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🇪🇬🇳🇬Africa’s trade is moving towards self-defined growth, led by its own professionals rather than external models. In #EFMDGlobalFocus Excellence in Practice, learn how the Certificate of Trade Finance in Africa demonstrates an award-winning collaboration for Africa’s trade.╰┈➤ bit.ly/AUC-FCI-Afrex

🇧🇭🇪🇸In 2023, Zain Bahrain partnered with Spain's IE University to launch an online Master’s in Digital Transformation, designed to upskill more than 8,000 employees across 8 countries. Learn more about the award-winning partnership in #EFMDGlobalFocus Excellence in Practice 2025:
🌟╰┈➤ bit.ly/Zain-IE

🇺🇦 Amid the war in Ukraine, Credit Agricole Ukraine and KROK Business School​ launched the 2024 Managerial School. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, discover how the joint initiative achieved measurable impact and earned a Silver Award for Excellence in Practice.
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🏆 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.
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🏆 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.
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How Axpo Transformed Leadership from the Top Axpo and the University of St. Gallen transformed leadership and culture from the top down, embedding action-oriented values and experiential learning.

🇨🇭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.

🏆 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

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.

📊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.

Doing More with Less: AI-Enabled Career Services at the University of Vaasa - Global Focus Magazine University of Vaasa’s AI pilot for career services shows how AI can transform student engagement from recruitment to graduation—and beyond.

🚦How can AI boost graduate employability? At
@univaasa.bsky.social, an AI-driven #careerservices pilot improved CV quality and tailored applications, helping international students integrate into Finland’s labour market. Read more in #EFMDGlobalFocus.

🎓In #EFMDGlobalFocus, Porto Business School MBA Director Renata Blanc stresses that business schools must move beyond traditional, one-size-fits-all MBA models and offer flexible, personalised programmes that equip students with practical, enduring skills.
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The Experience Paradox: Why Employers Want What Students Can’t Yet Give - Global Focus Magazine The Young Corporate Program tackles the experience paradox by embedding real-world skills and employability into education from day one.

💼 IE University’s Young Corporate Programme (YCP) tackles the “experience paradox” that students encounter when searching for jobs before graduation. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, IE VP of Alumni & Careers, Ines Drieselmann, illustrates how YCP can guide career direction & offer a model for higher education.

Business Schools are Equipping Graduates to Lead Australia’s Net Zero Transition – Here’s Why that Matters - Global Focus Magazine From carbon literacy to sustainable finance, Australia’s business schools are shaping climate-smart leaders for a changing economy.

🌳 Business schools are central to preparing graduates to lead Australia’s #NetZero transition. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, discover how a new report underscores the urgent demand for climate-related skills--from carbon accouting and scenario planning to governance and logistics. #Sustainability

The Room of Not Knowing: Cultivating Courageous Leadership in Times of Change - Global Focus Magazine In The Room of Not Knowing, Hoffmeister shows how embracing uncertainty builds reflective, emotionally intelligent leaders.

🧭 Leadership today demands comfort with uncertainty, not the illusion of certainty. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, executive coach Sabine Hoffmeister explains how business schools can cultivate the critical skills necessary to prepare resilient, adaptive, and human-centred leaders.

How Business Schools, Employers and Gen Z are Shaping the Future of Work - Global Focus Magazine The future of work is purpose-driven. CEMS shows how Gen Z, schools, and employers are embracing flexibility, values, and hybrid careers.

👥 Together, #GenZ, #businessschools, and employers are reshaping the future of work. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, a new report from CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education shows that young professionals prioritise digital competence, hybrid models, and impactful non-linear career paths.

The Lingua Franca Paradox: How English Shapes - and Complicates - International Business - Global Focus Magazine English may be global, but communication gaps persist. GEM&L calls for inclusive, strategic language use in international business.

🔠Language plays a central role in international business, shaping communication, power & organisational culture. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, the authors highlight that while English remains the global lingua franca, attention has shifted from proficiency to its use in social interactions & multilingualism.

Women In, and Beyond, Business Schools This important book in the EFMD series shines a light on women (and sometimes the absence of them) within business schools, as well as their contributions and impact across multiple spheres within and...

🔔 We are delighted to share that "Women In, and Beyond, Business Schools" has been published by Routledge as part of the EFMD Management Series. This #EFMDGlobalFocus volume examines the role of women in business schools, highlighting achievements, challenges, and strategies for greater equity.

Redefining the Purpose of Management for the 21st Century - Global Focus Magazine With engagement falling and burnout rising, Operational Coaching® offers a research-backed way to rehumanise management.

🧗🏻Modern managers face unprecedented challenges—multi-generational teams, shifting employee priorities, and the pressures of remote work—yet many lack formal training. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, the authors stress that the call is clear: managers must shift from directing work to enabling people.

