The international accrediting body for business schools AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) has extended the accreditation of ESMT Berlin for five years.

Prof. Linus Dahlander will hold the Lufthansa Group Chair for Innovation at ESMT Berlin. With this chair, the Lufthansa Group intends to support research and teaching in the field of innovation at ESMT. The ceremony will take place on May 16 at ESMT Berlin.

Across industries, women are underrepresented in IT roles, particularly in leadership positions. To help in addressing the deficit, ESMT Berlin is offering two partial scholarships for the business school’s IT Leadership Program (ITL), each valued at EUR 4,450.

The startup JetEight, which was founded by the two ESMT Berlin Master’s in Management students Ruben Portz and Lisa Makarova, has been selected for the prestigious acceleration program of Startupbootcamp Smart Transportation & Energy, a leading global startup accelerator located in Berlin and focusing on connected and efficient mobility.

The Digital Society Institute (DSI) at ESMT Berlin and the Castex Chair of Cyber Strategy at the Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN) in Paris have announced their cooperation to support international research on cybersecurity.

Space Shack, a 3500-square-meter co-working space supported by ESMT Berlin, is celebrating its inauguration in Berlin-Schöneberg today. Located on a site provided by the Pühringer Group, Space Shack is one of the largest co-working spaces in Germany.

ESMT Berlin participated in a global study conducted by the Global Network for Advanced Management. More than 5,000 students and alumni at 28 top business schools completed the survey, which focuses on the challenges facing women in global business.

ESMT is hosting the 4th MBA World Summit 2017 March 1-4 in Berlin.

ESMT Berlin has recently issued its R&D Annual Report 2016, highlighting the significant academic impact of the school’s research. Members of the ESMT faculty published 25 peer-reviewed articles, 12 of which appeared in the most influential A+ journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, American Economic Review, Journal of Marketing, Management Science, and Operations Research.

The European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), an international non-profit association focusing on corporate governance, has appointed ESMT Berlin President Jörg Rocholl as a research member.

ESMT Berlin is offering several executive education scholarships to promote women in leadership positions.

ESMT Berlin, as a member of the Global Network for Advanced Management, has joined 28 other international business schools in the release of a statement advocating international exchange and protesting economic nationalism.

In his recent case study “Cost Traps in Business Models 4.0,” Olaf Plötner, Dean of Executive Education at ESMT Berlin, identifies nine cost traps with which traditional industrial enterprises are confronted in the digital age.

The 65 students in the latest Full-time MBA class began the program at ESMT Berlin today. The candidates have 32 different nationalities and come from countries such as Brazil, El Salvador, Georgia, India, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, Ukraine, United States, and Venezuela. On average, the students are 30 years old and have more than six years of work experience.