BGA | BUSINESS IMPACT
because of the time factor.
On the other hand, we have abandoned paper-based assessments. Certainly, the first
‘Another lesson learnt from online teaching was that students’ learning methods have changed’
steps to eliminate printed tests were necessitated by the pandemic, but then it became part of our long-term strategy. In
autumn 2021, we opened an exam centre with a capacity of about 200 students per timeslot, which is unique in the region.
Another lesson learnt from online teaching was that students’ learning methods have changed, and they are accustomed to relying on video-recorded lectures to extend their knowledge. Consequently, we have just opened a video library on campus where students can book a computer station in advance and watch the recording of any bachelor’s or master’s lectures or seminars of the semester (term). I understand that programmes at ELTE FE aim to incorporate other disciplines, such as psychology and computer science. Why is this mixing of disciplines important to students of economics and business? We have realised that, due to the availability of the internet, factual knowledge has become less important in the past decade while certain 21st-century soft and transversal skills, like critical thinking, negotiation skills, people skills, organisational and IT skills, have become indispensable for future businesspeople. It is these skills that we aim to help our students acquire to ease their transition into the business world and to prepare for the integration of the not-yet- known and the ever-changing world around us. These days, we offer several courses to bachelor’s students that have become increasingly important for practising business professionals, including law and advanced IT skills. By teaching students about human behaviour and communication, we also help them develop a growth mindset. We even have courses specifically targeting meta-expertise (for example, ‘Transdisciplinarity and expertise’) as it is not hard to see how technological change impacts expertise quickly in the fields of finance, marketing, and so on. Reacting to the dynamic development of IT in the fields of accounting and finance, for instance, we have just launched a new course on ‘Finance and Accounting Informatics’ for our bachelor’s students. In a recent interview, Dean of ELTE Faculty of Economics, György Andor, described the School’s vision as being ‘to train open-minded, versatile, and creative economists’. Why are these characteristics important in the world of business today? Economics students learn about the nature of business cycles and the occurrence of periodic crises that
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