Transitions Act: the roadmap guiding the evolution of SKEMA programmes

The Transitions Act builds on the 3D Plan and its three pillars: diversity, decarbonation and digital for good. This shared foundation steers the evolution of courses, skills and teaching formats. Since 2020, the school has hybridised its teaching with AI, strengthened sustainability content and reshaped its pedagogical practices. The Transitions Act now brings these shifts together within a clear, shared framework.

Training every student in transitions

The ambition of the Transitions Act is straightforward: to reach 100% of students, without exception. Core courses, awareness workshops, hackathons, conferences and transition content embedded in traditional disciplines combine to form a continuous learning pathway. Each programme defines “Skills Acquisition Modules” linked to diversity, low carbon and responsible digital practices. Oversight sits with the Directorate for Pedagogical Innovation to keep all programmes on a common trajectory.

Four pillars to structure the approach

The Transitions Act strategy rests on several pillars, including:

• Awareness: Flagship courses in the Global BBA and the Master in Management (PGE) set the direction. All programmes include sustainability content, at times developed with partner institutions.
   
• Skills: Sustainability and AI frameworks intersect to form a shared base. Anchored in the 3D Plan, this approach embeds “transition skills” within every programme.
   
• Impact-focused mobility: MOVE FOR GOOD integrates an impact project into each international mobility period. The first projects have launched in Dubai, with other campuses following. Students work with local youth groups, and this experience becomes a core part of the curriculum.
   
• Student engagement: The Special Achievement scheme recognises and credits student-led associative, social, environmental or sporting projects across all campuses, valuing another dimension of the student journey.

A momentum aligned with the DD&RS label

The Transitions Act underpins SKEMA’s DD&RS approach (label awarded in 2023). It structures teaching, strengthens skills, aligns multi-campus practices and reinforces the school’s glocal footprint. SKEMA thus positions itself among institutions committed to lasting transformation, embedded within both curricula and organisation.

The 3D Plan as the backbone

The 3D Plan drives SKEMA’s transformation through three axes: Diversity, Decarbonation and Digital for Good. It guides skills updates, the integration of transition issues, the controlled use of AI and the evolution of teaching formats. Anchored in this plan, the Transitions Act gives it academic expression. A direct way to embed these challenges in every student’s education. Not on the surface. In depth.