Posted: 17 October 2006
SpeedNetworking at UCD Quinn School
At a recent management development conference at the UCD Quinn School of Business, a unique ‘SpeedNetworking’ session allowed delegates to discuss possible future international partnerships with more than 50% of conference attendees.
Conference attendees and delegates at
'SpeedNetworking' session
The theme of the 2006 European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Undergraduate Conference was “What Got Us Here Won’t Get Us There!” Over the course of the three day conference, delegates heard submissions on the growing importance of China to business education and the impact of technology on business education.
Tony Dingle from Monash University, Australia, delivered a paper on the impact of China’s economic growth on the curriculum of leading business schools and how the schools have adapted to embrace the Asian market. In her paper, Fiona McCarthy, HR Manager, Dell EMEA, outlined employers’ unique requirements in the context of the developing Asian markets and how business schools can meet these needs.
More than 100 Deans and Undergraduate Deans of Business from around the world attended the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) Undergraduate Conference which took place from 12th – 14th October.
‘This was the first opportunity we had to showcase UCD Quinn School of Business to the European Foundation for Management Development and AACSB communities” said Dr. Martin Butler, Director of the UCD Quinn School of Business.
The EFMD is globally recognized as an accreditation body of quality in management education and has established accreditation services for business schools and business school programmes, corporate universities and technology-enhanced learning programmes.
Based in Brussels, the EFMD is an international membership organization with more than 600 member organizations from academia, business, public service and consultancy in 65 countries. It provides a unique forum for information, research, networking and debate on innovation and best practice in management development.