Creatively reimagining the future of business education and research – a global dialogue
In June, Dr. Nadia Gulko from the Department of Accountancy, Finance and Economics organised a global online webinar hosted by the University of Lincoln “Creatively reimagining the future of business education and research – a global dialogue”.
The global visibility of this event was a success with the webinar website reaching 1,035 page views, (869 of which were unique) and 312 registrations from 44 countries! Participants joined us from Africa (27%), Asia (23%), Europe (31%), North America (15%), Oceania (3%), South America (1%).
Sponsored by the AICPA&CIMA and in partnership with thirteen universities across five continents, the event brought together academics, educators, researchers, and PhD scholars to discuss the challenges of teaching and learning, accreditations, research, and the complexities of higher education environments globally.
Video recordings are free and available on the project website https://crfbe.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/. This is a valuable source for experienced educators, researchers, and those who are new to teaching and you are welcome to share within your departments.
Our Global Dialogue included discussions around but not limited to the topics:
- What if there were no classrooms?
- In a world where facts are free… what value do we/should we add?
- What if higher education does not deliver as it imagines – that we are suffering from collective self-delusion?
- How do we define wisdom in ways that are more inclusive? Do we need to define wisdom?
- Supporting first-generation high school and higher education students.
- The influence of decolonisation on the curriculum.
Nadia Gulko, Associate Professor of Accounting, commented:
“Many thanks to the outstanding educators, panel speakers: Prof Nick McGuigan (Australia), Prof Natalie T. Churyk (USA), Prof Camillo Lento (Canada), Sanlie Middelberg (South Africa), and Prof Kate Strudwick (UK, LALT). Thank you to the fantastic and engaging audience for your contributions to the Global Dialogue. This event would not have been such a success without the amazing Sally Newnham who facilitated the event. Sally works with private and public sector companies by delivering the best evidence-informed and practice-led training, events in leadership and human relationships. I am grateful to the University’s Provost and Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Liz Mossop, the Research Director Prof Simon Lilley, and the Head of Department of AFE Siobhan Goggin for their exceptional support. It would be impossible to mention you all, but thanks to everyone, from my ‘Teaching Excellence’ project collaborators to various staff at the university who supported this event. My special thanks go to the Marketing and Digital Team at the Lincoln International Business School, Tarzem Shoker, Christopher Wardle-Cousins, Antonio Ruiz Martos, and two summer interns, our students, Jasmine Hayton and Alex Dickinson, who made a fantastic job in creating the project website and webinar recordings.”
Nora Luquer, Lead Manager CGMA University Initiatives, AICPA & CIMA (USA) commented:
“Education is an essential component of career pathways. However, education can be and is being reimagined. The traditional approach to higher education is not diverse or inclusive enough nor is it reflective of today’s economic environment. Nadia Gulko from Lincoln University in the UK and her esteemed colleagues presented on their research on reimagining business education as a holistic entity. Examples cited were innovative and compelling. Not only was it a productive use of (my) time, I left with some call to actions and made new professional connections. Thank you to Nadia Gulko and her team for this inspiring work. I look forward to seeing the evolution of #ReimaginingBusinessEd.”
Camillo Lento, Professor of Accounting, Lakehead University (Canada) commented:
“Being a panellist at this future-looking global session was an honour. All the presentations and discussions were very informative and an excellent opportunity to learn from so many people across the globe. I look forward to continuing these discussions as we move forward.”
To find out more, please visit: https://crfbe.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/