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🇵🇱 🇪🇸 We are pleased to announce that Poznan University of Economics and Business (PUEB) and Esade Business School have successfully completed the EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and have been awarded BSIS label renewals for positive impact.

🇵🇹Last week in Lisbon, we launched the first edition of EFMD Longevity Leadership for Business Schools: Management Education for 100-Year Lives and 60-Year Careers. Thank you to our host, Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, & to all participants for contributing your perspectives!

🌟 We are delighted to share more about South China University of Technology and Corvinus University of Budapest, which have been newly accredited by EQUIS, in recognition of their commitment to excellence in management education, research, and engagement with business and society.

🇺🇿 At the 2026 EFMD & ARIA Central Asia Workshop in Uzbekistan, leaders in higher education met to discuss how business schools across Central Asia can strengthen their impact, internationalisation & development. 🙏🏻 Thanks to our host, Tashkent State University of Economics & all participants!

🩺Working with IMD, Novo Nordisk developed a programme for Global Project Team Chairs to strengthen enterprise leadership. In Global Focus, discover how this award-winning partnership demonstrates the value of sustained peer engagement in supporting organisational change.

📣We are pleased to announce that Croatian Academy of Sciences & Arts Fellow Nevenka Cavlek has joined the EFMD Programme Accreditation Board, & Kingston Business School Head Sankar Sivarajah has joined the EFMD Programme Accreditation Committee. Congratulations & a warm welcome to both new members!

🇦🇺 In Global Focus "Excellence in Practice 2026," discover how RioInspire, an award-winning leadership development programme co-designed by @riotinto.bsky.social and AGSM @ UNSW Business School, strengthened talent progression, cultural influence and representation in senior roles.

❤️‍🩹 At the EFMD Americas Annual Conference @universidad-eafit.bsky.social, a panel on student and faculty mental health discussed how universities can better support wellbeing. Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez shares key points from the discussion, highlighting the imperative for business schools.

🇵🇹 We are pleased to announce that Católica-Lisbon School of Business and Economics has successfully completed the EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process and has been awarded the BSIS label for positive contributions to society.

🇮🇪 The 2026 EFMD Executive Development Conference in Dublin examined the practical implications of #AI for organisations, leadership, and executive education. Conference chair Tim Wray, Director of @ucdsmurfitschool.bsky.social, shares his reflections on the event. 🔗 bit.ly/AI-ExecDev

֎ Sunday Selection: In Global Focus, the authors explain how transparent disclosure of AI-related risks can mitigate negative market reactions, while firms respond to AI incidents by increasing risk management and product quality roles, sometimes at the expense of innovation.

📣 We are pleased to announce that Mannheim Business School Dean and President Joachim Lutz and Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa President Guilherme Martins have joined the EFMD EQUIS Committee. Join us in extending a warm welcome to both new members! 👥 Learn more: bit.ly/EQUIS-Committee

🏆 In Global Focus Excellence in Practice 2026, discover how Seco Tools partnered with Hult Ashridge Executive Education to strengthen its leadership capacity and transform from a component supplier into a strategic problem-solving partner.

📊 What matters most when choosing a master’s degree? According to the 2026 Tomorrow’s Masters study, from CarringtonCrisp & EFMD, total fees, ROI & other costs are now the leading factor in choosing a business school, ahead of academic reputation & industry connections. @poetsandquants.bsky.social

🇮🇪Last week in Dublin, the 2026 EFMD Executive Development Conference brought together corporate learning professionals & business schools to examine AI’s promises & its practical applications. 🤝Thank you to our host @ucddublin.bsky.social & all participants who helped make the conference a success!

🎓Executive MBA (EMBA) programmes are facing declining applications as high tuition, reduced employer sponsorship & economic woes prompt executives to reassess options. As reported in @financialtimes.com, some are opting for shorter, more affordable programmes that provide targeted, practical skills.

🧠 Sunday Selection: Recent corporate crises reveal how speed, metrics and organisational pressure can undermine sound judgement and ethics. In Global Focus, the authors explain how business schools can address this problem by treating lucidity as a core graduate competence.