Gaia-Wise: the Science, the Craft and the Art of Living the Gaia Way ‘Gaia-Wise’ calls for global cooperation rooted in Gaia Science, uniting scientific insight and lived wisdom to transform humanity’s relationship with nature.

🌿 The Gaia-Wise Global Co-operation Initiative calls for a fundamental reorganisation of human systems to align with Earth’s Gaia system. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, researcher Peter Horton explains how the initiative aims to foster a “human renaissance” in harmony with the planet’s operating principles.

Fear of Failure: A Growing Barrier to Global Entrepreneurship - Global Focus Magazine GEM reveals fear of failure is holding back entrepreneurs. It’s time to reform systems, reframe failure, and reignite startup confidence.

📉Fear of failure is increasingly deterring potential entrepreneurs worldwide, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2024/2025 Report. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, the authors explain why supporting risk-taking is essential for innovation and job creation.

👩🏻‍🎓 GMAC’s latest global survey of 5,000 candidates reveals growing demand for AI integration in curricula—though interest levels vary by country. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, GMAC's Andrew Walker discusses how candidates are now more focused on career outcomes than ever.
🔎 Learn more:
╰┈➤ bit.ly/GMAC-Survey

AI Leaders Project - Global Focus Magazine The AI Leaders project equips business schools with open resources to teach ethical, applied AI, preparing future leaders across Europe.

🇪🇺The AI Leaders Project aims to enhance AI education in European business schools by developing open-access teaching resources. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, UPF-BSM Assoc Dean @rodrigocetina.bsky.social discusses how the project fosters responsible AI adoption through collaboration and feedback.

Business Schools and the External Environment: Where are they now? - Global Focus Magazine Dive into the complexities of the modern business school landscape and the issues affecting education today.

🏋 Business schools are under mounting pressure in 2025, facing hostile visa policies, shrinking funding, regulatory burdens, and intensifying competition. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, Kai Peters, Howard Thomas, and Michael J. Thomas argue that these pressures require urgent action.

Developing a Passport for Sustainability-Led Business Education - Global Focus Magazine Keele Business School SDG Digital Passport helps students track and showcase their sustainability learning.

🌿 Sustainability & the UN’s #SDGs is a central concern for business schools. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, Keele Business School's Helen Millward, 🇬🇧🇮🇳 Professor Samir Dani, and Dr Scott Bambrick explain how aligning business education with sustainability benefits students, employers, and universities alike.

Business Schools are Ideally Positioned to Answer the Demand for AI-literate Graduates - Global Focus Magazine Nottingham Business School integrates GenAI across curricula, blending ethics, technical skills & soft skills to prepare adaptable graduates.

🤖#GenAI is being adopted faster than any previous technology, surpassing cars & the internet. Within 3 years of ChatGPT’s launch, 71% of companies surveyed are using it. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, Nottingham B-School Dean Baback Yazdani notes the urgent need for business schools to prep grads to use #AI.

Lonely at the Top - Global Focus Magazine The EFMD Student Experience Workshop exposes the cost of competitive leadership, urging business schools to nurture resilient leaders.

🏫The EFMD Student Experience Workshop highlighted the parallels between student & leadership experiences, emphasising social connectedness. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, Stephanie Lambert argues that by addressing isolation, universities can help shape future leaders who prioritise resilience & community.

The Time to Fix the Business School is Now; Reform Is Way Overdue - Global Focus Magazine It’s time to reform business education—moving beyond outdated shareholder primacy to meet global and student demands.

🧩 In #EFMDGlobalFocus, "AI, Authoritarianism, and the Future of Business Education," Stephen M. Ross School of Business Professor Andy Hoffman proposes that business schools have strayed from their original purpose of training morally grounded leaders who serve society.

Future-Proof: How to Prepare Your Business for an Era of Endless Surprises - Global Focus Magazine Future-proofing organisations demands leaders as explorers, lifelong learners, and transformation inspired by nature’s adaptability.

💫In an age of digital acceleration, AI disruption, & global instability, many organisations are still not built for change. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, Corp Services Dir Martin Moehrle explains that to remain future-ready, businesses must strengthen 3 core areas: leadership, learning, & transformation.

Business School Strategy – What Really Matters - Global Focus Magazine With AI drafting strategy papers, business schools must build distinctiveness, foster shared vision, and manage strategic dilemmas with agility.

🎓In the competitive higher education market, strategy is central to #businessschool excellence & accreditation. In #EFMDGlobalFocus, University of St.Gallen Professor Thomas Bieger argues that strategy must be shaped through continuous dialogue and decision-making, grounded in institutional values.