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The P&Q Interview: University Of Vaasa’s Minna Martikainen On Building A Business School For The Energy Transition
The University of Vaasa campus sits along Finland’s western “export coast,” where the school has built its strategy around sustainable business, energy, and society, closely linking business education with the region’s energy industry and climate transition goals. Finns often describe their country’s outline as a dancing maiden. Finland’s westward reach into the Gulf of Bothnia…
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MIT Tops World University Rankings For Business & Economics
MIT’s Sloan School of Management Exterior. (Photo courtesy of MIT Sloan) A Full-Time MBA program is considered the crown jewel of most business schools. It attracts the top young professionals – and produces big name alumni executives like Jamie Dimon and Sundar Pichai. Many times, coveted resources are funneled to them too, be it treks,…
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With 2 Pioneering Programs, Cornell Takes A Different Path In China Than Most U.S. B-Schools
Ya-Ru Chen, Nicholas H. Noyes professor of management and former dean for China Initiatives at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, shares a laugh with Chinese students at a welcoming event for participants in the Cornell-Tsinghua Finance MBA program in 2018. Jonathan Miller photo For Cornell University, engagement with China is not a recent…
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2026 OMBA Ranking: What It Costs To Get An Online MBA
The price tag on online MBA programs now spans a wide range, with top-tier offerings rivaling the cost of some full-time degrees as schools invest in premium experiences and brand value. When online MBA programs first began to scale, they were widely seen as a force for democratization. They would expand access, cut costs, and…
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This French Degree Program Turns Champagne Cellars Into Classrooms
Branded merchandise and bottles in Maison Veuve Clicquot’s signature yellow fill the retail space in Reims, where NEOMA Business School MSc Wine & Gastronomy students began an evening visit focused on heritage branding and luxury positioning. When descending to the cellars beneath Maison Veuve Clicquot, best to mind the stairs. They are steep and there…
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OMBA Ranking 2026: GMAT & GRE Data From Top Online MBA Programs
According to data for our 2026 online MBA ranking, fewer programs require GMAT or GRE scores for admission, and fewer students are submitting them. Five years after the pandemic disrupted MBA admissions, GMAT and GRE requirements for online programs appear to be a lasting casualty. In our 2020 ranking of the Best Online MBA Programs…
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Meet Crimson, Indiana Kelley’s AI Co-Teacher For The Largest GenAI Course In Higher Ed
Brian Williams, an accounting professor at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, records a lesson for GenAI 101 alongside Crimson, an animated AI co-teacher designed to model how students can question, challenge, and learn from generative AI in real time. Brian Williams teaches directly to the camera, sitting at a desk, wearing a red-and-white button…
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Beyond The Fundamentals: Rotman’s New One-Year MBA Accelerates Leadership Learning
Amid changing business needs and an evolving university landscape Rotman has launched a new One-Year MBA program. Designed for high-performing students who have an undergrad in business and want to advance their education — without having to repeat content they’ve already learned — the program stays true to the principles of Rotman’s flagship, Full-Time MBA. But why now? And what does it offer potential students? We spoke with Joseph Milner, Vice-Dean, MBA Programs, about the new program. Why Did Rotman Introduce A One-Year MBA? Milner: Over the course of…
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‘A Major Renovation’: Why Illinois Gies Launched A New Real Estate Academy
Former Gies College of Business Dean Jeff Brown, on the Reichard Real Estate Academy: “I like to describe it as a major renovation of an existing property. We’re figuring out which pieces are strong and which ones need to be rebuilt” When Jeff Brown stepped down as dean of the Gies College of Business at…
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Calling All Moms: Why Now May Be The Perfect Time To Get Your MBA
Divinity Matovu, MBA mom: Many mothers “feel like getting an MBA might be impossible for them. They don’t see a lot of examples of other women who have done it. As a mom thinking about higher education, you can start to feel very alone, isolated and doubtful.” Courtesy photo For all the progress business schools…
