Staff Week 2025

Staff Week 2025

Business Learning Decoded: Empowering Educators to Shape Tomorrow’s Leaders

Location: online + Estonian Business School campus, Tallinn

Date: 17.09 + 29.09-3.10.2025

 

Business education in the 21st century is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by rapid technological advancements, evolving workforce demands, and global interconnectedness. Real-world experience plays a pivotal role, with internships, live case studies, and collaboration with industry leaders becoming integral components of the curriculum. Furthermore, modern business education embraces a variety of pedagogical methods—from flipped classrooms and experiential learning to peer collaboration and problem-based learning. This dynamic environment equips students with the practical knowledge, critical thinking abilities, and innovative mindset needed to thrive in an ever-evolving global economy. We will take a look closer to what it means to be the educators of the next generation leaders and entrepreneurs and how to tackle the rising problems.

The staff week "Business Learning Decoded: Empowering Educators to Shape Tomorrow's Leaders" is composed of two components: online session and onsite week. Participants have a chance to take part of dynamic workshops, insightful and expert-led panels and industry focused company visits.

EBS's staff week 2025 is your opportunity to exchange ideas, gain new perspectives, and help redefine what future-ready business education looks like. 

Programme

Staff week 2025 will have wide range of different activities from workshops to panels to cultural activities.

Part I

Location: online

Date: 17.09.2025, 3 pm Estonian time

 

Staff week's online session 

• Participants will be provided with an overview of the upcoming Staff Week, engage in discussions on business education, and have the opportunity to get acquainted with one another.

Part II

Location: EBS campus, Tallinn

Date: 29.09-3.10.2025

 

Monday (29th of September)

• Time: 10:30-20:30
• Highlights of the day
  - Welcome and opening of the week
  - Workshop "Story-based Curriculum Development to Unlock Entrepreneurial Mindset"
  It is lead by Marge Täks, EBS's Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Head of Impactful Entrepreneurship BA Programme
  Workshop invites educators and curriculum developers to delve into the integration of entrepreneurial competencies within a systematically designed, constructively aligned learning experience. We'll examine the various challenges of programme delivery - ranging from pedagogical and institutional to situational - and explore responsive strategies. Come ready to engage, rethink, and innovate the future of curriculum design. 
  - Welcome dinner

Tuesday (30th of September)

• Time: 9:30-19:00
• Highlights of the day
  - Workshop "Reinventing Business Education"
  It is lead by kood/Jõhvi, a modern top-tier international programming school
  Join us for a hands-on workshop where practical coding meets business problem solving to build real-world digital solutions. The session will also introduce cutting-edge digital platforms and emerging technologies that are reshaping industries. Come ready to code, collaborate, and create impact-driven innovations.
  - Industry visit at e-Estonia Showroom
  The e-Estonia Showroom is a visitor and briefing center in Tallinn that showcases Estonia’s globally recognized digital society. It serves as a platform for introducing the country’s e-governance solutions to international delegations, policymakers, researchers, and businesses.
  - Guided tour: Ülemiste

Wednesday (1st of October)

• Time: 10:00-16:30
• Highlights of the day
  - Participating in lectures
  - Connecting partners and local students
  - Guided tour: Old town tour

Thursday (2nd of October)

• Time: 10:00-16:30
• Highlights of the day
  - Snowshoeing in Bog - one of a kind experience!
  Step off the beaten path and into a world of wild beauty with bog snowshoeing - an unforgettable adventure where every step is a bounce through lush moss, hidden pools, and untouched nature. Glide (or squelch!) across Estonia’s magical wetlands on snowshoes, turning a muddy mystery into a playful, one-of-a-kind journey.

Friday (3rd of October)

• Time: 9:30-14:30
• Highlights of the day
  - Workshop "Is ESG Dead?"
  It is lead by Anu Ruul, Sustainable Innovation Strategist
  The workshop invites leaders and strategists to unpack how varying perspectives shape ESG narratives and regulatory responses across sectors. We'll explore how to integrate ESG principles into core business strategy while maintaining credibility, especially amid accusations of greenwashing and shifting regulatory landscapes.
  - Panel "Business Schools for Good"
  Moderated by Anto Liivat, EBS's Head of Bachelor's and Specialist Master’s Programmes, Lecturer
  Panelist Diana Revjako, Executive board member at Fermi Energia
  Panelist Henri Lindal, Researcher, lecturer, entrepreneur, investor
  Panelist Matteo Pasolli, Co-Founder at Nordisk Element
  Panel explores the evolving role of business schools within entrepreneurial ecosystems and how they prepare graduates for an ever-changing world of work. We'll dive into the balance between hard and soft skills, examine alumni employability outcomes, and confront the enduring question: what is the real value of studying business today? Are we educating students to drive meaningful change - or simply to accumulate wealth. With insights from academia, industry, and alumni, the discussion will also reflect on stakeholders' expectations and the future of responsible business education.
  - Closing words