Since 2020, ISIL has been part of a network of institutions committed to excellence in online education, thanks to the EOCCS certification awarded by EFMD. This certification, which was renewed in 2023, has been a catalyst for a significant transformation in our virtual teaching methodologies. It has not only challenged us to meet high-quality standards…

Across the globe, total applications to graduate business school programmes in 2024 increased an impressive 12 per cent from 2023 to 2024. This is a sharp reversal from the previous two consecutive years of declines, which followed a small pandemic-related boost in 2020-2021, according to an annual survey of global business schools conducted and published…

ESCP Business School has announced a new initiative with OpenAI, a global leader in artificial intelligence development and deployment, to radically transform business education. ESCP Business School is rolling out ChatGPT Edu—an accessible option for universities to deploy AI to students, faculty, researchers, and campus operations. By doing so, ESCP will bring innovative AI-powered tools…

As higher education becomes more competitive, financial and academic concerns coupled with a fluctuating economy affect student satisfaction. Customer-centric education acknowledges students as the main stakeholders with whose needs and preferences institutions should align themselves. The 7Ps of marketing (product, place, price, promotion, people, process and physical evidence) produce a holistic framework which can be…

The world is at a crossroads today. The industrialised world that we created in the late 1800s with its sets of rules and norms is being challenged by the new paradigms of high population, resource scarcity, economic distortions, digital divide, environmental pollution and cultural isolations. These challenges confronting human society and the human cognition to…

The transformation of business education over the coming decade was front and centre at the 2024 EFMD Executive Development Conference, hosted by the London Business School (LBS). More than 100 professionals representing global business schools, corporates, and alternative learning providers travelled from 23 countries to LBS’s Regent’s Park campus earlier this month to explore the…