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Last week, IEDC successfully implemented the first hybrid module of General Management Program in the history of IEDC. Part of the attendees attended the program in class, and the other part was joining online at the same time.

On July 22, 2020, KROK Business School community met with Valeria Ionan, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, on the implementation of the Business.Diia. project. The purpose of the project is to develop the business ecosystem in Ukraine and provide new, digital tools to help entrepreneurs. Thus, the KROK Business School creates new opportunities for informing about innovative services for the development of entrepreneurship in Ukraine.

On August 6, a signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation was held between the Ministry of Defense of Georgia and the authorized higher education institutions in Georgia. The ceremony was attended by Dr. Kakha Shengelia, President of Caucasus University and the International Association of University Presidents, who signed the memorandum.

The joint EMBA program of AlmaU GSB and SPbSU GSoM was included in QS Global EMBA Rankings * 2020. Graduate School of Business at Almaty Management University is the only business school in Kazakhstan included in QS rating.

IT business is booming in Ukraine. Many of the technology entrepreneurs are working worldwide. Pavlo Matvienko, SmartBox founder and MIM-Kyiv SE MBA student talked on IT business in Ukraine.

On August 13, the analytical organization "Geocase" held an online discussion. Topic - Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Online Education.

On July 13-14, Elene Jgharkava, Dean of Caucasus School of Business, and Irena Melua, Director of International Relations and Projects at Caucasus University, attended the annual meeting of the Network of International Business and Economic Schools (NIBES), which was held remotely for the first time this year.

Andrew Crisp reviews findings from the latest CEEMAN membership survey and different perspectives on the future of business education from around the world.

In the context of AACSB's newly approved 2020 business accreditation standards, societal impact refers to the ways in which a business school’s mission and strategic plan guide actions that positively influence society—at local, regional, national, or international levels. Business schools are empowered to define impact objectives and strategies that align with the communities they serve.

University of Pretoria has appointed Executive Director of Faculty, and Senior Lecturer, Dr Morris Mthombeni as Interim dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS). He will commence the role on 1 July 2020. Mthombeni will fulfil this role until such time that a permanent dean is appointed following an extensive and exhaustive process by the University of Pretoria. In the meantime, he will work with Professor Nicola Kleyn, the outgoing dean, who steps down at the end of June for a post at the Rotterdam School of Management, in the Netherlands, to ensure a smooth leadership transition.