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Highlights from 2025 EFMD Executive Development Conference

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 1d

#EFMDExecEd #EFMDEvents #EFMDEiP

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 1d

🇸🇪 Leaders gathered at the 2025 EFMD Executive Development Conference in Stockholm to discuss resilience, knowledge translation, and human-centred leadership.
🥇🥈Discover highlights from sessions on emotional intelligence, adaptability, collaboration, the Excellence in Practice Awards and more.

The 2025 EFMD Executive Development Conference gathered the ExEd community in Stockholm to reflect on how leaders and corporations can build resilience.

EFMD Career Services Conference: Reflections & Opportunities

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EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 2d

🌐 Highered’s Kendall Sandvik reflects on the 2024 EFMD Career Services Conference, where adaptability and creativity guided discussions on employability, & previews the 2025 conference at @monashuniversity.bsky.social in Prato, Italy, which will focus on resilience and innovation in career services.

Reflections from the EFMD Career Services Conference and a look ahead to Prato 2025, highlighting adaptability, creativity, and collaboration in career support.

Digital strategy for business schools

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 2d

🆕 Read EFMD News, out now:
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📰 See our latest updates on:

⭑ EQUIS
⭑ EFMD-Accredited
⭑ BSIS & Impactful Insights
⭑ EQUAL Survey
⭑ Digital Strategies
⭑ Upcoming Events

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University of Sussex Business School @sussexunibusiness.bsky.social · 3d

🎉 The Business School has achieved EQUIS re-accreditation for another three years! EFMD Global

This recognition reaffirms our commitment to excellence, research impact & global engagement.

#EQUIS #BusinessSchool #GlobalImpact

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EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 3d

🏆 The Principal’s Management Development Programme by PAT & UCT Graduate School of Business equips South African principals to lead in challenging contexts. Combining academic study, mentoring, and classroom support, it boosts school performance & wellbeing.
📘 #EFMDGlobalFocus:
╰┈➤ bit.ly/PAT-GSB

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 4d

💫 How can business schools use #AI, #VR, #blockchain, and digital platforms responsibly?
Join EFMD & POLIMI School of Management for the Digital Strategies in Business Education Workshop, 6 & 13 Nov 2025, to discuss strategy, ethics, and collaboration.
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/DigitalStrategyPrep

Digital strategy is a defining challenges for business schools worldwide & has become central to how they deliver impact in teaching, research, and engagement.

@sussexunibusiness.bsky.social

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 5d

🏆 NatWest Group faced the challenge of rebuilding after the 2008 financial crisis and years of decline. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, discover how it partnered with IMD to strengthen performance, renew culture, and create a foundation for sustainable growth.
📙 Learn more:
╰┈➤bit.ly/NatWest-IMD

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 7d

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 7d

🎉 Congratulations to the School of Economics and Management at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) and Rabat Business School at the International University of Rabat for achieving their first EQUIS accreditation, and to nine schools that have renewed their #EFMDEQUIS accreditation!

How Axpo Transformed Leadership from the Top

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 8d

🌍 Throughout August and September, EFMD and partners connected globally, from accreditation forums in Europe to AI roundtables in the UK, corporate learning in Latin America, and initiatives in India, Japan, Georgia and Canada, highlighting the impact and reach of our international community.

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 9d

🏅 We are proud to announce that EFMD Global President Eric Cornuel has received the Shanghai Magnolia Gold Award at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) for his contributions to the city’s international cooperation and development.
🔗 Read the full story:
╰┈➤ bit.ly/Eric-MagnoliaAward

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 9d

🌎 We're planning a variety of global conferences, workshops and more in the months ahead. Check out the list and the QR codes for our autumn events to grow your network.
🗓️ All Events:
╰┈➤ bit.ly/EFMD-Events
📚 Explore our Activities Portfolio:
╰┈➤ bit.ly/EFMD-Portfolio

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 10d

🇨🇭In 2022, Switzerland's Axpo partnered with @unisg.ch to initiate a company-wide cultural shift to strengthen leadership and embed shared values across its international operations. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, discover how this initiative helped Axpo earn Top 10 certification as a Great Place to Work.

