What is the mix of knowledge, skills, competencies and attitudes required by the manager and change agent of tomorrow - one conscious of the drive towards sustainability (green) while also sensitive to the opportunities made available by the ocean (blue) that surrounds us?
This is the key question driving a set of meetings led by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy at the University of Malta that involve key stakeholders from the private and public sector. These meetings help develop a better understanding of what it takes to be, or become, a 'turquoise manager' (turquoise being the ensemble of green and blue).
A focus group discussion involving talent development professionals and human resource specialists from the public service, private industry and trade unions aided the sharing of ideas with a group of UM academics during a 2-hour event held at UM's Valletta Campus on 30 January 2023. A second focus group, this time with current students and alumni, is planned for 20 February 2023.
These workshops are being organised in each partner institution that is part of the consortium of the TURQUOOOISE project (Universities of Brest, Cadiz, Split, Gdansk and Nord), which is an EU-funded project under the ERASMUS MUNDUS DESIGN MEASURES call.
The project shall lead to the the crafting of a new master's programme in the sustainable management of organisations, jointly organised and run by six universities forming part of the SEA-EU Alliance, the The University of Malta is leading the preparatory phase of this programme development.
The event was co-moderated by Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino, Dr Emanuel Said (Dean, FEMA), Dr Kurt Borg, and Dr Margaret Camilleri Fenech.
