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Dear Fellow Educators, Researchers, and Innovators,
What an exciting time to be part of the Management Education and Development (MED) Division. Whether you are a longtime member or just discovering our vibrant community, I am delighted to welcome you to MED and highlight what lies ahead for our incredible community.
Our division is all about you—the passionate educators who inspire students and management learners, the innovative researchers uncovering new insights about how management is taught and learned, the practitioners bridging theory and practice, and the thought leaders shaping the future of business education for scholars, educators, and learners everywhere.
What's Coming This Year: Reasons to Be Excited
Fresh Structure, Enhanced Support - We're restructuring around eight specialized committees designed specifically to amplify what you do best and create deeper, more targeted support for researchers, educators, and all in the management learning ecosystem.
Innovation at the Forefront -We are launching new initiatives to support educators and to equip you with practical tools you can implement immediately, with evidence-based teaching strategies, cutting-edge solutions, and digital options that really work in management learning.
Research That Reaches - We're placing unprecedented emphasis on research dissemination. Your brilliant insights deserve to reach educators, institutions, and learners worldwide. Expect new pathways to share your work and see it make a real difference.
Connection and Community - Whether you listen to us on your commute to work (via podcasts or bite-sized audio) or want to get involved in interactive activities (via webinars or the Inspiration Hub), we are exploring multiple ways for you to engage, learn, and contribute.
Our Vision: Where We're Headed Together
The landscape of management education is evolving rapidly, and that's exactly where MED excels. We serve as the essential bridge between rigorous research and effective practice, fostering an engaged global community that helps management educators everywhere rise to meet evolving expectations. We support researchers who are exploring the fundamental questions of how management is taught, learned, and practiced—ensuring your work is both methodologically rigorous and relevant. We enable educators to flourish in today's challenging educational environment, providing the tools, networks, and development opportunities you need to excel, whether you are designing your first course or your fiftieth.
Here at MED, we advance innovation in management education, helping shape a future where business schools and learning institutions respond to management learners' educational needs with both purpose and integrity.
The year ahead promises to be remarkable, and I want you to be part of every exciting development. Watch for announcements about our new committee structure, mark your calendars for upcoming webinars and podcasts, and don't hesitate to reach out with your ideas, questions, or simply to say hello.
Together, we will continue to research, educate, and inspire across every corner of the management education ecosystem. The future of management education is being written right now, and we are all helping to write it.
Here’s to an extraordinary year ahead
With enthusiasm and appreciation,
Prof. Mairead Brady
Chair, Management Education and Development Division
Associate Professor, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin
P.S. - Yes, we really did serve spectacular ice cream at our Copenhagen social event. Just one more reason why MED gatherings are genuinely fun as well as professionally enriching.
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