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PRME Chapter DACH

Background

The established PRME DACH Chapter, consisting of PRME signatories in German-speaking countries (Germany-Austria-Switzerland), was officially launched at the Conference on Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, at MCI Management Center Innsbruck in February 2014, after two years of preparation.

Currently, more than 60 higher education institutions are part of the DACH Chapter, and many of them play an active role in the network.

Vision

The DACH Chapter is highly committed to provide PRME regional signatories with a forum to advance the Principles for Responsible Management Education, discuss issues of mutual interest and concern, as well as share and develop good practice and innovative approaches in Responsible Management Education (major key objective of the PRME Regional DACH Chapter). The PRME principles are at the core of the work of the PRME Chapter DACH, while the chapter is also shifting its focus to integrating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in research, teaching and outreach activities of its members and of the Chapter as a collective.

Values

PRME Chapter DACH signatories strive to create an engaging and secure space for exchange and collaboration, foster trust and connection with each other, actively engage in debate, are committed to joint progress as well as to innovation, new and critical thinking, disruptive processes and toward fostering sustainability learning and processes as a whole.

Mission

The mission of the Chapter is to provide thought and action leadership on the future of corporations and of responsible management education in the context of the UN sustainable development agenda.

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Based on our Mission, the PRME Chapter DACH

  • works collaboratively to achieve higher levels of performance in five key areas: curricula, research, educational frameworks, sustainability-based partnerships and thought leadership
  • serves the broader PRME community through active engagement with existing local and regional Chapters, and other global opportunities, as well as the wider institutional context of the PRME initiative
  • makes significant contributions in support of broader UN goals and issues, in particular, helping to realise the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Chapter DACH activities include:

10th Anniversary PRME Chapter DACH

10th Anniversary Newsletter

11th Responsible Management Education Research Conference

Jamming for a Better World

Jamming for a Better World

Details about this activity can be found here

Call for Book Chapters

Responsible Management Education with Impact: A Blueprint for Transformative Leadership Beyond 2030

Editors: Alexander Herzner, Ruth Areli García-León & Lisa Fröhlich

Submission deadline for proposals: 1st May 2024

Publisher: Routledge

Purpose and context:

You are invited to contribute to a book aimed at inspiring and empowering educators, administrators, policymakers, institutions, industry professionals and leaders interested in fostering positive change and supporting a sustainable transformation of society, environment, and business.

After more than a decade in responsible management education (The PRME Global Movement 2021), the era of corporate responsibility and sustainable practices is still a paramount concern with the climate crisis remaining omnipresent. In the last years, responsible and ethical behavior has been challenged not only by a global pandemic but also by wars occurring worldwide. All these issues have led us to question if current leaders are acting responsibly and ethically integer and what is and has been the impact of responsible management education (RME) practices in the former and present years.

Therefore, the envisioned book aims to explore the intersection of RME and responsible leadership in addressing the Sustainable Development Goals. It adopts the concept of ‘transformative leadership’ (Bass & Riggio, 2005), as the leadership that seeks to transform by inspiring and empowering others as a way to advance RME. With this in mind, this book seeks to serve as an inspiration by providing insights, strategies, case studies, and real outcomes in order to serve as a comprehensive guide for RME and leadership.

More information here

i5 Literacy Certification Process

The PRME i5 European Expert Pedagogy Group are delighted to announce the i5 Literacy Certification Scheme

The PRME ‘Impactful Five’ (i5) Program is an ambitious project to nurture responsible leaders by integrating collaborative, meaningful and playful learning among global leadership educators. Sign up for a to learn more about the pedagogic research behind the i5 program in this Stage 1 Webinar and hear from members of the i5 Expert Pedagogy Group with first-hand experience of developing the PRME Impactful Five (i5) Playbook and experience of implementing its practices in the classroom.

Participants develop their understanding and continuous implementation by completing all Stages in consecutive manner until i5 literacy is fully achieved in Stage 5. Certificates for attending, respectively successfully completing individual Stages will be provided. A recording of the Stage 1 webinar will be available, while Stage 2 onwards will be synchronous (online/offline) only. For questions relating to i5 in the DACH Chapter, please contact PRME (i5) Expert Pedagogy Group member and PRME DACH i5 lead t.breitbarth@cbs.de

Stage 1 – Certificate of i5 Attendance (25th or 26th of April)
30 minute Webinar; general project overview and outline i5 approach, promoting i5, Q&A.
Please watch this Stage 1 recording (18 minutes) before signing up for Stage 2. Note that Stage 2/3/4/5 sessions will not be recorded, i.e. progressing through the i5 Literacy Certification Process requires synchronous engagement.

Recording: Stage 1. Overview project in general and outline i5 approach

Registration form for Stage 3: https://docs.google.com/forms/...

More information: https://i5.unprme.org/

i5 Literacy Certification Scheme_ Registration Stage 3

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Responsible Management Education Research Conference (RMERC)

10th RME Research Conference

This year's 10th Responsible Management Education Research Conference (RMERC) takes place from 26-28 September in Lisbon, Portugal. It is hosted by Iscte Business School and organised in collaboration with the PRME Chapter DACH and PRME Working Group on Anti-Poverty.

