Programs are built on the strength of our network and designed to achieve the mission by helping business school students, faculty, and administrators to engage directly in the mission of GBSN. They include meaningful developing world experiences for learners, collaborative faculty research to generate new knowledge about pressing challenges in the emerging economies, and leaders to form peer networks for developing innovative programs consistent with our mission.
GoTrade GBSN Fellowship Program
This Fellowship Program is designed to partner selected postgraduate business students with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world with the aim of fostering greater cross-border trade. This directly addresses our collective mission at GBSN –– to improve access to quality, locally relevant management and entrepreneurial education for the developing world. GoTrade is education and access.
Impact Communities
GBSN Impact Communities bring together scholars and business practitioners to address management and entrepreneurship challenges relevant to emerging economies. This creates knowledge, experiences, and relationships. Interest in forming learning communities is growing, with new ones emerging in human rights, sustainable energy, healthcare, and community-engaged learning.
Student Competitions
GBSN Student Competitions are designed to develop valuable knowledge and skills that are relevant to international development and emerging economies. Student Competitions are just one of a set of student centered learning experiences that include, company projects, simulations, and Global Treks, which are signature GBSN travel programs.
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Cross-Border Collabs
Cross-Border Collabs are exclusive meetings for GBSN members, focused on engaging the global community to tackle some of the greatest challenges of our time. Facilitated by topic experts, these closed meetings provide a place for GBSN members be active participants in our mission.
A collaborative initiative towards more sustainable and nutritious foods.
In June 2020, the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development FReSH Project (WBCSD), and the Global Business School Network (GBSN) developed the Demand Generation Alliance (DGA), a cross-sectoral initiative to shift societal preferences towards more sustainable and nutritious foods.
Anti-Corruption Partnership Program
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) Anti-Corruption Team and GBSN are collaborating on an anti-corruption training research and analysis project. The project proposes to bring together researchers from different global business schools to study and discuss behavior change related to anti corruption compliance by private companies in developing countries that may lead to the implementation of internal anti-bribery rules and controls that affect individual and organizational behavior and performance.
Certified Inbox Simulations
GBSN and Capsim have joined forces to help bring quality and experiential business learning to communities around the globe. Each simulation is built with CapsimInbox — a no code platform to build day-in-the-life simulations where students face real-world problems faced by real companies. How do you create a GBSN Certified Inbox Simulation? Visit the link for more information.
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Microlearning Instructional Design Program
GBSN and Gnowbe are partnering to empower up to 2,000 business and management professors with microlearning instructional design skills. Participants in the program will learn the principles of instructional design and how to apply that in a microlearning format for blended or asynchronous learning experiences.
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Case Writing Grant Program
The development of the three case studies will leverage relationships within the industry to address the cybersecurity risk challenges in the region. The case studies will provide deeper insights into the African cyber risk management practices, specifically in the financial services sector.
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Global Entrepreneur in Residence Program
The GBSN Global Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) Program is a new collaborative effort with Lancaster University Management School. An initiative, built on the success of the initial pilot, is designed for graduate and undergraduate students and faculty to work closely with Entrepreneurs in Residence from across the globe. The program is designed to help students and faculty improve communities through the research they do and the training programs they conduct.
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Unleashing the power of entrepreneurship
For a second year, GBSN and Peaqs are pleased to present a virtual business concept competition for African undergraduate and graduate students. The competition will challenge student teams to design a viable business concept that addresses a locally-relevant challenge or problem related to Agenda 2063, and inclusive and sustainable development.
The Africa Business Concept Challenge intends to assist young people from the African continent who have an entrepreneurial orientation and a desire to serve their community. With a focus on promoting responsible capitalism, the competition will identify high potential young people for mentorship and investment.