
  4. Enrolled PhD students at GBSN member schools from the following countries:
  • Algeria
  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Cambodia
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Lebanon
  • Morocco
  • Nigeria
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Thailand
  • Togo

Interested applicants should combine all five required application documents into one combined PDF file. Applications should be titled following this format “YOUR NAME_ GSERM SCHOLARSHIP PhD.”

Required Application Documents

  1. Detailed CV
  2. Last transcript or diploma
  3. Motivation letter
  4. Color copy of your passport (personal data and photo)
  5. Completed Application Form

Applicants must upload completed applications to the online submission portal by March 22, 2024 to qualify for a scholarship. The deadline for all applications for GSERM via GBSN is March 22, 2023

Applications will be reviewed by a selection committee at the University of St. Gallen. Only fully completed applications will be reviewed. 

Please only apply if you can afford travel and living expenses as well as costs for visa and insurances.

For more information, please visit the website www.gserm.org or contact Julie LaBelle, Member Engagement Coordinator, jlabelle@gbsn.org 

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Stanford Seed | South Asia – Seed Business Transformation Advisor

Stanford University Global LLC is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Seed Business Transformation Advisor for South Asia.  The Business Transformation Advisor will be remotely based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, or other major cities in India and South Asia.

Building on Stanford’s decades-long history of educating innovators in Silicon Valley, Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (Stanford Seed) brings this innovative mindset and practical business training to entrepreneurs in Africa and India.

The 12-month-long Seed Transformation Program (STP) curriculum is customized for founders and senior leaders of high-potential small and medium-sized companies in developing economies who have the potential to, and are committed to, growing and scaling their businesses.

During four curriculum cycles, leaders/founders will be exposed to, and deploy, tools and methodologies to help grow and transform their businesses.

In seeking transformative growth of businesses, traditional and virtual classroom learning is not enough. That is why the STP program is built to be highly interactive and to allow leaders to both discover and apply the tools and methodologies that will help them transform their businesses.

As part of each learning cycle, leaders/founders will share their learning with their management teams through Stanford Seed facilitated workshops. Leaders and their teams will also work on projects designed to plan for the growth and scale of their companies. By the end of the curriculum, each leader/founder will complete a Transformation Capstone: a plan for the growth and scale of the leader’s business.

Responsibilities

  • Translate the intensive curriculum of value chain operations, accounting, strategy/ organizational design, finance, marketing, governance, and other related fields delivered during the Stanford Transformation program (STP) into practical insight for leaders and management teams of small to mid-sized companies in South Asia.
  • Lead Stanford designed innovative workshops and integrated curriculum related to growth and scale on-site and virtually with STP participant leaders and their team members
  • Organize and facilitate frequent Seed leader network meetings, approximately seven business leaders.
  • Collaborate with Stanford Seed to maximize the impact of meetings over time and help assess program efficacy.
  • Monitor productivity and progress of STP participants and evaluate performance.
  • Provide strategic and pragmatic advising related to assigned projects (curriculum-based) that business leaders and their teams complete and that build to a holistic plan for growth and scale of their business.
  • Advise clients and provide feedback on projects to assigned company leaders. 
  • Manage relationship development with company leader participants.
  • Utilize a toolbox developed by Stanford faculty and Seed coaches, inspire and motivate company owners and leaders to develop a plan to transform their companies to the next level of success.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

  • Four-year college degree in management, business administration, economics, statistics, or related field at an accredited university required.
  • Master’s degree in business, organizational design, leadership, or project management at an accredited university strongly preferred.
  • Seven or more years of relevant business management experience in a small to mid-sized company, or within a division of a large company, preferably in South Asia.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • An advanced level of fluent English skills both oral and written, including active listening and interpersonal skills needed to work with a broad range of individuals.
  • Must be passionate about transforming small to mid-sized companies in South Asia.
  • Ability to inspire others to act boldly to succeed in their chosen business or industry.
  • Must have strong facilitation skills.   
  • Advanced knowledge of Indian culture, history, and business etiquette.
  • Ability to remain effective under extreme pressure with multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to influence and motivate communities across multiple organizational boundaries.
  • Highly collaborative style that encourages others to work in partnership with staff, company leaders, and their teams.

