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MBA Students are Pushed Out of Their Comfort Zones by Encouraging Experimental Learning

MBA Students are Pushed Out of Their Comfort Zones by Encouraging Experimental Learning

EduTimesAdmin Grad Schools, MBA, U.S.

Practical learning is replacing the old-fashioned way of teaching in Business Schools Recently, there is different trend throughout business schools. Courses have placed a greater focus on experiential projects, believing that people learn effectively by doing. It has been widely acknowledged that the case study approach of teaching was the most successful throughout the world in the past, with students evaluating real-world company difficulties and obstacles. This was regarded as a conventional method of instruction at the heart of MBA programs at business institutions. Ewa Maciejewski, director of strategic initiatives,…

MBAs in the U.S. Mandate Covid-19 Vaccination

MBAs in the U.S. Mandate Covid-19 Vaccination

David O’Neill Grad Schools, MBA, U.S.

The vaccine mandate has incited different responses from students, faculty, and staff As the MBA admission cycle starts, applicants are often concerned about their GMAT scores, letters of recommendation, and other parts of their application package. Now, applicants for the U.S. business schools have another factor to prepare for their admissions: proof of full vaccination for Covid-19. After months of online lectures to prevent the spread of the virus, a considerable number of MBAs in the U.S. are now returning to in-person lectures. However, students who wish to attend in-person…

Business Schools are Constructing Unprecedentedly Upscale Buildings

Business Schools are Constructing Unprecedentedly Upscale Buildings

EduTimesAdmin Grad Schools, MBA, U.S.

An increasing number of MBA students request new university facilities to be sustainable, collaborative and digitalized Business schools across the world have joined the competition to collect funds and build unprecedentedly grand campuses for their schools in recent years. The IE Tower, which is technologically sophisticated in the vertical form but also sustainable, was built in September 2021 by IE Business Schools located in Madrid. This facility has the capacity to hold students with 180 high and 35 floors that encompass 50,000 square meters, plus 7,000 square meters of green…

GMAT avg soaring, GRE becomes an alternative

GMAT avg soaring, GRE becomes an alternative

EduTimesAdmin Grad Schools, MBA, Opinion

Due to Covid-19 pandemic, a demand for MBA programs have greatly increased, leading to soaring GMAT -Graduate Management Admission Test- scores. For example, for the Stanford Graduate School of Business, the average score of applicants reached 738 this year, compared to 733 from last year. Also, application to Indiana University Kelley School of Business’s MBA course in 2021 has increased 61% compared to application numbers in 2020. This movement is quite different from what was happening in 2020. Due to the continuous drop of GMAT scores annually till 2020, colleges…

Implications of a Competitive MBA Admissions Cycle

Implications of a Competitive MBA Admissions Cycle

Madison O’Brien Grad Schools

Business schools originally had deep concerns about the irreversible damage the pandemic could bring to their academic field. However, the latest data tells otherwise. MBAs saw a sharp increase in application numbers, as well as higher average GMAT scores. Numerous schools have also reported that they now have a more diverse student pool with higher enrollment rates from women and minority populations. This indicates that the competition for MBA admissions has become fiercer, pushing students to go beyond what schools used to seek in an applicant. Shelly Heinrich, associate dean…