With many schools returning after the summer break, September has proved to be a busy and successful month for BlueSky Education’s clients. Artificial intelligence and its impact on higher education have featured prominently, alongside a growing focus on how business schools can respond to changing workplace needs and the priorities of a new generation of learners. There has also been some particularly valuable coverage around executive education and the role of business schools in supporting professional development.

Via BlueSky, ESSEC Business School enjoyed coverage in the Financial Times, centring on the story of entrepreneur and ESSEC alumna, Julia Néel Biz. She discusses how ESSEC provided her with the skills and connections to build the mental health and wellbeing platform ‘teale’. The platform was also co-founded by another ESSEC alum.

We ensured that Corvinus University of Budapest was featured in Fortune, which drew on their research around how endometriosis impacts the working ability of women and the importance of making necessary accommodations. Forty-two per cent of women with the condition were found to have a “poor working ability” due to the disruption it can cause.

LSE IDEAS discussed Russia’s recent hybrid attacks across Europe in Newsweek, thanks to our top tier media connections, arguing that “As Russia’s war effort in Ukraine struggles, it has a clear imperative to increase pressure on Kyiv’s European allies”, ultimately heightening insecurity and provoking fear.

Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford was featured in The Times of India, shining a spotlight on its Executive MBA programmes, through our brilliant relationship with this hugely popular media. Alumnus Gaurav Bajaj discusses how the course provided a launchpad for him to break into the world of business and become an entrepreneur.

Saïd Business School also participated in a debate in City Am around university costs and the value of a degree given the rise of AI, arguing that a degree holds a “lifetime value” and offers students experiences they would otherwise not have.

Porto Business School demonstrated in Poets&Quants how they are mitigating the threat of AI by joining the QS Responsible AI Consortium – a network of institutions that are working on using AI responsibly within higher education – that we ensured got attention in such a relevant publication.

Similarly, Imperial Business School discussed in The Times Higher Education how they are navigating AI’s impact on assessments, explaining how a “performative arts” approach will make it harder for students to rely on AI and will allow for a more thorough examination of their knowledge.

NEOMA Business School gained an op-ed in QS Insights, with Dean Delphine Manceau discussing how business schools must adapt alongside the concerns and aspirations of Gen Z. She states that “Business schools have the potential to play a leading role in current shifts, given our position within academia and our close ties to the corporate world.”

Here’s to some more fantastic research, insights, and coverage this new academic year.

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