Pablo Rivas, among top 10 most innovative leaders of 2022
US magazine CIO Views has selected Pablo Rivas, Global Alumni´s CEO and founder, among the top 10 most innovative leaders of 2022. The magazine has highlighted Pablo´s entrepreneurship with Global Alumni, from the very beginning to its consolidation as one of the most prestigious EdTech companies in Spain, Latin America and the United States. The [...] Interview for ‘El Financiero’
“I do not believe that the idea of universities are outdated, but rather, that they are at risk if they fail to transform. The concept of university was born in the 15th century; and even though this concept has evolved over time, there is still a disconnect from today´s reality.” I said to Luis Alberto Sierra in an interview for El Financiero. To avoid extinction, I emphasized the importance of universities transforming and adapting to the digital and innovative world. Read […]
Lifelong learning: the education challenge in a digital society
“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.” This quote by Winston Churchill, one of the greatest minds of the last century, can perfectly be applied to the reality caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. After suffering both the health and economic consequences, organizations across industries have been forced to take further steps towards digitalization. Similarly, professionals have needed to […]
Digital education and future. Interviewed by Informativos Tele 5
The Covid-19 global pandemic has forced the education to adopt digital solutions, which is something that most educational institutions should have considered long ago. “To take full advantage of the digital revolution and the digital economy, we must incorporate digital mediums,” I said to Informativos Tele 5. Watch the rest of the interview here.
Big Data: The Ability to Transform Education
Data storage and processing is one of the most powerful technologies in the digital economy. Human beings have developed and adapted to life thanks to light. We cannot see clearly in the dark and our movements are clumsy and fearful when we find ourselves groping around. We have evolved to thrive in safe, predictable, controllable […]
Coronavirus Lessons: Highlighting the Importance of Online Education
Coronavirus Lessons: Highlighting the Importance of Online Education Within a matter of weeks, the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc across a number of sectors. The tourism sector has come to a complete standstill, with resorts shutting down, hotels closing, and flights cancelled. With no patrons left to serve, the hospitality sector has come to grinding halt, […]
Education Isn’t Dead, It’s Been Reinvented
Source: LA RAZÓN The CEO of Global Alumni, the first Spanish EdTech company specializing in transforming major global universities, explains to LA RAZÓN the “why” of the new digital system of education: “High school, university, and postgraduate? That’s dead”. Go to article
With No Planet, There Is No Future
Source: EL ECONOMISTA Many major universities are working on proposals to move toward a responsibility-oriented economic culture. The topic of the environment and sustainability has just as many supporters as critics. I’m sure this article will not please either camp. I will start by saying that I don’t like either apocalyptic extremists claiming it’s the […]
When Your Boss Is An Algorithm
Source: EL ECONOMISTA In the near future it will be normal for algorithms to carry out organizational tasks. Artificial intelligence is no longer simply a product of cinema or literature but is rather an incipient reality that is changing the economic environment–and will end up changing much more. The impact of this technology has the […]
What Must Latin America Do to Avoid Falling Behind in Education?
Source: EL FINANCIERO DE PANAMÁ For Pablo Rivas, CEO and founder of Global Alumni, universities are facing the imminent risk of disappearing if they don’t transform and take on the challenge of integrating into the realm of digital innovation. According to the Spanish entrepreneur, this is a very serious challenge that must be addressed without […]