UCU Business School will gain full membership in the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). This decision was approved on December 12, 2022 by the Membership Review Committee of the European Management Development Foundation. Ratification will take place during the EFMD & EFMD GN Annual General Assemblies on June 12, 2023 in Lyon, France.
Membership in the European Foundation for Management Development is an opportunity for LvBS to expand the network of international cooperation with the most progressive educational institutions in Europe.
“UCU Business School strives for constant improvement and progress. The vision of our school is to be a leader of business-educational thought in Ukraine, applying innovative scientific and practical tools of global impact. EFMD is Europe’s largest network association in the field of management development, which unites 972 institutional member organizations from 90 countries of the world and 30,000 professionals in the field of management development. By becoming a member of EFMD and EFMD Global Network, we as an institution will be able to establish a wide network of partnerships, as well as carry out school accreditation (EQUIS, European Quality Improvement System). We are looking for new meanings and ideas for reforming business education. The UCU Business School strives to be and continue to be a catalyst for the development of management: to promote, strengthen and promote the discourse of management in the spheres of higher education in Ukraine. EFMD is an important platform for obtaining and sharing relevant knowledge in the field of management development,” Nataliya Reshetova, manager of international academic projects and partnerships, commented on the news.
The European Foundation for Management Development (Brussels) is Europe’s largest network association in the field of management development, which has more than 890 member organizations from academia, business, public services and consultants in 88 countries.
EFMD provides a wide range of targeted learning, networking and professional development services, managing networks and events for deans, undergraduates, masters and doctoral students, external relations, career services, research, entrepreneurship, responsible leadership, management education in Africa and the Middle East, Asia and the Americas, as well as advisory seminars/webinars covering key issues for educational institutions.
We are sincerely grateful to EFMD for the trust and support of Ukrainian business education in these difficult times.
