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AI will not replace faculty. It will replace course logic

ai in education. ai will not replace faculty
Debates on AI in business schools often focus on faculty replacement. This article argues that the deeper disruption lies elsewhere. AI undermines the traditional course as the primary unit of learning. It is shifting academic authority from content delivery to sensemaking and judgment. For more than a year, conversations about artificial intelligence in business schools…
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New partnership shapes creative careers

hospitality
A specialist management school has forged a new partnership to further enhance its sector offerings.  A new partnership between Swiss Hotel Management School (SHMS) and design firm Cheng Chung Design (CCD) is redefining what it means to study hospitality design. At its core, hospitality design goes beyond interior decoration. It blends creativity, strategy, and human-centred…
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New Global Executive MBA links India and Europe

Partnerships
Business schools help to prepare leaders for economies that are interconnected, more digital and facing greater sustainability challenges than ever before. As more partnerships between schools in Europe and India are announced, we can see how the sector continues to answer these challenges.  With sustained annual growth, one of the world’s largest start-up ecosystems, vast…
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From career pivot to skill precision: What the 2026 GMAC Survey reveals about future business students

GMAC prospective students survey
 The global landscape of graduate management education is undergoing a subtle but meaningful transformation. Insights from the 2026 GMAC Prospective Students Survey suggest that today’s candidates are approaching business school with a sharper, more pragmatic lens—one shaped by economic uncertainty, evolving workforce demands, and shifting geopolitical realities. The MBA or business master’s degree is no…
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New partnership enables students to explore the world and enter business school

HIM Business School
Being immersed in other cultures is something many people look for in their business studies – so what if that can be provided for by a partnership?  Take HIM Business School in Switzerland, for instance, which is partnering with global education organisation, Verto Education. This partnership aims to provide students with a transformative abroad experience…
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Reimagining faculty retention in Indian higher education: From employment contracts to psychological ownership

Reimagining Faculty Retention
In today’s era of higher education systems, faculty retention is becoming a serious administrative concern. While most institutions still focus on traditional indicators like salary, job security, and institutional policies, they are constantly overlooking the most important dimension, which is “psychological ownership”. A deeper issue lies within, how connected faculty members feel to their institutions.…
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