We are thrilled to announce that NC State has received a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities!

This grant will go towards the establishment of the Embedding AI in Society Ethically (EASE) Center at NC State, which will serve as a hub for research on AI ethics. You can read more about the grant, and other recipients, in the article below.

From William Rand, Executive Director of the Business Analytics Initiative: “The BAI is happy to be a part of and to support this award which will help businesses make ethical decisions around the quick-growing field of AI.”

NC State Poole College of Management

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We are proud to announce that Università Cattolica has maintained its strong position in the 401-500 tier of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2024.

This consistent performance reflects our ongoing commitment to academic excellence and impactful research.

In the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects Cattolica ranks:

• Top 100 in the world in Food Science & Technology
• Top 150 in the world in Dentistry & Oral Sciences, and Medical Technology
• Top 200 in the world in Clinical Medicine and Nursing

Thank you to our faculty, researchers, and students for making this possible!

#Unicatt #CattolicaInternational #ARWU2024

Brock University researchers have received $634,753 from SSHRC-CRSH for research on finance, ancient Greece, aging, migrants and sport organizations. Learn more ➡️ https://loom.ly/_QQFpn0 #SSHRC #BrockUResearch

🌱 Sustainability expert: Welcome to ESB Business School, Prof. Dr. Wolfram Heger! 🌱

With this new faculty member, our curriculum is bound to become even more impactful and sustainable. Starting this winter semester, Professor Dr Wolfram Heger will take on his role as a professor for Sustainability Management in our business and engineering programmes.

We’ve asked him to share 5 facts about his career and his new position:

📚 Political science meets economics: Professor Heger holds a Master of Political Science from the University of Denver, a diploma in Economics from Heidelberg University, and a doctorate from Giessen University.

🌍 Sustainability expert: With over 20 years of experience in the corporate sector, he has held roles such as Senior Manager Sustainability at Mercedes-Benz and founded his own consultancy for SMEs.

♻️ ESG is key: Professor Heger’s research in sustainability management delves into ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance), ESG key performance indicators, stakeholder management, and human rights.

🎓 Teaching vision: At ESB, he will cover a broad range of topics in his classes including sustainability/ESG management, CSR, business ethics, and sustainable consumption and production.

💪 Personal motivation: “I am convinced that knowing how to manage sustainability is and will be a core competence of every future manager or business engineer. Therefore, I am very excited to start working with the new team and the students – to pass on my experiences and work together on sustainable solutions in teaching, research, and practice!”

Welcome again, Professor Heger! 🎉

The Guardian University Guide 2025 has been released, and we’re delighted to announce that all Lancaster University Management School subjects are ranked in the top 15 in the subject league tables

⭐Accounting and Finance 7th, 4th for graduate prospects
⭐Economics 12th, 10th for satisfaction with teaching and 9th for graduate prospects
⭐Business and Management 9th, 13th for graduate prospects
⭐Marketing and PR 10th, 8th for graduate prospects

Overall, Lancaster University is ranked 11th in the UK in the league table, the highest-ranked university in the North West of England.

Congratulations to all our students, staff, and alumni for this fantastic result!

2024-2025 DBA Inauguration! 🎓 We are thrilled to announce the upcoming Inaugural Event for the 6th DBA in Management and Technology program cohort at Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE!

📅 Event Details: Friday, September 27th, 2024

6-8 PM – DBA Inauguration at Campus Arrupe, Mateo Inurria, 39

We have achieved amazing milestones:

–       55 students have been awarded the Advanced Program in management and Technology

–       17 DBA theses have been successfully defended, with more in progress

👉 Please confirm your attendance via the following link: https://lnkd.in/d9UPqjuJ

✨ Comillas Alumni launches its first International Chapter in Paris with great success! ✨

On September 12, a hundred alumni gathered for an unforgettable evening of networking in the heart of Paris. Our new rector, Antonio Allende, SJ, joined us and highlighted the importance of our international community within the university’s strategy.

Thank you all for being part of this great start! 🌍 This is just the beginning of a new international stage together with our Comillas Alumni.

🔗 Discover all the details and photos here: https://lnkd.in/dGvtYbET

FGV Clima launched the new applied research center of FGV EESP.

Fundaçao Getulio Vargas in collaboration with the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) and the Institute for Climate and Society, inaugurated to focus on the debate on the climate crisis.

The initiative will have the mission of preparing technical diagnoses for strategic sectors of the energy transition, contributing to the formulation of an action plan of the MME.

At the event, Amanda Schutze, Executive Coordinator of FGV Clima, highlighted the commitment to strengthen climate action and promote sustainable development in Brazil.

Learn more about the event on our portal: https://lnkd.in/dYtYdkhU #AcontecenaFGV

Dublin City University Business School has been honoured with an award for its contributions to the during the network’s recent meeting in Reutlingen, Germany.

The award recognises DCU Business School’s 27 years of active hashtag#participation in hashtag#IPBS, a global network that has been at the forefront of transforming students’ lives through international business education for over 50 years.

Dr. Marty Reilly accepted the award on behalf of DCU Business School. The presentation was made by Barry Wright, Dean of Brock University, during the formal ceremony held last night.

This recognition underscores the significant role DCU Business School has played in fostering cross-border collaboration and innovation within the global business education community.

Elon University has been ranked #1 in the nation for excellence in undergraduate teaching for a fourth consecutive year by peer universities, according to the annual rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

U.S. News & World Report asks higher education leaders each year about institutions that perform at the highest levels. Since joining the National Universities category in 2019, Elon has ranked #1 or #2 among the list of institutions that offer the highest quality of undergraduate instruction.

“Undergraduate teaching is at the core of Elon’s mission to nurture a rich intellectual community characterized by active student engagement with a faculty dedicated to excellent teaching and scholarly accomplishment,” said Elon President Connie Ledoux Book. “This ranking reflects the outstanding work of our remarkable faculty, the staff who support their teaching, and the strategic vision of the Board over the last 30 years to foster experiential and engaged learning.”