| |19 September 2020HIGHERReviewIn Higher Education content is "not king anymore" and this applies to the entire educational system as a wholeWhat you are stating here is connected to what I ex-plained before: the shift towards competencies when hiring people. Companies are dealing with a strong un-certainty and need talent able to cope with whatever it comes.The educational system should rethink what it is teaching. We like saying that in Higher Education content is "not king anymore" and this applies to the entire educa-tional system as a whole.Having said this, we still have a long way to go. We do however some notable exceptions that are adapting its approach towards education and MBA. In our case for instance, at IE Business School we learned about this when speaking to recruiters. We realized that the cur-riculum should be reviewed and core content needed to be complemented with competencies development. Based on this:· We have introduced new programs specialized in how to connect technology to business (we are introduc-ing for instance in October the Tech MBA, which has pre-cisely this focus).· We have redesigned programs to ensure they focus on developing the right mindset and leadership to disrupt and transform (see our Global Onlline MBA).· We introduced across the entire portfolio new cours-es and specializations around Data Analytics, Disruptive Technologies, etc.On the other hand, what do you think employers are looking for among the current MBA graduates? How can they cut down on the huge training costs incurred even after hiring skilled them?I believe they look for people that capable, committed and agile & flexible. Being capable is not only a question of technical knowledge, as I explained, but also about get-ting people with the right competencies. The commit-ment leads to people that are eager to run an extra mile, to engage with the organization and make things work. And the agility and flexibility are connected to the capa-bilities and commitment but goes beyond; it means being able to manage yourself during uncertainty, being able to unlearn and learn quickly and react quickly to strong market changes.The former is related to training. People that have these characteristics are going to learn to a large extend by themselves. By nature, they are eager to keep on learn-ing and push themselves beyond their boundaries. This does not mean that companies do not need to invest in these people, but the investment in training will be sig-nificantly lower (and probably much more efficient) than the one you deliver to people without this profile.What are some of the latest technologies driving the Education industry and how are these advancements making the lives of students easier?There are several of them worth mentioning but I will focus on two of them: learning analytics and Artificial Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)Learning analytics is about getting data analytics at work in the Education Industry. In the moment we are able to collect and analyze relevant data from students we are going to be able to understand better where they stand, predict the sort of learning they are going to get and personalize the sort of learning and support each student should be getting. This will eventually lead to a strong personalization of the education at a massive scale and improve the learning outcomes we get. This is by the way a reality and more and more, schools like IE Business Schools, are incorporating this to support students, facul-ty and management.The AR & VR still need to be further developed in terms of application, but the potential is huge and it will change and enrich to a large extent how we teach. To
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