Written by: Loren Moss Published by: Finance Columbia MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Colombian entrepreneurs have until July 6, to apply to MBA programs at Texas public universities in the United States, thanks to an agreement between the Colombian Institute of Educational Credit and Technical Studies. Abroad (ICETEX) and the Texas International Education Consurtium … [Read more...]
International students wonder if U.S. business school worth it in coronavirus era
Written by: Humeyra Pamuk and Jan Wolfe Published by: Reuters MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: This summer, dozens of incoming students at New York’s Columbia Business School had planned to sail around the coast of Croatia for a week to get to know each other. Instead, they are chatting online and playing icebreaker games on Zoom. Click Here to Read More Via Original Source … [Read more...]
To Keep International Students During the Pandemic, Colleges Get Creative
Written by: Karin Fischer Published by: The Chronicle of Higher Education MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: As colleges navigate an uncertain route to the fall semester, one of the biggest question marks is international students. Although a recent survey by the Institute of International Education found that most international students in the United States this spring stayed … [Read more...]
B-Schools Eye New Source Of Talent: Laid-Off Peace Corps Volunteers
Written by: Marc Ethier Published by: Poets&Quants MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Last month, in response to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Peace Corps took the unprecedented step of recalling all volunteers from around the world. More than 7,300 volunteers in over 60 countries were brought home — then summarily dismissed. Where will they go? … [Read more...]
Education Abroad in a Post-COVID-19 World
Written by: Brian Whalen Published by: Inside Higher Ed MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: What will higher education abroad look like when the current public health crisis is over? Those of us who have weathered impacts caused by previous crises such as SARS and incidents of global terrorism remember the adjustments that institutions had to make. After Sept. 11 we practiced … [Read more...]
What COVID-19 Means for International MBA Students
Written by: Ilana Kowarski Published by: U.S. News MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: GIVEN THE ANXIETY AND uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, it's understandable for international students who applied to U.S. business schools to worry that the crisis might interfere with their MBA study plans. Last week, the U.S. State Department stopped providing routine visa … [Read more...]