Posts Tagged ‘digitalisation’
Employers split on the value of online versus in-person degrees
Many business schools offer both virtual and in-person education – but what how do employers view the graduates of each option? A new survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) reveals that 54% of employers consider graduates of online and in-person programmes to be equally valuable. However, the survey also finds that those who…
Read MoreWorld’s largest XR immersive learning library for management education and research
INSEAD has become the first business school to launch a comprehensive library of VR Learning Experiences to make management education more impactful and to advance management research. INSEAD XR marks a leap forward in educational technology. It offers a scalable, cost-effective, and user-friendly XR-based solution that elevates the impact of learning by making it engaging…
Read MoreOpening doors into computer science and AI at OPIT Open Institute of Technology
AI is changing the way we work. Hiring demand for tech workers is estimated to accelerate in the next five years, with the U.S. alone adding more than a million new tech jobs by the end of the decade. In order to challenge this, OPIT Open Institute of Technology, has introduced two degrees, a BSc…
Read MoreINSEAD reinvents lifelong learning with subscription-based mobile app
INSEAD, The Business School for the World, has announced the launch of the INSEAD Learning Hub, an innovative subscription-based mobile app for lifelong learning. As the world becomes increasingly complex and the business landscape changes faster than ever, success in the future of work requires continuous lifelong learning, an approach that has evolved from teacher-centred to…
Read MoreNEOMA Business School’s new iLearning courses structured like TV series
Three new remote courses, which are structured based on storytelling techniques in the film and television industry, have been introduced for the 2022-2023 academic year at NEOMA Business School. These new “iLearning” courses cast participants in a specific role, for instance, Chief Digital Officer. Knowledge is acquired through a gameplay-like format which increases the potential…
Read MoreThe “new normal”: How schools are embedding COVID19 digital lessons
EFMD Online Course Certification System (EOCCS) Director Keith Pond provides an overview of the recent EOCCS Community Webinar that took place in December. “Emergency remote” teaching during the recent pandemic was seen as a problem by many but an opportunity by others. COVID-19 appeared to accelerate changes in Management Learning and Teaching that were already…
Read MoreDo not panic about Chat GPT-3
Think a few years out, invite students into the conversation and experiment. Do not panic! This is some of the great advice from a handful of professors from across the humanities and natural science fields about how to deal with the new generation of AI tools that we now face. The most recent of such…
Read MoreDiscussing the positive impact of education with EHL Hospitality Business School’s Ines Blal
Exploring proud moments and challenging situations, Dr Ines Blal, the Executive Dean and Managing Director of EHL Hospitality Business School, sits down to discuss further with Stephanie Mullins, Director of specialist business education PR consultancy BlueSky Education. Dr Blal’s research and consulting often focuses on the financing possibilities for small and medium hotels, and the…
Read MoreColumbia University, ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec join forces with new dual degree programme
Prestigious institutions Columbia University, ESSEC Business School and CentraleSupélec have launched a dual degree programme in the areas of business analytics and data science. The launch of this partnership comes at a time when digital skills have never been more important: with information technology, mass data processing, and artificial intelligence presenting both opportunities and challenges…
Read MoreIdentifying innovative learning experiences at business schools
Today, the business school classroom goes far beyond the lecture hall and face-to-face interaction between student and teacher. Accelerated since the global health crisis, there is no doubt that business school classrooms have become increasingly innovative in recent years. Business school PR experts Stephanie Mullins and Olivia Nieberg from BlueSky Education take a look at…
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