If test-takers start with the maximum score and lose points for mistakes, they perform 8 percentage points better than when they traditionally start from zero and earn points for correct answers. A simple change in feedback can produce a sizable boost in university performance, finds new research from Corvinus University of Budapest. The psychological discomfort…

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…

The Essentials of Teaching and Learning (ETL) – Bringing purpose and impact to teaching In today’s higher education environment, teaching is increasingly complex, with faculty adapting to evolving student needs and technologies while having limited time to reflect on the foundations of their practice. While many development initiatives focus on tools and techniques, fewer create…

Woxsen University’s Polaris is an academic model designed to enhance student learning outcomes and employability through structured, resource-efficient reform. The traditional business school model—often built on reputation, legacy, and static curriculum design—is being quietly but decisively disrupted. Institutions that once defined management education are now challenged by younger, more agile universities that align learning with real-world…

The paradigm shift toward evidence-based organisational transformation is not merely trending in academic institutions—it has become essential for survival. A framework for academic excellence: Academic leaders Dr. Hemachandran K, Vice Dean and Director of AI Research Centre at Woxsen University, and Dr. Raul Villamarin Rodriguez, Vice President of Woxsen University, represent a new generation of…

Management education caters to adult learners, often professionals seeking to enhance their skills in a dynamic business environment. Three learning approaches—pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy—offer distinct frameworks for designing effective educational experiences. Pedagogy is the traditional teacher-centred method, andragogy focuses on self-directed adult learning, and heutagogy emphasises self-determined learning where learners control both content and process.…