Undergraduate programmes are the stepping stone into a professional career and, for many young people, their first contact point with the world of academia. With new generations of students and their changing expectations, education in Bachelor programmes has its own unique challenges.
This annual conference for directors and administrators of Bachelor programmes in management and related areas is an opportunity to keep up with the latest practices and development in undergraduate education globally. Learn from showcased strategic and operational best practices across diverse perspectives such as those of students, faculty and employers.
Directors of bachelor/ undergraduate programmes in management and related areas such as finance, marketing, etc., as well as programme administrators and staff from EFMD member and non-member schools concerned with bachelor/ undergraduate programmes.
16:00 – 16:30
Registration & welcome coffee
16:30 – 17:00
Welcome & introduction by the Chair
17:00 – 18:00
What do humans bring that AI can’t?
18:00 – 19:00
Art tour with bubble hopping
19:00
Dinner at SSE
08:30 – 09:00
Registration & welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:00
The Business & Economics Reflection Series: A scent of the humanities in the age of AI
This address describes a hands-on experience at the Stockholm School of Economics, designing and delivering an unorthodox mandatory course geared toward BSc program students.
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 – 12:30
If you stand for nothing, what do you fall for?” An arts-based approach to teaching critical thinking
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 14:45
The Future of Work: How AI and technological disruption will change the way we work
14:45 – 15:45
AI in Teaching
This session looks at practical ways to use AI in the development, delivery and evaluation of Bachelor courses in business and management.
15:45 – 16:15
Coffee break
16:15 – 17:00
Building learning spaces that extend beyond the walls of the university
17:00 – 17:45
The assessment of the future
In the age of AI, assessment must move beyond static exams and incorporate continuous, evidence-based evaluation of judgment, learning processes, and authentic performance. In this session, we explore the challenges and implications of such a transition in the context of regulatory hurdles, cultural (teaching) norms, workload constraints and concerns around subjectivity and fairness.
19:00
Dinner
08:30 – 09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00 – 10:00
Actions and actors for student health
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee break
10:30 – 12:00
Bring your own challenge
12:00 – 12:45
Higher education in times of global geopolitical uncertainty
12:45 – 13:15
Closing remarks and welcome to the 2027 Conference
13:15 – 14:30
Lunch
EFMD has secured rooms at special rates at the following hotel:
Hotel Birger Jarl
Tulegatan 8,
Stockholm
To make a hotel reservation:
Early bird fee until 16 October 2026 included
Conference fee as of 17 October 2026
Please note that a 25% discount applies for every third and subsequent participant from the same institution. If you are your institution’s third person to register, please contact bachelor@efmdglobal.org to receive your registration link.
The third-party fee is aimed at EFMD non-members who are not representatives of universities, business schools or corporate universities
Cancellations must be confirmed in writing. If EFMD is notified of your withdrawal by 16 October 2026, an administrative cancellation fee of 75€ plus 25% VAT will apply. After this date, we regret that no refunds can be issued. However, substitutions are allowed at no additional cost, provided EFMD is informed of the substitute’s name, title, and address. Event fees are not transferable to other EFMD events.
Please note that if payment (or proof of payment) is not received by 10 November 2026, your name will not be included in the participants’ list.

Stockholm School of Economics
Sveavägen 65
113 83 Stockholm
Sweden
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is situated 40 kilometres north of Stockholm city.