About the Employer

Stanford University is one of Silicon Valley’s largest and unique employers. Our mission is to educate future leaders and promote interdisciplinary, world-class research and teaching. This passion makes Stanford an intensely creative, rewarding, and challenging place to work. At the same time, our traditions of respect and collaboration sustain a humane, supportive environment in which to pursue your life and your career. Our full-time employees also enjoy a very competitive benefits package. Please visit: benefits.stanford.edu

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Insper Launches Global Academy with New Courses Focusing on Brazilian and International Students

The Global Academy is an Insper’s portfolio of short-term courses designed for undergraduate students from Brazilian and international institutions with relevant topics in entrepreneurship, innovation, ESG, and technology, among others.

Classes are intensive, full-time, taught in English, and with a minimum of 40 hours of contact per course. As a credit-bearing program, students can have equivalences for elective courses at Insper or as per the policies of their respective educational institutions.

During the program, students will visit companies and institutions to enhance their market knowledge and participate in extracurricular activities that foster international experience and sociocultural awareness.

Application

For application, students must be attending an undergraduate course. In addition, be at least 18 years old, over the age of majority in Brazil, and submit their university enrollment certificate.

Tuition

Application fee for international students: BRL 10,000.00 (approximately USD 2,000.00*)
* Students must verify the exchange rate applicable on their payment day.

What’s Included?

  • Welcome Ceremony
  • Support material for classes
  • Cultural activities
  • Company visits
  • Transfer to external visits
  • Certificate of Attendance
  • Transcript of records
  • Closing Ceremony

Application Deadline

Application deadline for international students: March 15th

Apply Here

Global Citizenship Program

Start Date: May 2023
End Date: March 2024 

Registration Deadline: 31st March, 2023

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What is Global Citizenship?

Global Citizenship is an orientation of care and concern for the world that includes other humans (with whom we may or may not have anything in common) as well as other beings and the planet. It implies a commitment to action, as well as to peace, social justice and sustainability.

About the Global Citizenship Program:

The Global Citizenship Program is a university certificate program that invites students to cultivate an ethical stance, a critical way of thinking, and a committed mode of intervening in a world populated by others with whom we must co-create a viable future.

It emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, professions, and the human variety of cultural, political and other experiences. We welcome students from any school or major.

Whether you plan to be an engineer or an artist, head into the start-up world or go on to med school, we believe that a global citizenship orientation can critically inform both your personal life and professional practice. As a group, we will dive into the biggest questions humanity is grappling with:

How do we live with others, respecting difference without abandoning our beliefs or forcing others to assimilate to us? How do we find peaceful ways to disagree? How do we protect our planet and its non-human residents both now and for the future?

Objectives of the Program:

  • Offers a big picture focus around both philosophy and practice
  • Provides a frame and forum in which to make sense of your many experiences at Lehigh
  • Mixes coursework, experiential elements, less traditional projects and varied modes of practice
  • Includes a unique cohort experience 
  • Culminates with two non-traditional capstone courses that link self, other, practice and leadership
  • Balances a critical lens with hope, seeking out positive examples of everyday and exemplary global citizenship practice

Modules offered: 

  1. Introduction to Global Citizenship
  2. Getting Curious: Beginning to Question
  3. Co-Creating Governance: Active Citizens
  4. Blurring Boundaries: Citizens of the World
  5. Practising SDGs for a Better Tomorrow
  6. Embedding Global Cultural Sensitivity
  7. Discovering Myself: The Identity
  8. Collaborating with Others: The Dialogue
  9. Global Citizenship Capstone – 1
  10. Global Citizenship Capstone – 2

Program Details

  • Program Duration: 12 Months 
  • Credits: 7 credits 
  • GPA Requirement for Eligibility: 3.0/4.0 
  • Maximum Cohort Size: 180
  • Program Fee: USD 499 (exclusive of taxes) – This includes Tuition Fee of the Program, International Immersion Fee- Hyderabad (2 weeks- Optional, including food and accommodation at campus for the immersion weeks)
  • Medium of Instruction: English
  • Mode of instruction: Hybrid

Of note: 

  1. The program is open for all domestic/international students (Bachelor/Master)
  2. The program is applicable to students of all streams
  3. Upon successful registration, payment link will be shared in due course of time.

