Impact Case Studies Learning & Teaching

Enhancing student-client relationships in capstone projects

Designing and sustaining productive student-client relationships in capstone projects with industry partners

21st April 2026

Community Contributions

Community Contributions

This category acknowledges voluntary contributions to business and management education outside your institution. 

Engaging with professional or accreditation bodies 
Some CMBEs contribute to accreditation panels, advisory councils, or professional networks. Letters of appointment or meeting minutes provide evidence. 

External examining and peer review 
If you serve as an external examiner or reviewer, this can be logged as CPD. A letter of appointment or an anonymised review document supports this claim. 

Maximum hours claimable per year: up to 5 hours

CMBE Spotlight: Podcasting as Professional Development

This CMBE Spotlight features an example of podcasting as Community Contributions CPD.  

By Roger Saunders CMBE, Associate Professor, Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University.