📣 We are pleased to announce that Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Dir Bharat Bhasker, @iese.bsky.social Dean Franz Heukamp and @hec.ca Dean Federico Pasin have joined the EFMD EQUIS Accreditation Board. Join us in extending a warm welcome to our new members! 👥 Learn more: bit.ly/EQUIS-Board

🥇The EFMD Excellence in Practice Awards recognise outstanding partnerships between client organisations and their L&D providers in the fields of Leadership, Professional, Talent, Ecosystem, and Organisational Development. The 2026 Impact Framework examines what changed and how evidence was gathered.

🇨🇴Three days in Medellín brought together global business school leaders, corporate representatives and colleagues for the 2026 EFMD Americas Annual Conference. 🙏Thank you to @universidad-eafit.bsky.social for hosting us & to all our speakers and facilitators for your valuable contributions!

🇨🇭 The EFMD Chief Learning Officer Roundtable, held with @imdbusinessschool.bsky.social's annual CLO Circle in Lausanne, brought together more than 50 learning and development leaders to examine how organisations can build geopolitical resilience through leadership development.

📚To mark UNESCO World Teachers Day, the editors at Global Focus have selected four articles that reflect on the vital role of teachers in business education: 📕 bit.ly/TeachersDay-01 📕 bit.ly/TeachersDay-02 📕 bit.ly/TeachersDay-03 📕 bit.ly/TeachersDay-04 🙏🏻 Join us in celebrating teachers worldwide!

📣 We’re organising a selection of global conferences, workshops, and professional development opportunities in the weeks ahead. Consult the list and the QR codes below to round out your 2026 calendar and expand your network.  🗓️All Events: bit.ly/EFMD-Events 📚All Activities: bit.ly/EFMD-Portfolio

🌟 We are delighted to announce that South China University of Technology & Corvinus University of Budapest have been granted new EQUIS Accreditation & warm congratulations to 16 schools that have just been re-accredited by EQUIS! 🌟

🏆 We are pleased to announce the release of Global Focus, "Excellence in Practice 2026." This year's issue showcases 10 award-winning partnerships delivering measurable impact across organisational, talent, leadership, professional & ecosystem development. ➤Discover the full issue: bit.ly/GF-EiP2026

🌍 Throughout September, EFMD engaged with business schools, learning leaders, corporate executives, and academic partners across Europe and Asia, discussing AI, accreditation, geopolitics, and the future of learning, while advancing quality and international dialogue on management education.

🎯 Discover key insights from the 2026 EFMD Learning Impact Masterclass, which showed that although many learning teams now understand the business challenges their initiatives address, collecting more data does not necessarily provide stronger evidence. blog.efmdglobal.org/2026/09/23/l...

📣 We are pleased to announce that @esade.edu Executive Education Director Michele Quintano and the Head of ERG Corporate University Aizhan Bazarbayeva have joined the EFMD Corporate Learning Improvement Process (CLIP) Steering Committee. 🧩 Learn more: bit.ly/EFMD-CLIP

📊 New research by @thomastalhelm.bsky.social challenges conventional measures of collectivism. In conversation with Stephanie Mullins-Wiles at @blueskyeducation.bsky.social, Talhelm explains why the findings have implications for business schools, managers and international teams.

🌟 We are delighted to announce that four programmes have been granted new EFMD Accreditation! Warm congratulations and welcome to the EFMD-Accredited community! 🌟 Additionally, congratulations to seven programmes for receiving re-accreditation!

👥 International Advisory Boards (IABs) can provide independent expertise, strategic guidance, and fresh perspectives, but many remain underused or ceremonial. In the new issue of Global Focus, Benjamin Stevenin and Martin Boehm examine how to maximise the full potential of IABs in business schools.

🗳️ EFMD & BITSoM invite business school leaders worldwide to participate in the Global Perspectives Survey, “Building What’s Next: A Shared Agenda for Business Education”. Selected findings from the initiative will be shared at the 2026 EFMD Asia Conference in Wuhan. 👉More: bit.ly/EFMD-Global-Survey

🇺🇸 We are pleased to announce that the UW-Whitewater College of Business and Economics (CoBE) has successfully completed the EFMD Business School Impact System (BSIS) assessment process & has been awarded the BSIS label for positive impact, becoming the first business school in the US to receive it.