Axpo and the University of St. Gallen transformed leadership and culture from the top down, embedding action-oriented values and experiential learning.

globalfocusmagazine.com

11 business school experts share their advice for students

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 11d

🎓 Global #businessschool leaders share advice for new students on curiosity, resilience, and responsibility. In conversation with Stephanie Mullins @blueskyeducation.bsky.social, they stress embracing diverse perspectives, building networks, and seizing opportunities beyond the classroom.

11 business school experts and deans share their advice for students just starting their studies on how they can make the most of their time in education.

Excellence in Practice Awards 2025 Introduction

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 12d

★彡 Gold winners of the 2025 Excellence in Practice Awards focused on organisational outcomes, applied methods beyond self-reporting, and incorporated external benchmarking. Read the full analysis comparing the impact sections of nine cases, including gold, silver, and other entries. #EFMDEiP

Introducing the Excellence in Practice Awards 2025: 3 golden winners, 7 silver winners, and the art (and science) of proving lasting impact.

globalfocusmagazine.com

Join the Management as a Calling Workshop

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 14d

🎊 Congratulations to the Doctor of Business Administration programme at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), for achieving new EFMD Programme Accreditation! And, congratulations to @iaelyon.bsky.social and six other programmes for receiving re-accreditation!
#EFMDAccredited

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 15d

✨Business can and should be a force for good. The Management as a Calling workshop invites faculty to reimagine business education with purpose and moral clarity.
🗓 12–14 Feb 2026
📍 @notredame.bsky.social
⏰ Applications due 1 Dec.
🔎 Learn more from @andyhoffman.bsky.social

The Management as a Calling Workshop will take place at the University of Notre Dame, from 12–14 February 2026.

Sustainability in Management Education Survey

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EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 15d

🌍 Help shape the future of #sustainability in management education.
📊 Participate in the EQUAL Network survey to share your institution’s initiatives and contribute to a global resource.
🗓️ Deadline: 13 October 2025

The EQUAL Network has launched the Sustainability in Management Education Survey as part of its Sustainability Dialogue initiative.

UTC Business School 1st in Tunesia to be awarded BSIS label

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 15d

🏆 We are pleased to announce the release of the new supplement issue of #EFMDGlobalFocus "Excellence in Practice 2025." This year’s collection of exceptional cases highlights an impressive range of outstanding practices.

🆕 Read it online or download the full issue:
╰┈➤ bit.ly/GF-EiP2025

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 16d

🇵🇪 The #EFMDAmericas Annual Conference at CENTRUM PUCP in Lima examined #AI, interdisciplinarity, and academic–industry partnerships in management education, with keynotes on human skills, #SDGs, and future talent. We also celebrated new accreditations and community milestones. Many thanks to all!

EFMD Global Americas Conference 2025 in Lima Peru. Management Education. Business Schools

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 17d

🎊 We are pleased to announce that UTC Business School has completed the Business School Impact System assessment process and has been granted its first BSIS label. It is the first institution in Tunisia and the second in Africa to receive this recognition for positive impact.
#EFMDBSIS

UTC Business School has successfully completed the EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and has been granted its first BSIS label.

Replaced by bots? No, AI needs academics more than we need it

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 18d

⚙️AI depends on human knowledge & oversight, but faces challenges like energy use, reliance on human data, & accuracy loss. @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social's @profmartinamills.bsky.social stresses in @timeshighered.bsky.social that universities must uphold human authorship to sustain #AI in Higher Ed.

Many fear algorithms will displace academics but the technology is already eating itself and its long-term business model remains unclear, says Martin A. Mills. Here he explains why bots will not wipe...

www.timeshighereducation.com

EFMD Global @efmdglobal.org · 19d

📊A survey of EU MBA directors at EFMD's 2025 #MBA Conference reveals that 83% of programmes have adopted at least one #AI tool, yet only 11% use it curriculum-wide. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, the authors argue that the study underlines the need for stronger ethical leadership and faculty development.

Walking the Tightrope: Why MBA Directors are Challenged with AI Adoption in MBA Education Change - Global Focus Magazine

83% of European MBAs use AI, but few integrate it deeply. Real change needs strategy, training, and ethical clarity.

globalfocusmagazine.com