"Higher education has a duty to "train the leaders of tomorrow," says the head of one of Europe's leading business schools, as geopolitics threatens to decouple economies, reverse globalization, and shake up the traditional pathways for talent and migration. "[Globally,] there is this sense of fragmentation," Vincenzo Vinzi, the dean of ESSEC Business School, tells Fortune. Essec was founded in 1907 in Paris, France, originally as the Economic Institute within the École Sainte-Geneviève."
"As part of its signature program, students rotate through campuses in Morocco, Paris and Singapore. This builds leaders who are "multicultural," Vinzi says-a trait he believes tomorrow's leaders will need. "By attending classes in three continents, they are exposed to different experiences, cultures, ways of doing business, political environments and diversity as a whole," he explains. Traditional hubs for higher education are starting to look more skeptically at international students. The U.S.'s immigration crackdown, as well as cuts to research funding and pressure on top universities, is dissuading students from applying to American schools."
Higher education has a duty to train the leaders of tomorrow. Geopolitics is threatening to decouple economies, reverse globalization, and disrupt traditional migration and talent pathways. ESSEC Business School was founded in 1907 in Paris as the Economic Institute within the École Sainte-Geneviève and now operates four campuses across Europe, Asia, and Africa. A signature program rotates students through Morocco, Paris, and Singapore to build multicultural leaders through exposure to different cultures, business practices, and political environments. Forty percent of ESSEC students are international, led by Chinese, Indian, and Moroccan nationalities. Restrictions in traditional hubs create opportunities for universities in Europe and Asia.
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