Conference announcement
Reclaim, Resist, Reimagine: Sustainability and the Future of Responsible Management Education
Join us at the 13th Responsible Management Education Research (RMER) Conference at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany, on September 2-4, 2026, as we explore critical issues in responsible management education and address global challenges through innovative and sustainable practices.
In this era of rapid change and uncertainty, we must reclaim our values of sustainability and social responsibility, resist the increasing political and societal backlash, and reimagine a future where business, society and nature thrive together.
Through a series of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and research tracks, we will delve into the latest research and best practices in responsible management education, with a special focus on sustainability and innovation.
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, share your expertise, and contribute to the development of responsible management education that can help address the complex and urgent challenges of our time.
Conference Dates: September 2-4, 2026
Location: Lüneburg, Germany
Organizers: PRME Chapter DACH and Leuphana University
We look forward to seeing you there!
We kindly invite fellow researchers (PRME community and beyond) to share their valued expertise and submit a contribution (paper, extended abstract) on their particular field of interest. We welcome both, established and emerging topics that draw significant attention to the conference theme “Reclaim, Resist, Reimagine: Sustainability and the Future of Responsible Management Education” and within the following tracks (for details, please click the links):
Tracks
- Track 01 Resisting managerialism through critical pedagogy and power in management education
- Track 02 Educating amidst the Polycrisis: Arts-Based Pedagogies in Responsible Management Education
- Track 03 Reclaiming Responsible Management Education in Asia. Resisting universalism, reimagining contextual ethics
- Track 04 A systems view toolkit for responsible strategic thinking (WORKSHOP – no submissions possible)
- Track 05 Reimagining responsible management education in an age of mass migration and artificial intelligence
- Track 06 Reclaiming fairness in AI-powered assessment. Ethics, governance and responsibility in management education
- Track 07 Make science great again (PANEL – no submissions possible)
- Track 08 Enabling Circular Economy across regions. Institutional logics and procurement capabilities in global supply chains
- Track 09 Responsible management education in dialogue with issues of poverty alleviation. Reassessing, reframing and reaffirming this relationship
- Track 10 Narratives of hope. Storytelling, sustainability, and responsible management education
- Track 11 Innovative pedagogies and impactful practice for responsible management education
- Track 12 Reimagining digitalization for sustainability. Research perspectives for responsible management education
- Track 13 Reclaiming education beyond boundaries. Inter- and transdisciplinary pathways for transformative business education
- Track 14 Bridging education and industry transitions in socially responsible business education
- Track 15 The pedagogy of metaprofit at business schools. Reclaiming teleology, resisting reductionism, and reimagining purpose
- Track 16 Imagining desirable futures. Responsible management research and futures methodologies
- Track 17 Generative AI as catalyst for responsible management education. Reclaiming ethics, resisting bias, reimagining sustainability pedagogies
- Track 18 Addressing the awareness to action gap. Cultivating transformative agency through responsible management education
- Track 19 Innovations in Teaching and Learning for Common Good and Economy of Communion
Important Dates:
Submissions open: April 6th, 2026
New deadline for submissions: June 5th, 2026
Conference registration opens: End of April, 2026
Link to the ConfTool for submission: www.conftool.pro/13th-rmer-2026/
Ticket Prices:
Our ticketshop is now open: https://eveeno.com/108271503
- Early Bird Ticket (until July, 15th, 2026): 480€
- Regular Ticket (from July 15th, 2026 onwards): 550€
- Student/PhD Ticket: 100€ (limited; a certificate of your student status should be send to prme@leuphana.de once you have registered in the ticketshop).
We’ve secured a limited number of rooms at select hotels near the conference venue. To book at the special conference rate, use the allotment code provided below for your chosen hotel.
How to book:
- Contact the hotel directly via email.
- Enter the allotment code for your selected hotel.
- Complete your reservation before the deadline (if applicable).
Available Hotels & Codes:
Best Western Plus, Residenzhotel Lüneburg:
- Code: PRME Konferenz (valid till 17.07.26)
- 25 Single Rooms:106 Euro/night, incl. breakfast (30.08.-04.09.26)
- Contact:info@residenzhotel.de
- Code: PRME2026 (valid till 30.6.26)
- 35 twin rooms for single use: €82.16 per room/night, including Lüneburg bed tax, excluding breakfast.
- 25 twin rooms for single use: €82.16 per room/night, including Lüneburg bed tax, excluding breakfast.
- 10 triple rooms for single use: €102.96 per room/night, including Lüneburg bed tax, excluding breakfast.
- Breakfast Buffet: You can optionally add our breakfast buffet for €13.90 per person.
- Contact:lueneburg@hotelbb.com
Rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Early booking is recommended.
The 13th Responsible Management Education Research Conference is centered around the topic Reclaim, Resist, Reimagine: Sustainability and the Future of Responsible Management Education.
The Design Jam is an innovative, highly participatory method that provides an opportunity for international students from various fields of study and universities to collaboratively identify new possibilities.
You will
• explore future scenarios based on future research and foresight
• derive specific challenges from a desired future
• co-create ideas and prototype concepts
• pitch your idea at the RMERC 2026 opening
• get experts feed-back on your ideas
• experience a Design Thinking process
• gather extra-curricular experience
• Moreover, you probably find topics e.g. for your master thesis, (future) work projects, or voluntary engagement.
The workshop takes place on September 2nd, 2026 at Leuphana University of Lüneburg. It is free of charge.
How to participate?
It‘s as easy as that: just send a registration mail to Christian.Baumgartner@fhgr.ch.
Participation in the Design Jam is free; the student fee for the subsequent RMER conference is €100.
Travel expenses to Lüneburg (2nd-class train fare and accommodation) may be subsidized up to a maximum of €200 per person. More detailed information will be available before the summer.
Prof. Dr. Hannah Trittin-Ulbrich, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Habersang, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Prof. Dr. habil. Lisa Fröhlich, PRME DACH Chapter, e.V.
Prof. Dr. Christian Baumgartner, Fachhochschule Graubünden
Mag. Regina Obexer, M.Ed., MCI | The Entrepreneurial School®
Contact: prme@leuphana.de