With management consultancies tra ditionally recruiting graduates with 2:1 degrees o r higher from elite universities\, higher educatio n has been a major contributor to our profession.< /span>
\n \nHowever\, the model that ha s emerged over the last 30 to 40 years is proving to be unsustainable: the ‘graduate premium’ is dec lining\, graduates are saddled with expensive stud ent loans and are finding it increasingly hard to land jobs which are\, it is suggested\, increasing ly being automated by AI.
\n \nG iven these pressures\, and with student fees that do not cover the costs\, how can the higher educat ion sector respond and what should higher educatio n look like in this increasingly dynamic and chall enging world?
\n \nOur guest spe aker\, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein\, Preside nt of City St. George’s University\, believes we a re at an inflection point\, and that we will need to think creatively about how higher education can help create a better future for all of us.
\n \nWe look forward to welcoming you to our annual Education Supper – one of the main events in the Company year – where we hope you wil l be prepared to share your ideas\, questions and challenges in a discussion that promises to be bot h highly stimulating and relevant.
\n \nTimings:
\n \n6.00 pm Admissions Ceremony
\n \n6 .30 pm Talk and discussion with Profes sor Sir Anthony Finkelstein on The Future of Higher Education
\n \n7.15 pm Reception and dinn er
\n \nFor a list of Participants click HERE
\n \nPlease note that payment for this event will be processed by Stripe (debit/credit card).< /p>\n \n
Dress code is "Business Attir e"
DESCRIPTION: \n \n The Annual Education Supper and Admissions Ceremony:\n \n The Future of Higher Education\n \n \n With management consultancies traditionally recruiting graduates with 2:1 degrees or higher f rom elite universities\, higher education has been a major contributor to our profession.\n \n \n \n However\, the model that has emerged over the las t 30 to 40 years is proving to be unsustainable: t he ‘graduate premium’ is declining\, graduates are saddled with expensive student loans and are find ing it increasingly hard to land jobs which are\, it is suggested\, increasingly being automated by AI.\n \n \n \n Given these pressures\, and with st udent fees that do not cover the costs\, how can t he higher education sector respond and what should higher education look like in this increasingly d ynamic and challenging world?\n \n \n \n Our guest speaker\, Professor Sir Anthony Finkelstein\, Pre sident of City St. George’s University\, believes we are at an inflection point\, and that we will n eed to think creatively about how higher education can help create a better future for all of us. \n \n \n \n We look forward to welcoming you to our annual Education Supper – one of the main events i n the Company year – where we hope you will be pre pared to share your ideas\, questions and challeng es in a discussion that promises to be both highly stimulating and relevant.\n \n \n \n We return\, once again\, to Bakers’ Hall where we will start b y welcoming new members of the Company with an Adm issions Ceremony before discussing the future of h igher education with Sir Anthony. We will then enj oy a three course meal with wines from the Company ’s cellar.\n \n \n \n Timings:\n \n \n \n 6.00 pm Admissions Ceremony\n \n \n \n 6.30 pm Talk and discussion with Professor Si r Anthony Finkelstein on The Future of Higher Education\n \n \n \n 7.15 p m Reception and dinner\n \n \n \n 10.0 0 pm Carriages\n \n \n \n For a list of Participants click HERE (/civicrm/event/participan t?reset=1&id=843)\n \n \n \n Please note that paym ent for this event will be processed by Stripe (de bit/credit card).\n \n \n \n Dress code is "Busine ss Attire" \n \n CATEGORIES:Supper CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T180000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T220000 LOCATION:Bakers' Hall\n 7 Harp Lane\n London\, EC3R 6DP\n U nited Kingdom\n URL:https://www.wcomc.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=843 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR