We are delighted to announce the addition of two esteemed associate members to our global network: Warwick Business School (United Kingdom) and Copenhagen Business School (Denmark).
Additionally, we celebrate the appointment of emlyon business school (France) from associate to full member status, marking a new chapter in their longstanding commitment to shaping the future of executive education.
Copenhagen Business School
In 1991, CBS Executive Fonden was established by CBS (Copenhagen Business School, established in 1917 and today a leading Business School with approximately 23,000 students) with the mission of providing research-based executive education. With over 30 years of experience, CBS Executive Fonden is now a market leader in Board Leadership education, holds a solid position within Leadership education, and is known by the community as the platform “Where Practice Meets Research to Evolve the Leaders of Tomorrow.”
“With our membership of UNICON, we aim to further strengthen the field of executive education by contributing with our experience and learning formats whilst at the same time becoming inspired by new and winning formats through our engagement and interaction with the UNICON community. We bring with us a strong position within board education, with a special learning format and formula renowned in our local market. We are intrigued by the new formats brought on by AI and digital tools and hope to learn more about these through UNICON. As a Nordic player, we embrace responsible leadership and build on the Nordic Nine capabilities of CBS in our continuous strive and work for improving leadership both nationally and internationally.”Anne Marie Jess Hansen, Chief Executive Officer at CBS Executive Fonden
Warwick Business School
Warwick Business School (WBS) started as the School of Industrial Relations and Business Studies, with just five academic staff and 24 postgraduate students; in 1988, it officially became the University’s Business School. Today, WBS offers more than 40 accredited education programmes spanning every level, from Foundation Year up to PhD and Doctor of Business Administration, with a community of 500 staff and circa 7,000 students at any one time. WBS has evolved its research to embrace broader societal challenges and to cross private, public, and third sectors. From working with NASA on strategic management to creating change in frontline health services in India and Kenya and underpinning the successful economic strategy of the West Midlands Combined Authority, WBS is making economic impact at a regional, national, and global level.
WBS was the first UK business school to receive the prestigious ‘triple crown’ of business school accreditation from the Association of MBAs, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, and the European Quality Improvement System. In 2014 we were the first UK business school to be accredited by the Equality Challenge Unit with an Athena Swan award, then the first to achieve the Athena Swan Gold Award for improving gender equality in 2023. The School’s past, present, and future is forged by the commitment to academic excellence and practice relevance, and our willingness to innovate which enables us to achieve quality and impact at scale. Our success in doing that has enabled us to grow into a comprehensive, full-service, global School: a world-class Business School at the heart of a world-class University.
“The progress of WBS is an ongoing journey, with genuine energy invested by the team in recent years to develop our future in Executive Education. In a highly competitive market, we see huge value in the openness, effective use of resources, shared insights, and increased collaboration, that UNICON membership can deliver. WBS Executive Education is at the heart of a highly successful business school, and university, and we are encouraged by our School to exhibit our values in all aspects of our professional activities and relationships.”
Camilla Jonsson, Director of Executive Education, Warwick Business Schoolemlyon business school: Advancing to Full Membership
We are also excited to recognize emlyon business school on their advancement to full UNICON membership.
Founded in 1872 by the Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, emlyon business school has an enrollment of 9,020 students of 125 nationalities.
emlyon business school offers a wide range of academic programs, including the Global BBA, Masters in Management, M.Sc. in Finance, MBA, and Exec. MBA degrees, alongside Specialized Masters (M.Sc., M.S.) programs, and a Ph.D. program in Management. The school also provides a wide portfolio of executive education programs for senior executives & experienced managers.
The school maintains seven campuses: in the Urban Community of Lyon (Écully), Saint-Étienne and Paris in France, Shanghai in China and Bhubaneswar & Mumbai in India. Emlyon Business School is a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles, and holds the Triple Accreditation Status (EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA).
Consistently ranked among the top business schools in France, emlyon business school’s Master in Management has been ranked 9th worldwide in the 2022 Financial Times Masters in Management ranking.
“I would like to thank the UNICON Board of Directors for the full membership award to emlyon business school ! UNICON opens our viewpoint on the future of executive education. The UNICON Leadership Academy, The Talent Development Conference, The Directors conference, and much more, are all exceptional opportunities to grow on a personal level, to develop our executive education teams, to extend network & partnerships as well to explore new horizons. And most of it, UNICON is a worldwide family eager to impact people, organizations, and society for the better.”
Christine Baldy-Ngayo, PhD, Associate Dean, Executive Education, emlyon business school