Upon completion of the course, students will get a Certificate of Completion by Woxsen University with 7 credits plus Global Citizen Passport

2023 International Business Ethics & Sustainability Case Competition | April 10-14

General Information

The 2023 International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) will be a hybrid competition held online and on the campus of Loyola Marymount University during the week of April 10-14. Teams of 3-5 members compete in 3 competitions during the event: 

  • The 25-minute competition, in which teams will present a business problem of their choosing, give a full presentation analyzing the ethical, sustainable, legal and financial aspects of a problem, and present a solution that is viable on all fronts.
  • The 10-minute competition, in which teams will incorporate the suggestions given the by judges during the 25-minute presentation and give a 10-minute presentation on the ethical aspect of the problem.
  • The 90-second elevator pitch explaining the importance of the sustainability component of the problem.

The online divisions will compete on April 10 and 11. IBESCC staff will work with teams to find presentation times that will accommodate the schedules of individuals in different time zones. The in-person competition will convene April 12-14 in Los Angeles on the LMU campus. The winners for all divisions will be announced the evening of Friday, April 14 at the Awards Ceremony, which will be live-streamed.

Registration Fees

Early Bird registration fee (until January 31, 2023):

  • In-person: $475/team, includes Welcome Dinner and Awards Banquet
  • Online: $235/team

*Team sponsorships are available to reduce or waive registration expenses – please email ibes@lmu.edu or call Chiray Koo at 310-258-4640 for more details.

Registration Information

To register your team(s) for 2023 IBESCC, complete the following two steps:

  1. Complete the Online Registration Form for each team, which provides the information we need to send email updates to advisors and team members and to print awards certificates.
    • If you do not yet have a topic or all your team members, please write TBD in those spaces and use the link in the confirmation email to update later.
    • You may submit your registration form before making payment.
  2. Submit payment to guarantee your spot in the competition.
    • Pay online here. Payments for online and in-person teams cannot be combined and must be paid in separate transactions. See instructions below for sending a check.

To facilitate organization of divisions and the recruitment judges, please complete Step 1 of the registration process asap, even if you cannot make immediate payment.

Competition Overview

The International Business Ethics and Sustainability Case Competition (IBESCC) consists of three separate competitions: a 25-Minute Presentation followed by Q&A and feedback; a 10-Minute Presentation and a 90-Second Presentation. Teams compete in all three competitions, which require different skill sets.

More Information

Registration information and fees can be found on the 2023 IBESCC webpage. More information about the competition can be found at the Competition Overview, Presentation Guidelines and FAQs.

Register Here

Faculty Development in International Business South Korea Program | Advancing Sustainability & Strategic Evolution in the Post-Pandemic Era

General Information

The Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) South Korea program is a joint collaboration between Loyola Marymount University and Florida International University. The program is designed for educators interested in developing a greater understanding of doing business in Korea and exploring how Korean companies such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have emerged as global competitors, advanced in sustainability, and strategically evolved post-pandemic.

Participants will gain firsthand experience about how South Korea has grown into a trillion-dollar-club economy that ranks the 10th largest in the world and has become a global innovation leader known as the “Miracle of the Han River.” Participants will visit top multinational companies, providing them with an opportunity to interact with executives and senior managers to discuss business in the region. In addition, participants will tour and visit historical sites for cultural experiences. Attendees will also listen to special lectures delivered by local scholars and network with other faculty to explore collaborative curriculum development and research interests.

A $4,000 program fee will cover hotel accommodations (based on single occupancy) with daily breakfast, ground transportation for activities, entry to cultural sites, business visits, and some meals. International airfare is not included.

More Information

Deadline to Apply

March 31, 2023

Apply Here

For questions, contact Marki Jones, Ed.D at Marki.Jones@lmu.edu or Jillian Avendano, M.S.Ed at javenda@fiu.edu.

Faculty Program Director: Yongsun Paik, Ph.D., Director, Center for International Business Education, Loyola Marymount University.

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