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How Top Global B-Schools Are Handling The Coronavirus Pandemic

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Are you planning on studying abroad? Maybe you’re having second thoughts, looking at how things are panning out globally. At the time of writing this article, the coronavirus pandemic is growing, resulting in restricted mobility, people denied entry into certain countries and many institutions temporarily shutting down to prevent the spreading of COVID-19. So, how are the top b-schools around the world dealing with this pandemic? What steps are they taking, and what could be the repercussions of the same? 

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Harvard Business School

Harvard Business School is ranked as the no. 1 b school by the Financial Times in the year 2020. Being no. 1 doesn’t just mean excellent acads, but also responsibly dealing with situations like the one the world is currently facing. Here are a few things that Harvard Business School is doing to fight the risk of infection. You might also like - Harvard Business School - Top Salaries And Final Placements - 5 Year Analysis

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton

University of Pennsylvania: Wharton is looking at the coronavirus alert as a learning opportunity, having launched a brand new course called ‘Epidemics, Natural Disasters, and Geopolitics: Managing Global Business and Financial Uncertainty’. Here’s a few noteworthy things about this: A few members of the University of Pennsylvania were tested positive for COVID-19. Having released a statement regarding this exposure, University of Pennsylvania has taken the following steps: Also read - Coronavirus And Its Impact On Global Economy 

Stanford Graduate School Of Business

Stanford Graduate School of Business has stated that the health and safety of its community is their top priority. Keeping that in mind, they have set up a page on their website to update their community with the latest developments. So far, the steps they have taken are: Also read - Employment Report - Harvard, Wharton, Stanford, Colombia, MIT Sloan, Class Of 2019

INSEAD (France/Singapore)

The dean of INSEAD Singapore has tested positive for COVID-19. So far, INSEAD has published one press release stating that the dean has been put in isolation at a hospital in Singapore. Their Knowledge (blog) section of the website has a bunch of articles analysing the ongoing crisis and its repercussions. As safety measures, INSEAD has done the following:  All updates are available here. Also read - Here's How Much It Will Cost You To Pursue An MBA From The World's Top-25 Business Schools

CEIBS

Being situated in the heart of the crisis*, CEIBS should have been affected the most, yet there seems to be little coverage regarding the pandemic on the CEIBS website. Unlike the other schools mentioned in this article, the CEIBS website seems to be lacking clear guidelines as to what students should do. They do have a video podcast with their students sharing their experience in this time of crises. Perhaps this lack of guidelines might be due to the Chinese government’s strict regulations that were implemented rapidly and all over China. Instead of guidelines, you will find a bunch of stories by faculty or students on their community page analysing the coronavirus crisis and its impact on the global economy, digital economy and more. The lack of guidelines is replaced by very insightful stories that might be beneficial to students and professionals alike. While CEIBS has followed similar guidelines as all other b schools, right from conducting online classes, to restricted mobility, self-quarantine, etc. there don’t seem to be special mention of the same, except in articles written in the community/news section.  *While the pandemic began in China, the high number of recovered cases has shifted the epicenter of the pandemic to Italy, which (at the time of writing this article) has the highest number of active cases.