OPINION
Corporate views on BUSINESS SCHOOLS
EDITORIAL Editor and Director of Marketing and Communications David Woods-Hale d.woods@associationofmbas.com @davidpaulwoods Art Editor Laura Tallon Content Editor Tim Banerjee Dhoul t.dhoul@associationofmbas.com Insight and Communications Executive Ellen Buchan e.buchan@associationofmbas.com CORPORATE Head of Commercial Relations Max Braithwaite m.braithwaite@associationofmbas.com Commercial Partnerships Manager Emily Wall e.wall@associationofmbas.com
‘Finding out what really matters to employers’
B ack in January, AMBA & BGA hosted its Business School Leaders Summit, bringing together Business School decision-makers in a virtual setting to discuss trends, issues, challenges and opportunities which set the agenda for business education strategy, and action for the short to medium term. The event brought together corporate trailblazers, industry thought leaders and business education heavyweights who shared their insight at our first ever conference looking solely at business education from a corporate and industry perspective. We’ve included several highlights for you, from page 18. The Summit allowed us to find out what really matters to employers and industry leaders when they’re collaborating with Business Schools, and examined the trends they’re experiencing that will have more of an impact on higher education over the coming months. Here are some key lessons I took away. First, educational Institutions – like businesses – have had to adapt to comply with pandemic estrictions to be able to maintain a quality service. Although this has been challenging, the pandemic created opportunities for digital innovations within Business Schools and wider education. Second, the success of Business Schools is aligned to leadership efforts to become inclusive. Schools have an opportunity to take note of the work that is being done to create, incorporate and develop culture, diversity, and inclusion practices, while campaigning for fair working environments across the world. Third, knowledge can be acquired and skill sets developed anywhere in everyday life, but lifelong learning requires a positive attitude towards learning, both for personal and professional development. And finally, leaders of today are in a privileged position, as technology – and their global reach – gives them more power to create social value than ever before. A movement for a green-based recovery that will deliver superior returns over traditional fiscal stimuli has gathered real momentum, but the transition to this green recovery provides challenges and opportunities for Business Schools. David Woods-Hale , Editor, Ambition
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