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3 Ways to Reimagine Degrees to Increase Equity, Access and Job Readiness

by | Jun 2, 2022

Summary

Higher education institutions worldwide are undergoing unprecedented digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic. Our partners at the World Economic Forum share how to reimagine and reform education to keep up with our rapidly changing world. 

The pandemic has accelerated a trend in the digital transformation of higher education institutions that was already taking place. Greater access to education can help bridge the widening disparities in educational attainment and employment opportunities made worse by COVID-19. Higher education institutions can leverage technology to create more accessible degrees, design degree programmes to be more hands-on and skills-based and remove admission barriers.

Higher education institutions worldwide are undergoing unprecedented digital transformation accelerated by the pandemic. Meanwhile, COVID-19 has also exacerbated pre-existing gender gaps and worsened employment prospects for many young people. Youth employment fell by 8.7% in 2020, more than twice the rate for adults aged 25 and above.

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William Crane, CEO of IndustryStar, an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based on-demand supply chain services and software technology company that partners with mobility leaders to reduce the cost, time and risk of bringing new vehicles, modules and components to market. William is a trusted advisor in supply chain with demonstrated results starting, launching and enhancing procurement, logistics, supplier quality and manufacturing organizations. His work has appeared frequently in the Institute for Supply Management, Sourcing Industry Group, Disruptor.com and Modern Material Handling. William’s passion for bringing technologies to market that have a positive impact on the world can be found via his blog Supply Chain for Tomorrow’s Technology. William is also Host of the Supply Chain Innovation podcast where he interviews top change-makers to uncover strategies, tips, and tools for improving new product launches.

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