UON & Strathmore to host 2012 EFMD Africa Conference

The University of Nairobi School of Business and Strathmore Business School will co-host the 2012 EFMD Africa Conference, part of the Global Business Schools Network (GBSN) from 11^th to 12^th October.

The event, which is sponsored by the European Foundation of Management Development (EFMD), will bring together top business schools that include Harvard Business School, IESE Business School, Lagos Business School, and South Africa’s Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).   

In marking the 40^th anniversary, EFMD has been at the forefront of raising the standards of management education and development around the world.  

The theme for this year’s conference is “Sustainable Business Education Appropriate for Africa” and will be preceded by a joint introductory seminar on EPAS and Deans Across Frontiers (DAF).

Topics to be covered in the conference:

J        The Role of Business Schools in Africa

J        Partnerships, Management Development Powering Development

J        Income Streams

J        Which Governance for a More Sustainable Business School

About GBSN

Washington-based Global Business School Network is an international non-profit organization that promotes management education as an important element of international development. The organization is made up of a network of top global business schools with member schools in 25 countries.   

To register for the event online go to https://www.eventure-online.com/eventure/welcome.do?type=participant&congress=110_37529

You can contact robin.hartley (at)efmd.org for more details