AACSB’s Business Education Alliance and EAIE’s Business Education Expert Community have teamed up to bring you a range of monthly collaborative sessions to discuss current issues and trends in business education. By bringing together these two prestigious networks for collaborative discussions, we hope to create a platform for the exchange of ideas and best practices to unite the business education industry at a time when working together is of utmost importance.
Each session will be led by a panel of thought leaders across different parts of the European region to ensure a well-balanced and engaging conversation. Participants will be encouraged to share their opinions, challenge the panelists, and raise awareness of issues which may be specific to their region.
Session 3: Avoiding virtual burnout: maintaining engagement, motivation and mental health in students, staff, and faculty
Wednesday, 13 January 2021 5.00 p.m.–6.30 p.m. (CET)
Many schools are fast approaching a whole year since they started teaching their courses online. As it seems that the online and blended approach will be adapted in the long term by many institutions, how can we maintain the engagement, motivation, and the mental health of our students, staff and, faculty? In this session we will discuss what we have learned from the past months and some of the strategies that have been put into place for the future by higher education institutions to address this important issue.
Session 4: Assessing and developing soft skills in business education at a distance
Wednesday, 17 February 2021 5.00 p.m.–6.30 p.m. (CET)
Speakers: TBD
Session 1: Current global trends and issues going forward in the business education sector
Wednesday, 11 November 2020 5.00 p.m.–6.30 p.m. (CET)
As many institutions are now almost two months into the new academic year, representatives from EAIE and AACSB will have a look at some of the challenges facing the business education sector in the next six months. The discussion will pivot mainly around the topics of student, staff and faculty engagement, virtual student experiences, and maintaining educational quality and outcomes. The subsequent sessions will aim to zoom in on specific issues around these broad topics.
Session 2: Maintaining educational experiences, student satisfaction, and tuition fees: is it possible to find the right balance?
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 5.00 p.m.–6.30 p.m. (CET)
As many institutions are planning to pivot permanently to a blended approach to teaching and plan to increase their digital course offerings, we will discuss some of the extra-curricular virtual alternatives being implemented, how schools might possibly start to re-introduce some face-to-face experiences, and the affect this may have on student satisfaction and tuition fees.
All EAIE and AACSB members are welcomed to participate.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Richard Magennis, Manager, Membership Europe, Middle East, and Africa from AACSB International or Elsa Zenatti-Daniels, Chair of EAIE’s Business Education Expert Community.