🗺️⁀જ✈︎Sunday Selection: What is the best operating model for internationalisation? In Global Focus, the authors explain why comprehensive #internationalisation requires flexible governance, adaptable policies, agile programmes, & stronger capacity to work across academic and administrative boundaries.

🧘🏻‍♂️IIM Indore's Himanshu Rai, in conversation with Stephanie Mullins-Wiles @blueskyeducation.bsky.social, emphasises the importance of slowing down in a world full of constant communication, information & distraction. Slowness is a deliberate practice that enables people to lead with greater purpose.

🧩The 2026 refresh of EFMD’s Corporate Learning Improvement Process (CLIP), a framework for corporate learning functions, integrates: ❇️Human-centred values ❇️Learning ecosystem orchestration ❇️Intelligent enterprise orientation ❇️AI-enabled learning 🔗‍️Learn more in Global Focus: bit.ly/2026-CLIP-Refresh

📲 Are smartphones, social media and #AI making it harder for students to read deeply? A new study shows that reading scores among teens across OECD countries have fallen since 2018. Researchers point to digital distraction and changing technology use. @ajack1.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

🌏 Regional perspectives are central to the business education conversation. From Medellín (bit.ly/30Sep-2Oct) to Tashkent (bit.ly/21-October) & Wuhan (bit.ly/11-13November), EFMD’s regional events will bring together the business school community to discuss AI, impact, internationalisation, & more.

🪜Sunday Selection: #AI is reshaping entry-level employment that has traditionally underpinned the ROI of management education. In Global Focus, Jordi Diaz argues that employability must become a strategic priority, with ROI redefined around career resilience,lifelong learning and AI-augmented work.

🎓 As reported by Seb Murray in the @financialtimes.com, the Master in Management (MiM) is gaining popularity among recent graduates facing a difficult job market and limited work experience. Unlike the #MBA, the #MiM prepares graduates for entry-level business roles and career changes.

🤖 #AI is increasingly influential in organisations, but remains dependent on human judgement, direction and oversight. In Global Focus, the authors advise that those leading institutions must also guard against unrealistic expectations, bias, privacy risks and inaccurate outputs.

📲A growing number of universities are introducing device-free classes due to concerns about #AI. But the approach has its critics. How can schools ensure students develop rigorous, independent thinking while remaining capable users of new tech? @georgialouluck.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social

🌟 We are pleased to announce that Royal Docks School of Business and Law at the University of East London has successfully completed the EFMD Business School Impact System assessment process and has been awarded the BSIS label for its positive impact on business, education and society.

🎓Young graduates are facing difficulty securing entry-level jobs as employers reduce hiring & use #AI to automate routine tasks. As reported by @ajack1.bsky.social in the @financialtimes.com, business schools are responding by adapting their curricula to develop human skills employers value.

➡️⬅️ Sunday Selection: Business schools face a structural tension as two forces converge: the relational turn towards societally relevant research and the technological turn towards #AI. In Global Focus, Wilfred Mijnhardt proposes a Signature Faculty Model built on three principles to address this.

🌟 We are pleased to announce that Kozminski University (KU) has successfully completed the EFMD Business School Impact System assessment process and has been awarded a three-year BSIS label renewal for positive regional and global impact.

How is #AI exposing a growing gap between Higher Ed & employer expectations? In Global Focus, Anila DeHart explains why universities & employers should coordinate on shared skills frameworks, accessible practice, and responsive infrastructure to ensure the endurance of human skills in the age of AI.

𓂃🪶 Where should universities place their greatest focus as they adopt AI responsibly? Stephanie Mullins-Wiles at @blueskyeducation.bsky.social shares how the QS Responsible AI Consortium is working towards practical, ethical and scalable approaches to AI in higher education.

🎤 In our final edition of the 2025 EFMD Case Writing Competition winners interview series, we feature Jean Lee, Liman Zhao, and Fu Zheng from CEIBS, winners in the “China-Europe Human Leadership” category for their case, "Glocal and Global Leaders: Leadership Development in Schneider Electric."

🔜 We’re organising a wide selection of global conferences, workshops, and professional development opportunities in the months ahead. Consult the list and QR codes below to plan your calendar and expand your network. 🗓️All Events: bit.ly/EFMD-Events 📚Activities Portfolio: bit.ly/EFMD-Portfolio