Activities and Events 2015

EFMD GLOBAL NETWORK Activities and Events 2015 www.efmdglobal.org EFMD Global Network is an international not-for-proﬁt association Design by www.jebensdesign.co.uk CONTENTS 03 The EFMD Global Network 06 EDAF 08 BSIS 10 AHRMIO 12 Events 14 EFMD Global Network Team THE EFMD Global Network Dear Members, 2015 was also a very good development institutions come from Argentina, China, Welcome to the Activity Report of the year for BSIS as 17 schools have Colombia, Ghana, Madagascar, Saudi EFMD Global Network. completed the process and there is a Arabia, Senegal and South Africa. For the growing global interest in taking part. first time, EDAF Peer AdvisoryV isits in The EFMD Global Network (EFMD GN) In the ambitious times we face, being Spanish and French were successfully was established in Geneva to support able to collect impact data to widen conducted. EFMD’s international offices in Asia the debate about “the role of business Finally, the 2015 AHRMIO Annual (Hong Kong) and the Americas (Miami) schools in society” and showcase the Conference took place in September to ensure better visibility for the EFMD value they bring to a community is of at Bologna Business School, Italy. brand and activities worldwide. great importance. Certainly, one of the The conference brought together most pleasing aspects coming out of In 2015 the EFMD GN really started over a hundred key HR people from BSIS is the pride and value that staff to take shape with conferences and more than 20 countries to review the within a business school gets from events, the day-to-day management of role of “Leadership in International a realisation of how important and BSIS (Business School Impact System) Organisations” and included a keynote embedded their school is in a region. and EDAF (EFMD GN Deans Across speech from Romano Prodi, former Frontiers) mentoring and development The same positive message for 2015 is Prime Minister of Italy and former programme, and the deeper integration also true for EDAF, with 14 institutions President of the European Commission. and alignment involved in running in the EDAF process located in different These activities reinforce the value of the the Association for Human Resources regions (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, EFMD Global Network and we thank the Management in International Latin America and Oceania). So far, eight membership for your continued support Organisations (AHRMIO). schools have successfully completed and engagement. In October, the second EFMD GN the EDAF assessment stage. These Americas Annual Conference was hosted by the University of Laval, Quebec City, Canada with the theme “The Power of Collaboration” and in November the first EFMD GN Asia Annual Conference was hosted by the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University in Phuket, Thailand, with the theme “Brand ASIA - The Next Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities for The World” Both events were very successful and brought EFMD GN into contact with many existing members as well as new contacts interested in joining and Alain Dominique Perrin Eric Cornuel engaging with the international network. President Director General & CEO THE EFMD Global Network • ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS 2015 3 FROM VARIOUS EFMD Global Network OVER GEOGRAPHICAL in Geneva, Switzerland 800 MEMBERS REGIONS 475 121 110 32 EFMD Global Network Asia 31 in Hong Kong, China 36 EFMD Global Network Americas in Miami, USA EFMD GN MEMBERS ARE AFRICA 31 PRESENT IN 83 COUNTRIES AMERICA 110 ASIA 121 EFMD GLOBAL NETWORK’S EUROPE 475 REGIONAL PRESENCE BRINGS MIDDLE EAST 32 OCEANIA-AUSTRALIA 36 4US CLOSER TO LOCAL INTERESTS FROM VARIOUS EFMD Global Network OVER GEOGRAPHICAL in Geneva, Switzerland 800 MEMBERS REGIONS 475 121 110 32 EFMD Global Network Asia 31 in Hong Kong, China 36 EFMD Global Network Americas in Miami, USA EFMD GN MEMBERS ARE AFRICA 31 PRESENT IN 83 COUNTRIES AMERICA 110 ASIA 121 EFMD GLOBAL NETWORK’S EUROPE 475 REGIONAL PRESENCE BRINGS MIDDLE EAST 32 OCEANIA-AUSTRALIA 36 US CLOSER TO LOCAL INTERESTS 5 EDAF EFMD GN DEANS Across Frontiers EDAF is an ambitious endeavour by EFMD conference call on 7 May and 15 September. GN to raise the standard of management During 2015, the Committee declared three education worldwide. It is targeted at new institutions eligible to enter the EDAF business schools eager to improve their mentoring process. These institutions are quality both in developed and developing situated in Colombia, Lithuania and Ghana. countries. EFMD and EFMD GN have a There are currently 14 institutions in the network of deans, associate deans and EDAF process located in various regions recently retired deans willing to make (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Latin their expertise available to support Introduction America and Oceania). Each has diverse the EDAF project. The EDAF process goals that they aim to achieve through EDAF was launched in 2011 to assist is designed to improve the quality of the EDAF mentoring and development promising business schools, through Business Schools through assessment programme, either general improvement or a mentoring