The October EFMD Global Fairs by Highered went hybrid

EFMD Global Fairs by Highered

The October edition of the EFMD Global Fairs by Highered has come to a successful close. The event, which was created initially in the virtual space, went hybrid and was hosted by EAE Business School Barcelona (Spain) from October 18-20. In the words of EFMD Global’s Manager of the Virtual Career Fair Series, Jean-Alexis Spitz,…

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EFMD 4 Ukraine, a platform to connect Ukrainian talent and companies

EFMD 4 Ukraine

The rapidly escalating humanitarian crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine is heavily impacting the Ukrainian population that has to defend its way of life and sovereignty and fight for survival. Some are on the forefront, some are displaced within the country, others had to flee abroad and seek refuge in neighbouring central and…

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Reflections on the state of the career services industry in a post-COVID marketplace

career professionals

The Career Professionals Development Institute (CPDI) was inaugurated in November 2019, following years of feedback from Career Services professionals from the EFMD Global network, as to the need to go deeper into the challenges of the industry. Since then, this program, which is jointly organised by Highered and EFMD, has endeavoured to equip talent professionals…

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EFMD Global Virtual Career Fairs by Highered

As we embark upon a new year, at Highered, we have been overwhelmed with feedback from our EFMD school members as to the challenging year that we have left behind. While the obvious situation and circumstances have been trying to say the least, we are motivated to continue implementing initiatives to support Career Services, employers…

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Career fairs as we knew them have changed forever

By Erik Spade, CCO/VP APAC at Highered EFMD Shared Career Services The EFMD Virtual Career Fair Series by Highered, launched in Spring 2020, attracted more than 800 recruiters and 25,000 students and graduates from 112 schools in 35 countries. Since 2017, the Highered Virtual Recruitment Platform has been available to more than 600 EFMD accredited…

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The EFMD Virtual Career Fair Series by Highered – an exciting offer for your recruiting colleagues

COVID-19 has dramatically impacted higher education, forcing institutions to adapt to online teaching in a matter of days. And we have done exactly the same from a Career Services and recruiting perspective. The EFMD Virtual Career Fair Series by Highered is the newest launch to the Global Talent Ecosystem, allowing schools to connect their students and alumni…

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Universities, Be Aware: Start-Ups Strip Away Your Glory

About EdTech’s potential take-over of the higher education sector In 2012, the New York Times proclaimed the year of the MOOC, stating that online courses delivered on platforms such as Coursera and Udacity would disrupt the higher education sector. Universities and business schools worldwide pointed to the fact that studying is far more than listening…

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