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Opportunities
Opportunities GBSN shares opportunities in employment, research, and networking that are related to our mission on our website. Please check back for updates.
If you have an opportunity that you would like us to post, please email: info@gbsnonline.org with the description and contact information.
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Wednesday, 16 December 2009 13:03
The Global Business School Network is inviting African
business and management schools interested in creating new health management
and agribusiness programs to attend a workshop aimed at establishing consortia focused
on each of the two sectors.
Sunday, 06 December 2009 18:13
Finance in
question/finance in crisis
University of Manchester, 12-14 April 2010
This international conference about finance is distinctive
in that it invites analysis by, and encourages debate between, researchers from
many disciplines who represent different kinds of political and cultural
economy as well as social studies of finance.
Monday, 23 November 2009 13:15
DuPont Africa is currently seeking out an MBA student to carry out a rapid market assessment for a product offering that may be introduced into the Nigerian market. The ideal candidate would be a student in South Africa with familiarity of the Nigerian context. For further information or to submit a CV, please contact Nora Brown, COO.
Monday, 09 November 2009 11:38
Tuesday, 03 November 2009 13:40
The International Initiative for Impact Education,
aka 3ie, is accepting applications for the second round of its Open Window grant program. According to the program's page,
"The Open Window funds quality impact evaluations of interventions aimed at improving social and economic
development in low and middle-income countries. It accepts proposals on
any theme, and there are no pre-established funding limits."
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 18:28
The William James Foundation is supporting nascent entrepreneurs with socially responsible business ideas via a business plan competition. With the help of hundreds of experts, the Foundation will provide professional, detailed feedback for all qualified entrants. A multutide of both cash and in-kind prizes for many competitors enhances the potential benefits for interested would-be entrepreneurs.
Monday, 26 October 2009 09:09
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a member-driven organization housed within the Aspen Institute. Our members are leading non-profits, foundations, investors and researchers who are creating a movement to unleash the poverty-reducing potential of small and growing businesses (SGBs) in emerging markets. ANDE is seeking an Impact Assessment Manager to support the further growth and development of the ANDE metrics and evaluation effort. He or she will facilitate the ANDE adoption and incorporation of IRIS with its members.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009 18:50
The University of Dar es Salaam Business School (which was known as the
Faculty of Commerce and Management), is organizing an International
Conference on African Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development
(ICAESB).
The main theme of ICAESB 2010 is “Internationalisation and SMEs
Sustainable Development”. The conference will be held from 6th to 7th May
2010, at the Zanzibar Beach Resort, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Monday, 19 October 2009 09:39
Villgro, an Indian organization
dedicated to identifying and implementing innovative ideas to better
the lives of rural Indians, is proud to host its first business plan
competition, Wantrapreneur 09. The competition itself forms but one part in four of a larger convention, the 'Unconvention', scheduled for December 10-12.
Thursday, 08 October 2009 10:30
Olga Veligurska, the coordinator and Head of Projects for the Central and Eastern Europe
Management Development Association (CEEMAN), has cordially invited the students and schools in the
GBSNetwork to participate in an exciting student competition, Challenge:Future. Student
teams from all schools are invited to develop creative solutions and plans addressing any of six open challenges, with
themes including the future of communications, revolutionizing transportation, global disease, and much more!
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Food for Thought
| "Building national competitiveness through the development of human capital is one of
the most important factors for building a private sector, completing the transition to a
market-oriented economy, and creating an environment that allows for sustainable
economic growth."
-"Assessment of Graduate Management Education", William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan Business School (2003) |
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