programme, to develop and mentoring. pursuing an EPAS or EQUIS accreditation. further. Through EDAF, EFMD GN provides a service across the full So far, eight schools have successfully spectrum of business schools and EDAF activities in 2015 completed the EDAF assessment stage. continues adding value to the global In 2015 the EDAF Committee met Six of these are now going through the network of business schools. in Brussels on 13 January and via mentoring phase and the other schools 6 ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS 2015 • EDAF • EFMD GN DEANS Across Frontiers Through EDAF, EFMD GN provides a service across the full spectrum of business schools and continues adding value to the global network of business schools. are expected to follow soon. These Promotion of EDAF Based on the valuable feedback received institutions are located in Argentina, from various stakeholders, a number China, Colombia, Ghana, Madagascar, EFMD GN actively promoted EDAF in of EDAF videos have been produced, Saudi Arabia, Senegal and South Africa. 2015 through attendance at various introducing EDAF. The videos explain conferences such as the EFMD MENA Four EDAF Peer Advisory Visits took the value of EDAF, its mentoring aspect, conference hosted by HEC Paris in Doha, place in 2015. The first Peer Advisory how it fits into EFMD GN’s wider social Qatar, on 12-14 April and the EFMD Africa Visits in Spanish and in French were also responsibility, who can benefit from the Conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, successfully conducted. The feedback system, the process and cost involved on 29 November – 1 December. EDAF was very positive. The schools, as as well as a possible path through EDAF was also presented and promoted during well as the advisors, confirmed that towards EPAS and EQUIS accreditations. the Quality Services sessions at the EFMD the visits were more efficient and the Deans and Directors General Conference sensitive issues were better addressed and the EFMD Annual Conference. by using the schools’ own languages. By assuring the service in French and An article ‘Crossing The New Frontiers’ Spanish, the potential outreach of EDAF is was published in Global Focus magazine broadened to institutions located in non- in which Jaona Ranaivson, Dean of “What has pleased us most about the Anglophone countries. Institut Supérieur de la Communication, EDAF mentorship is that the process des Affaires et du Management (ISCAM), A thorough analysis of the EDAF criteria is a collective one, directed towards Madagascar, and Jean-François Fiorina, and process was made and a few the needs of the institution. Our Vice Dean of Grenoble Ecole de changes were introduced in 2015 in experience has been one of unity and Management (GEM), France, described order to simplify documentation and collaboration across departments and the experience of a school using the process. teams looking to improve our processes EDAF mentoring programme. of internationalisation, research and To meet increasing interest in EDAF teaching”. from schools in Latin America, an EDAF Ms Gisele Becerra, Undergraduate brochure in Spanish explaining the Programmes Director, CESA, Colombia mentoring system has been produced. ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS 2015 • EDAF • EFMD GN DEANS Across Frontiers 7 BSIS BUSINESS SCHOOL IMPACT SYSTEM Two new schools completed BSIS in a lot of interest among EFMD GN member 2015: schools. Very successful sessions at the • Université de Liège, HEC Management EFMD GN Americas Annual Conference School, Liège, Belgium in Quebec and the EFMD GN Asia Annual Conference in Phuket attracted many • Université Saint-Esprit Kaslik, Faculty participants and built on the experience of Business Administration and of HEC Liège and IAE Lyon. Commercial Sciences, Jounieh, BSIS is very appreciated by schools going After a pilot phase in 2014, FNEGE and Lebanon through the process and there is a high EFMD GN continued their collaboration The development of BSIS and the level of satisfaction and enthusiastic in 2015. BSIS, the system that helps experience of business schools that testimonials. business schools measure their impact have gone through the process raised on their environment, is now fully operational with a complete set of “The BSIS final report has brought to impact on the region, our area of influence, working documents that have been our knowledge an unsuspected scope our leadership within our university, and revised following the experience gained of influence and scale of impact of the our high level of research have also been in the pilot phase. business school on its surroundings, considered outstanding. The approach, The interface with the FNEGE is working both internally and externally. BSIS based on a self-assessment report and well and brings a lot to EFMD GN. demonstrated and measured the effect of interviews with a panel of the key internal A total of 19 schools have completed HEC-ULg on its environment with regard and external stakeholders of the school, the process (12 FNEGE and 5 EFMD GN) to the three main university missions: was particularly motivating.

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