To be leaders in the development and delivery of immersive and highly engaging online and hybrid business education experiences.FOME Alliance · mission
A working alliance, not a badge.
FOME Alliance member schools trade what usually stays behind closed doors: pedagogy, platform decisions, faculty development. This means each institution's online and hybrid programmes improve faster than any one school could manage alone.
Our vision
The alliance unites schools to create cutting-edge learning experiences that develop responsible leaders, catalysing digitally innovative business education across every member institution.
2018founded
Formed to develop and deliver online and hybrid business education at a shared, global standard.
History
A short story so far. This is where FOME's fuller milestone history will sit as it's supplied.
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- 2018FOME Alliance founded by a founding group of business schools to build online and hybrid programmes to a shared global standard.
- 2021First face-to-face conference since the pandemic, hosted by ESMT Berlin.
- 2023ESADE and Rotterdam School of Management join as members; the inaugural insendi Learning Design Innovation Awards are presented at the annual conference.
- 2024Steve Muylle succeeds Enzo Peruffo as Chair at the Brussels mid-year conference, hosted by Vlerick Business School.
- 2025FOME Alliance is officially established as a nonprofit organisation in Belgium. Henley Business School, South Africa and Centrum PUCP join as members.
- TodayFifteen member schools across fifteen countries and six continents, working through joint research, faculty exchange, and an annual conference.
Leadership
The alliance is governed by member schools, not run above them.
- Chair: Steve Muylle. Took the chair at the 2024 Brussels mid-year conference, succeeding Enzo Peruffo.
- Management Committee. Sets direction and priorities for the alliance, drawn from member institutions.
- Working Groups. Faculty and staff from member schools collaborate on specific initiatives: pedagogy, research, and programme design.
- Governance. FOME Alliance is registered as a nonprofit organisation in Belgium.
Strategic priorities
- Pedagogy. Improve online and hybrid teaching practice across every member school.
- Learner experience. Build engaging, immersive learning that holds up against any format.
- Institutional reputation. Association with a recognised global standard for digital business education.
- Differentiated offerings. Programme design informed by a wider market than one school sees alone.
- Global access. A standing network of partner institutions and specialists.
Our approach
FOME schools develop online and hybrid education through direct collaboration: shared pedagogy research, faculty exchange, and a standing forum for programme leaders, rather than each school iterating in isolation.
See it in practiceOnline learning can transform learners, organisations, and societies.FOME Alliance