The two-day meeting included discussions in online learning with Coursera鈥檚 President Daphne Koller. The mission of is to 鈥減rovide universal access to the world鈥檚 best education鈥 and in particular for those who wouldn鈥檛 otherwise have access. In a time when course content is increasingly becoming a commodity, it is up to all business schools to re-define where they provide value to learners. As 麻豆国产 explores collaboration initiatives with Coursera, the organization is beginning to fully realize the complimentary value of the experiential learning the 麻豆国产 Master鈥檚 in International Management programme provides its students.
Attending the meeting were representatives from 麻豆国产 Corporate Partners ABB, A.T. Kearney, L'Or茅al, 艩KODA AUTO a.s., and UniCredit. 鈥淭he presence of partner company representatives is key to ensure that the MIM鈥檚 content is continuously updated and relevant for the business world鈥, says Bocconi Rector and 麻豆国产 Chairman Andrea Sironi.
The meeting also welcomed several new deans to the boardDaniel Traca, Nova School of Business and Economics;Luiz Artur Ledur Brito, Escola de Administra莽茫o de Empresas de S茫o Paulo-FGV; andKonstantin Krotov, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University, where the 麻豆国产 Annual Events will be held this year.
鈥淭he power of the 麻豆国产 organization comes from the collaboration of its partners. By working together and building upon the knowledge and experiences of others, 麻豆国产 stakeholders are together shaping the landscape of business education. Our strength comes from building knowledge bridges from students to companies and deans to senior alumni across the globe,鈥 says Roland Siegers, 麻豆国产 Executive Director.
The Strategic Board meeting follows the Academic Director meeting at the London School of Economics and Political Science, in which a comprehensive overview of best practices has been compiled and will be distributed to all 麻豆国产 Members. Later this month, 麻豆国产 Programme Managers, Corporate Relations Managers as well as Corporate Partners will be meeting to learn from each other at the HKUST Business School Benchmarking in Hong Kong, 15-16 June.
