In a ten-week virtual program, students worked to expand economic opportunity in their communities by developing, franchising, and assessing the impact of social ventures.
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Driving Real-World Change: How Manchester Met Business School Research Makes an Impact
Learn about how Manchester Metropolitan University Business School organises its research activities, engages with external stakeholders, and builds accessible knowledge aligned with local, national, and international priorities.
Reflections from GSERM 2026 Scholarship Recipients
For more than ten years, GSERM has partnered with GBSN to offer scholarships to students from our network of member institutions around the world. Read reflections from this year’s recipients on their academic and cultural experiences in Switzerland.
Guidance for AI Use in Experiential Learning
Access a list of resources recommended by presenters at a recent symposium on experiential learning and AI in MENA business education, which brought together more than 60 participants from 11 countries.
Learning Agility in the Age of AI
Dan LeClair highlights the increasing importance of learning agility as not only a learning objective, but a conceptual guide for curriculum development and educational design.
Business Schools and the Future of Cities
Dan LeClair reflects on transformation in the cities of Addis Ababa and Bucharest, and related questions about how business schools can support inclusive, sustainable, and resilient development.
Winners of the 2026 GBSN Africa Business Concept Challenge
Congratulations to the student teams who placed first, second, and third after live pitches to our final judges. We look forward to seeing where these ideas — and these entrepreneurs — go next.
Top Six Student Teams – Africa Business Concept Challenge 2026
Learn about the top six business concepts developed by ABCC student teams, addressing pressing needs in healthcare, energy, sustainability, and economic opportunity.
Building Business Schools for Context, Not Convention
Dan LeClair describes the tensions business schools face between local impact and global recognition, and how a collaborative network like GBSN helps members learn from each other while remaining grounded in their local context.
Amplifying the Convening Power of Business Schools
In a world where the most pressing problems are too big to be solved in isolation, Dan LeClair describes the unique opportunity that business schools have to engage diverse, cross-sector participants in purposeful shared work.