Tag: COVID-19

How CUOA Business School in Northern Italy Responded to COVID-19 and What’s Next

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Italy, and in particular Northern Italy, was hit early on by the COVID-19 pandemic and Business Schools in that region had to respond and adapt quickly. As one of the first countries to be impacted, it didn’t have the benefit of learning from how other schools had, or were currently responding.  CUOA Business School, a … Continue reading How CUOA Business School in Northern Italy Responded to COVID-19 and What’s Next

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (including during COVID-19) – School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana

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At School of Economics and Business at the University of Ljubljana (SEB LU) in Slovenia health promotion is key. The School has put in place an impressive range of activities, from lectures and workshops, healthy eating options, and a unique sports programme, to support staff and students alike. I recently spoke with Manca Smolej about … Continue reading Promoting Healthy Lifestyles (including during COVID-19) – School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana

The View Outside My Window…and More Tips on Working From Home (part 2 of 2)

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A couple of weeks ago I was part of the Australia/New Zealand Chapter virtual get together. Belinda Gibbons, from the University of Wollongong, started the virtual meeting by asking everyone to share what they could see outside their window, from wherever they were currently working. As Belinda put it “moving into the online world means … Continue reading The View Outside My Window…and More Tips on Working From Home (part 2 of 2)

Surviving and Thriving While Working From Home (part 1 of 2)

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I have been working from home for many years now. I have gone from having a beautifully quiet space to now sharing this same space with my husband who is working full time across numerous time zones, a 6 year old I am home-schooling and a 4 year old who really needs a playground to … Continue reading Surviving and Thriving While Working From Home (part 1 of 2)

List of Resources to Support Your COVID-19 Response (updated regularly)

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Many Signatories have mentioned that we should share resources internationally, including teaching and learning resources and support for online seminars and contact. As Maria Perotta Berlin from Stockholm School of Economics put it, “Learning from each other’s experiences seems like the wisest thing to do. Everybody doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel when we are … Continue reading List of Resources to Support Your COVID-19 Response (updated regularly)

How Business Schools are responding to COVID-19 – examples from the PRME community (updated regularly)

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(Last update April 17, 2020) I will be updating this blog post with any additional insights, examples and tips Schools send me as they come to hand, so please check back regularly. If you would like to add your examples to share with the community, or if you have an example you would like featured … Continue reading How Business Schools are responding to COVID-19 – examples from the PRME community (updated regularly)

Adapting to a New COVID-19 Reality – 9 Tips and Tools for Schools (part 2 of 2)

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Please continue to send me any stories, examples, tips, research, online events, successes, challenges anything you are willing to share that is helping you or that you believe may help others adapt quickly, move forward and survive in these incredibly difficult times. It doesn’t have to be perfect, or look pretty, whatever it is please … Continue reading Adapting to a New COVID-19 Reality – 9 Tips and Tools for Schools (part 2 of 2)

Adapting to a New COVID-19 Reality –  9 Tips and Tools for Schools (part 1 of 2)

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It is incredible how quickly we have moved away from business as usual into a whole new space. Some of us have already been working in this new, COVID-19 reality for several weeks, while others are just starting, or hopefully preparing, for what is perhaps, unfortunately inevitable. I too have been glued to the screen … Continue reading Adapting to a New COVID-19 Reality –  9 Tips and Tools for Schools (part 1 of 2)