This story was published in the Education Post 09 December, 2016.
Should today’s entrepreneurs and business leaders take a traditional educational path? It’s easy to put forward an argument questioning the relevance of a postgraduate degree when the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, and Larry Ellison have all made such an impact on the world without ever graduating from college.
Add to this the digital disruption of so many industries and suddenly the conversation becomes even more interesting. And that has created a big challenge for the education sector as it struggles to prepare students for the undefined jobs of the future.
Digital disruption is a leading concern for the C-suite in Asia and beyond. So where does that leave today’s postgraduate course providers?
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) puts forward a strong case for the value of further education with its range of programmes, which have a digital focus and have produced many successful alumni.
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Rebecca Simpson. Writer and editor. 