More information here. Contact: RMER2023@iscte-iul.pt

PGS Student Ambassador Program

PGS Student Ambassador Program

Become a PGS Student Ambassador!

To expand the scope of the 2030 SDG PRME Global Students is looking for students interested in becoming PRME Ambassadors. They will attend a 10-week training program every Saturday from February to April, where they will have the opportunity to participate in PRME Working Groups and workshops with academic leaders worldwide from their fields on an international level.

If you are an active student enrolled in a PRME Signatory University with interest and knowledge in the area of Sustainable Development Goals, you can apply from January 6th to January 26th.

For applications and more information contact the DACH PRME representative at your university.

Supporting and advancing Teaching for Responsible Management Education and Sustainable Development

  • Through dedicated projects such as the SDG Teaching Materials
  • Through creating shared spaces for exchange and discussion of RME teaching and learning resources and strategies such as the
  • Through offering joint opportunities for teacher development and learning

PRME Plattform - SDGs in der Lehre

Supporting and encouraging Student initiatives

  • Through collaboration with student associations and initiatives
  • Through co-designing and organising student events and activities
  • Through supporting and advancing student engagement

PRME Chapter DACH International Video Contest "Student Voices on Responsible Management Education"

Facilitating and driving Engagement and Collaboration with local and global partners, networks and stakeholders

  • Within the Chapter through regular meetings and joint events
  • With local and regional partner organisations through joint initiatives and collaboration
  • With global PRME partners through participation in governance, working groups, and cross-chapter events

PRME Chapter DACH Meeting in Innsbruck, February 2019

Driving and sharing Research in Responsible Management Education and Sustainable Development

  • Through the organisation of the Responsible Management Education Research Conference
  • Through jointly conducting research projects in defined areas such as Competencies for Responsible Managers
  • Through engaging in applied research on responsible management education and sharing findings

7th RME Research Virtual Conference, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons 2020

PRME Chapter DACH Steering Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Fröhlich

Ispira Think Thank für Nachhaltige Lieferketten

E-Mail: lisa.froehlich@ispira-thinktank.com

Vice-Chair

Mag. Regina Obexer, M.Ed.

MCI | The Entrepreneurial School (Austria)

E-Mail: regina.obexer@mci.edu

RMER Conference Manager

Prof. Dr. Christian Baumgartner

University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (Switzerland)

E-Mail: christian.baumgartner@fhgr.ch


Communication

Dr. Ruth Areli García León, M.Sc./M.M.

Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (Germany)

E-Mail: r-a.garcia-leon@ostfalia.de


Signatory Relations Manager

Dr. Alexander Herzner

Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (Germany)

E-Mail: a.herzner@oth-aw.de

PRME Global Student Programm Representative

M.A. Anna-Theresia Krein

Brunswick European Law School (BELS)

E-Mail: a.krein@ostfalia.de

Working Group/Chapter Relations Manager

Prof. Dr. Ingela Tietze

Hochschule Pforzheim

Email: ingela.tietze@hs-pforzheim.de


Treasurer/Fundraiser

Dr. Anastasios Fountis

Berlin School of Business & Innovation (Germany)

E-Mail: anastasios.fountis@berlinsbi.com

Prof. Dr. habil. Lisa Fröhlich
froehlichlisa@gmail.com

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Signatory Members


American Institute of Applied Sciences in Switzerland Berlin School of Business and Innovation Brunswick European Law School (BELS) Business School Lausanne CBS University of Applied Sciences Danube Business School Department Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences of Southern Switzerland ESMT European School of Management and Technology GmbH EU SA European Business School (EBS) Faculty of Business Studies and Economics, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences (BESS) Faculty of Economics and Business Administration - Chemnitz University of Technology Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences - University of Cologne Faculty of Management, Economics and Society, Witten/Herdecke University FH Wien University of Applied Sciences Frankfurt School of Finance & Management gGmbH Geneva School of Economics and Management Gisma University of Applied Sciences Goethe University Frankfurt, Faculty of Economics and Business HEC Lausanne Hochschule Fresenius - University of Applied Sciences Hochschule Mainz, University of Applied Sciences IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems IMD-International Institute for Management Development Ingolstadt School of Management International Graduate Center, Hochschule Bremen - City University of Applied Sciences International Institute In Geneva (IIG) International Institute Zittau International School of Management IU International University of Applied Sciences JKU Business School Karlshochschule Interational University Kühne Logistics University Leuphana University Lüneburg MCI - Management Center Innsbruck Munich Business School Münster School of Business (MSB) Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Amberg-Weiden Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences (engaged by ZWIRN - Center for Scientific Interdisciplinary Risk and Sustainability Management) Pforzheim University Business School Reutlingen University Rushford Business School School of Business and Economics of the University of Münster School of Management Fribourg (HEG-FR) Seeburg Castle University (SCU) Sustainability Management School TUM School of Management United International Business Schools University of Applied Sciences Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons (FHGR) University of Hamburg Business School University of Mannheim University of St. Gallen WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management WU - Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien / Vienna University of Economics and Business ZHAW School of Management and Law

01 September 2026 - All day

PRME Chapter DACH

13th RMER Conference

We are thrilled to announce that the 13 th Responsible Management Education Research Conference will take place on 2-4 September 2026 in Leuneburg, Germany....

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