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SCHOOL Jyväskylä University School of Business and Economics ENGLISH-LANGUAGE OFFERINGS EXPAND WITH NEW DEGREE
COUNTRY Finland
yväskylä University School of Business and Economics (Jsbe) is expanding its English-language
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degree portfolio to encompass undergraduate-level education, with the upcoming launch of a programme in business innovation and sustainability. The three-year BSc degree will build on the core competencies and profile of Jsbe, while also offering a direct path on to its existing international master’s programmes. These full-time, two-year degrees include MScs in corporate environmental management and international business and entrepreneurship. “In our new programme, students will network with experts in different fields, while building important skills and proficiency in business, argumentation and the creation of new knowledge,” said the programme’s academic director and Jsbe senior lecturer Juha Kansikas. Electives in areas that are taken further by the school’s master’s options will also be available, supporting the pathway from undergraduate to postgraduate studies and leveraging faculty expertise. The programme will start accepting applications in January 2025, with admissions criteria to be published this autumn. The University of Jyväskylä currently has around 14,500 students, of whom a little under 2,000 are attached to its School of Business and Economics. TBD
STUDENTS ENCOURAGED TO BROADEN HORIZONS THROUGH A COURSE ON THE VISUAL ARTS
participation in this course because, as happens in top business schools worldwide, it is necessary to promote the development of lateral thinking.” There are three components to the course. The first, held at Mambo, explores the role of museums and public institutions in the contemporary art system. The second considers the importance of private sector involvement in the art world and takes place at the Mast Foundation, a Bologna-based technology, art and innovation institute. The final segment, meanwhile, looks at the role of independent spaces and non-profit organisations in building rich and fertile artistic communities. “Even for the younger participants of the professional programmes, it is important to understand that art and management are not distant worlds from each other. On the contrary and especially in Italy, they intersect more often than we think,” added Paola Giuri, associate dean for professional master’s programmes at the school. TBD
SCHOOL Bologna Business School University of Bologna COUNTRY Italy
M aster’s-level students at Bologna Business School (BBS) have been given the chance to immerse themselves in the visual arts as part of their business studies, thanks to a partnership with the Museum of Modern Art of Bologna (Mambo). Contemporary Art and Visual Culture is led by Mambo director Lorenzo Balbi and is available to participants of BBS’s global MBA and professional master’s programmes. Author of the project and director of the global MBA at BBS Marcello Russo said that the course “allows our master’s students to broaden their horizons and knowledge through visual culture, art and imagination. I encourage
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Business Impact • ISSUE 2 • 2024
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