Message from the Chair: A better version of ourselves
Read moreDuring the closing remarks at the end of our conference, I shared an Albert Einstein’s quote: “It is in crisis that inventiveness, discoveries, and grand strategies are born”. There is no doubt that these times present unprecedented challenges that will shape our world, our industry and ourselves….
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Don Kuhn 1930-2020
Read moreDon Kuhn died a few days ago, surrounded by family in his Morristown, New Jersey home. He was the first employee of UNICON, hired in 1993 as Executive Director.
2020-2021 UNICON Leadership Academy
Read moreUNICON kicks off the fifth class of the UNICON Leadership Academy. Program starts Thursday, October 29th. Apply now!
UNICON Welcomes Two New Board Members for 2020-2021
Read moreUNICON announced the results of the board election and appointment process for fiscal year 2020-2021. The new board members Eric Bergemann, MIT Sloan School of Management and Shalini Bhatia,Stanford Graduate School of Business, Executive Education will formally take office July 1.
Full Member Status for Nova SBE; Two New Members Join UNICON
Read moreIn the last UNICON board call, the board approved Full Membership status to Nova SBE Executive Education.
n the same board call, the board approved Associate membership for Sabancı University, Istanbul, Turkey and University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
2020 Online Directors’ Conference – March 25th – 27th
Read moreAll presentations now posted here.
Taking content intended for the original conference and adding a segment to address the virus challenges, three two-hour online components were presented: 9am to 11am (EDT -US) March 25th -26th -27th.
Membership Polled on COVID-19 Responses and Consequences
Read moreWithin the first two weeks of March, UNICON Primary Representatives responded to two “flash polls” conducted by Percept Research for UNICON to ascertain how their institutions have been affected by the pandemic and the mitigating responses adopted to date.
The Guardian: Can computers ever replace the classroom?
Read moreIn 2018 alone,… 60 new AI companies entered China’s private education market. Squirrel AI is part of this new generation of education start-ups. The company has already enrolled 2 million student users, opened 2,600 learning centres in 700 cities across China…
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UNICON is a global consortium of business school-based organizations, whose members are the global reference for executive education. Everyone with an interest in executive education and development looks to UNICON as their most vital resource, because its community of member organizations comprises the most relevant, successful, and sought-after learning partners for leaders and organizations who want to improve performance. Through participation in UNICON, the leaders, managers, and team members of member organizations gain new knowledge, inspiration, perspectives, capabilities for enhancing the effectiveness of their operations, and a global network of colleagues.
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Member Testimonials
- “In the midst of uncertain times in the global economy – where many of us are long-standing players in an industry ripe for disruption – we need to learn and grow together, and I value UNICON and all of our collaborative efforts more than ever.”
Clark CallahanManaging Director, Harvard Business School, Executive Education
