{"id":15474,"date":"2020-01-14T19:55:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T14:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/?post_type=post&#038;p=15474"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:20:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:50:55","slug":"b-schools-modernizing-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/blog\/b-schools-modernizing-mba","title":{"rendered":"How are B-schools modernizing the MBA experience?"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div style=\"float: left; margin: 10px 0 10px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wow-Room.png\" alt=\"b-schools-MBA experience?\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Wow-Room.png url=\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"blogbody\">According to Gartner, by the end of 2021, 60% of the educational institutes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/study-abroad\/top-countries\/USA.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA<\/a> will be using VR to create simulations that will help students to gain better exposure.Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/resources\/top-mba-programs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">business schools<\/a> are not only reinventing the wheel but are also automating and modernizing it too. The education sector and business schools have realized that today each industry needs to change the method they used to follow and use technology to stay in business. In the past, business education seemed to focus on 2 years\/ 1-year MBA program where they emphasized on the core subjects, assignments and few case studies. The education was more theory-based than hands-on practical experience. Students never had any opportunity to deal with real-life situations\/ scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, b-schools have taken a stand and decided to revamp the whole education system making it a practical education system, where one can experience and work with companies on live projects during their MBA studies. Several colleges that are using technology to create better interactions for the students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are some example of b-schools using technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HBX Classroom<\/strong><br \/>\nTalking about the future of classrooms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/resources\/top-mba-programs\/harvard-business-school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harvard business schools<\/a> schools have started building learning centers for the future. They have built the \u2018HBX classroom\u2019. This classroom is an online future classroom that allows real-time interactions between students and professors around the world. This online classroom teaches the fundamentals and core subjects of business like Analytics, economics, financial accounting, etc. This program enrolls around 60 students who are displayed on an individual screen. The advantage of this program is the flexibility of the program, the student can attend it from work, school, home or any place in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WOW ROOM<\/strong><br \/>\nLike Harvard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/resources\/top-mba-programs\/ie_business_school.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IE business school<\/a> has built the \u2018Wow Room\u2019 which brings the future of learning virtually forward without any limits. The wow room is known as the window of the world. It\u2019s an online education model to transform the learning experience through artificial intelligence, simulations in real-time, big data analysis, interactive robots, and holograms. IE has built this model to bridge the gap between education and the future. An interesting fact is IE business school has invested 25 million euros on this project and has gained recognition as the best online MBA business school in the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OXFORD HIVE<\/strong><br \/>\nLike other colleges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/resources\/top-mba-programs\/oxford_said.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oxford\u2019s said business school<\/a> introduced the Oxford Hive, another virtual classroom with high engagement. This classroom comprises of 84 students in the classroom and around 7 students can present at a time. This program at Oxford is used for team meetings, presentations, in- house training. The advantage of this program is to increase connectivity around the world and reduce the cost of travel, accommodation and carbon footprints.<\/p>\n<p>All these steps have been inculcated so that the colleges can align their goals with the student\u2019s goals. B-schools focus and emphasize these skills and mind-sets so that students will be able to face challenges and survive in today\u2019s competitive world.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"display: none;\">MBA experience?<\/span><br \/>\nThe future of education is here, now is the time for you to join in and Reach your dreams.<br \/>\nYou can now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\/Book-Break-the-MBA-code\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Break The MBA code<\/a> too! Reach out to\u00a0us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reachivy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.reachivy.com<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: none;\">b-schools<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>According to Gartner, by the end of 2021, 60% of the educational institutes in the USA will be using VR to create simulations that will help students to gain better exposure.Today, business schools are not only reinventing the wheel but are also automating and modernizing it too. 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