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SCHOOL Geneva Business School COUNTRY Switzerland NEW MBA BRUSHES WITH FINE ARTS MANAGEMENT
eneva Business School has launched the Fine Art International Management MBA
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– heralded as being the first of its kind. Covering topics that include finance, art law, technology, logistics, ethics and compliance, the programme’s aim is to prepare managers for careers in art sales, banks and museums, as well as roles that work with cryptocurrencies and NFTs. “There has never been a more exciting time to get into the art world. The pace of change over the past year has been electric,” explained Geneva Business School programme manager Sixtine Crutchfield-Tripet. “The added complexities of new digital formats have highlighted the industry’s need for people with real business management expertise. We have designed this course specifically to meet that demand.” The English-language programme encompasses six conferences, as well as involvement in a school-wide intensive leadership week that is designed to allow participants on all master’s programmes at Geneva Business School to network. The school says it is the perfect place to study an MBA in art because Geneva is a centre of art law and home to a renowned free port thought to contain art collections worth $100 billion. Switzerland is also home to celebrated art fair Art Basel. The programme’s first cohort starts classes this autumn. EB
REFLECTING ON THE USE OF CHATGPT IN EDUCATION
Administration Nicolás Garrido. “In the hands of students with a solid background, high motivation and discipline, it can significantly improve their knowledge and skills. “However, for students who lack a good foundation, motivation or proper habits, the use of AI does not make a noticeable difference. It shows that the learning process is the result of the interaction between knowledge and the socio-emotional skills of students,” he added. The biggest positive reported in the survey is ChatGPT’s ability to make tailored recommendations for students. “These became the starting point for an individualised strategy for each student,” Garrido revealed. There were, however, some problems identified, notably that not all of ChatGPT’s applications are free. In addition, it has limited knowledge of anything taking place after September 2021, making it unreliable for connecting classroom learning to current affairs and the developing geopolitical situation. EB
T he use of ChatGPT in education continues to divide opinion – some see it as a tool to complement teaching, while others think it is a threat to students’ ability to think critically. One school that has embraced it is the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEN) at Andrés Bello University, where it has already been incorporated for analysis and problem-solving tasks in economics courses. To understand it further, faculty members were asked to reflect on its impact. “ChatGPT could widen the skills and knowledge gap between different students,” said director of FEN’s Department of Economics and SCHOOL Faculty of Economics and Business, Andrés Bello University COUNTRY Chile
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Business Impact • ISSUE 3 • 2023
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