Where next for providers of business education in the UK? A year-end survey has some enlightening indications of the challenges and strategic priorities ahead for UK business schools, as perceived by deans and senior leaders at the institutions themselves. Are schools worried by the changes that recent government legislation and proposals might bring? How important
One of the most powerful characteristics of a focus group is its capacity to throw up unpredictable but highly memorable comments – those quotable nuggets that stick in your mind and summarize an issue. Over the past year, running focus groups with prospective students around the world, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to see this
OECD statistics show that 10.3% of students studying outside their home countries in 2013 were studying in the UK – a market share only bettered by the untouchable appeal of the US (though if you look only at new students and include visiting and exchange students, the UK actually has a slight edge over its
Improvements in technology have placed digital platforms at the very heart of how we access and share information. This has had a notable effect on traditional course delivery, as well as leading to a proliferation of online degree programs. In the coming years, it’s likely that further developments, like the internet of things (IoT –