BGA | BUSINESS IMPACT
The MBA is the area receiving the most funding for digital teaching methods, with 83% of participants’ Business Schools investing a moderate amount or more in this programme. Master’s degrees are also receiving significant investment in digital teaching methods. Of those respondents attached to institutions that offer them, 78% said their Business School is investing a moderate amount or more in non-MBA master’s degrees, which represents an increase of nine percentage points on 2020. Doctorate-level courses are not receiving the same levels of investment for digital teaching at most Schools. For Schools offering doctorates, just 47% of survey participants said their School is investing a moderate amount or more in digital teaching for these programmes and 9% admitted that no budget has been allocated for this at all. With regards to future investment, 82% of responding Business School leaders said that they are planning to invest further in digital teaching methods over the coming two years. The remaining 18% are unsure. Respondents were also asked where they believe their Business School’s investment priorities lie over the next two years. Here, ‘flexibility of learning’ comes out top – 67% of leaders named this as a priority area of investment for their Business School. Other priorities selected by participants include the enhancement of soft skills (57%) and student engagement metrics (45%). Career services and
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