The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT is transforming the higher education landscape, sparking both excitement and concern. While many celebrate their potential to revolutionize how students learn, educators teach...
Inside Voices is an event series organized by Minerva Project that features candid conversations with education leaders who are transforming education, whether building new programs and institutions or radically changing existing ones.
Most education systems across the world rely on exams as a means of improving and assessing student learning. My entire middle and high school career in Pakistan was controlled by high-stakes examinations.
When Yul Kim, a 14-year-old student from California, was searching for high school programs, he had a few criteria he was looking for. An ambitious student, he wanted a program that offered a hybrid format that would challenge him in new ways...
Julio Frenk, President of the University of Miami (UM) since 2015, had an ambitious vision as the university was approaching its 100th anniversary in 2025. A physician and scholar who served as the Secretary of Health of Mexico and...
Skipping lunch periods, cramming for Advanced Placement (AP) exams, staying up for hours to finish homework, barely getting any sleep each night — all with the end goal of getting into the “best” college.
In the United States, summer is time for a much-deserved school break, family vacations, and for many students – college campus tours.In fact, some students visit so many colleges over the summer it’s dizzying. When I was an admissions counselor...
Hybrid learning, implemented correctly, can benefit students and instructors, improve educational quality, and create operational flexibility for institutions.
In Southeast Asia (referred to here as ASEAN), quality higher education is seen as a commodity of the elite — a vehicle designed to prepare privileged and middle-class students for successful professional careers.
When I ask people about the most impactful parts of their college years, the first response is rarely about class content or an assignment. It’s most often an experience.
Many students feel overwhelmed when they think about life after high school. They know they want to go to college, but don’t truly understand what it takes to get there.
In April 2019, Koldo Echebarria, recently appointed Director General at Esade, called Mònica Casabayó, the Academic Director of the Bachelor’s in Business Administration (BBA). “We need to create a program designed to train the next ...
Since the onset of the recent pandemic, schools and universities have been forced to put a lot of their teaching online. On the surface, this seems to have spurred a series of innovations in the education sector. Colleges around the world ...
Think about your work over the past year. How much have you improved on your areas of weakness? Are you excited about the opportunity to grow? What steps can you take to evolve further?
I served as an undergraduate admission officer for more than 12 years at selective universities in the United States, and I can easily recall the question that was asked to me most frequently: “What do I need to get in?”
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Why did you choose to join the MBacc program and what were your initial impressions upon learning about the program? When I read the book about Minerva University’s education, I knew it was what I was looking for.
The evidence in favor of active student engagement is overwhelming: learning outcomes are higher in active versus passive learning environments. Many instructors use active learning techniques; however, the actual level of each student’s ...
How has teaching your subject areas, world cultures and world history, changed now that you are teaching in the MBacc program? I can say that since teaching the MBacc program, I have been able to truly focus on skills instead of just information ...
My high school journey in India, like that of most people across the globe, was intense for the wrong reasons. The goal of the institution was clear - to deliver top performance in the nationwide graduating exams and get students into the finest ...
What is SK’s professional learning strategy? Our learning strategy at SK is to equip our employees with skills that allow them life-long employability. In 2017, our chairman, Chey Taewon, triggered the “Deep Change” initiatives throughout every ...
Science is the process of learning how the world works. Students come to class to learn about the world, but the world in the classroom often does not correspond to the world where they live their lives.
Science is the process of learning how the world works. Students come to class to learn about the world, but the world in the classroom often does not correspond to the world where they live their lives.
Science is the process of learning how the world works. Students come to class to learn about the world, but the world in the classroom often does not correspond to the world where they live their lives.
Between November 2020 and April 2021, Minerva Project convened 36 high school principals and academic directors from 11 countries to hear how their schools adapted and innovated during the pandemic. Four universal themes emerged ...
