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
- 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
- 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
Deadline for submissions: May 31st, 2026
Conference registration opens: End of April, 2026
Link to the ConfTool for submission: www.conftool.pro/13th-rmer-2026/
Travel information
Lüneburg is a beautiful city in Northern Germany. Thanks to its rich history and the beautiful nature surrounding it, it is a popular tourist destination. Conference attendees are advised to book accommodations well in advance. September is a particularly popular season for tourists to visit the town.
Venue
The conference will take place in the main building of Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Further details about the location of the Leuphana campus can be found on the Leuphana campus information page.
Hotels
For the conference, several hotels offer discounted rates for conference participants. Further information on hotels will be provided here soon.
Travel
Conference attendees are advised to use public transportation from and to the campus. International guests may select Hamburg Airport for air travel, Lüneburg is situated about 35 minutes by train from Hamburg. More information on how to reach the university is available on the travel information page.
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