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[ksonin]

Для кого-то кризис уже начался, а для кого-то - ещё нет. Сбербанк выделил бизнес-школе "Сколково" кредит в 245 млн. долларов. В статье об этом цитируются слова Рубена Варданяна, инициатора создания школы, о том, что из трёх возможных путей - государственного финансирования, увеличение числа учредителей, взятие кредита - был выбран третий, "взятие кредита". При всём уважении к одному из ведущих финансистов страны, он ошибается - размер кредита ясно показывает, что выбран первый путь - прямого государственного финансирования. Это следует из описанного в той же статье финансового плана - очевидно, что никакой мыслимой перспективы возвращения этого кредита нет.

Кому перспектива обучения 300 человек в год в рамках программы EMBA за 90,000 евро в год без сверхпомощи государства кажется хотя бы теоретически возможной, посмотрите описание ведущей европейской - и одной из ведущих мировых бизнес-школ - INSEAD.

Я даже не хочу писать о том, что, если вдруг свершится чудо - пузырь на рынке недвижимости не схлопнется, рост не замедлится, бюджетных денег хватит, всё получится как запланировано - у нас в стране будет две бизнес-школы крупнее INSEAD - ВШМ СПбГУ, которая пока по всем показателям (затраты, достижения) опережает "Сколково" и, собственно, "Сколково". На всю континентальную Европу, напомню, хватает одной... Это я не к тому, что не нужно расходовать государственные деньги на образование. Нужно, и очень, и в том числе в период кризиса. Но вот как раз бизнес-образование могло бы быть построено на принципе самоокупаемости.

Comments

[andysim.livejournal.com]

Well, they are in unique situation. Basically, they did nott have to have investments. They are totally virtual. Using others' school facility, others' school faculty, etc. Basically they have only core administrative stuff on salary.

Another school like that is Amsterdam Institute of Finance.

The key in both cases is to pay top $ to top people for teaching and forget about research. There is always abundance of people who is willing to teach outside of their teaching load fo 7-8 K a day for exec ed. In case of MBAs, the courses are either very short and compressed (2 weeks), or goes forever (each week somebdy is flying in for a day- but normally those are europeans, noot US guys)

[ksonin.livejournal.com]

Well, than what's the point? Here, they plan to pay off the initital investment of at least $200,000,000 and may be much more. I wonder how could they do this without substantial government help. Do you think there is even a remote possibility that the project will generate a net inflow of such magnitude?

[andysim.livejournal.com]

my point is that virtual school is possible and it can be even highly ranked (as far as I remember about No 20 in the world). But they are of course much less ambitious:

* No new facilities. Rented on need to have basis
* No research overhead. In fact, pretty much no permanent faculty at all.
* No expenses for books/IT other than bare minimum (or rented via Erasums)
* Small admin staff

Well, then I guess it can work. But here thise guys spent 100 mln already...

It reminds me the presentation in Stockholm about new MBA program. Basically 2 hours of flashy crap. And then one guy stood up and asked if returning sponsor money is an option.

[ksonin.livejournal.com]

It seems we are exactly on the same page; or at least we have a very similar understanding of what a good MBA program is and what a plausible MBA start-up should be...

[andysim.livejournal.com]

PS: No, I do not think that their model is remotely feasible. see here: http://andysim.livejournal.com/63463.html

It is build under desire to have the full scale school operational from day one. It took INSEAD 25 years (but in 50-60), Oxford did it recently in about 10.

As if we do not know what happens with the social entities who want to jump over some stage of the development

[sguriev.livejournal.com]

of course they will not operate full scale from day one. Judging by the article next year they will only have 10% of the long-term scale. But they will build the full campus right away.

[andysim.livejournal.com]

But then why do U need 300 mln??? Start small with 50. Develop brand, faculty, facilities... Or become totally virtual. In any case, 300 mln upfront are unnecessary waste.

[sguriev.livejournal.com]

I agree. That's the approach we have taken - no campus, people first. NES and CEFIR together have not yet spent 50 since inception. But S wants to start from a world-class campus (which alone seems to cost 250) - why not, it's just an alternative strategy. BTW, they did open in Sep 2006 and by the time they move to the campus, they will have been "virtual" in this sense for 3 years running short executive courses.

[andysim.livejournal.com]

Do they have a brand on exec ed market?

[sguriev.livejournal.com]

that's difficult to know yet