Theme #1: Network

AZZA JOMLI

Azza Jomli, a second year Petrochemical Engineering student from UNIVERSITÉ CENTRALE École Polytechnique in Tunisia, who was also selected to participate in the 2020 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, shares her excitement from this experience: “The Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings give me enormous hope because they prove that science connects us beyond borders and language. As a female scientist, I am also excited to meet other inspiring women to connect and share ideas with. We will be working with young scientists and experienced Nobel Laureates from around the world, with the opportunity to take steps towards actionable research which will one day change the world. This is what motivates me.”

– Azza Jomli

Aarifah Razak

« The Lindau Nobel Program inspires innovation by providing a forum for scientists and economists to collaborate on key global issues. The program has confirmed my belief that being an economist means improving lives and welfare using all available tools. I would like to contribute new research to improve Africa’s socio-economic development, using ideas from my Sciathon team and the Lindau Online Science days. »

– Aarifah Razak

Dr Khalid El Bairi

« I have been honored to speak with such inspiring Nobel laureates in physiology, medicine and chemistry. Being a young researcher with limited resources is challenging, but thanks to these debates, I am motivated and willing to explore further. »

– Dr Khalid El Bairi

Asmaâ Fenniri

In many ways, opportunities such as the above students experienced have been the result of digitalization across the landscapes of business and education. Technology connects people across the globe and enables collaborations that allow all involved parties – individuals or industries -to flourish. Digital transformation, thus, is the key to the growth that Honoris is looking to promote across its network.

– Asmaâ Fenniri

MOT1: Student Acquisition

In MOT1: Student Acquisition, students showed a strong appetite for the digitization of the enrollment process such as virtual open days and online faculty interactions, and considered the institution’s website as the most important source of information (ranked above in-person visits and referrals).

In response to the survey findings, and to meet student needs, Honoris took immediate strategic action to build a competitive student acquisition engine.

Extent of recent digitalization and digitization

During 2021, digital new enrollment accounted for 61% of total new enrollment, with an evolution of +12%. Additional initiatives implemented in 2021, include:

MOT2: Student Experience

The most interesting findings emerged from MOT2: Student Experience, where students were asked about their willingness to adopt online learning; digitization of academic interactions such as examinations and faculty interactions; digitization of admin services; and about the role of physical campuses and the perception of online learning in the new world of work.

In every market, alongside a high appetite and willingness to continue the adoption of online and digital modes of interaction and learning, students do still regard physical, in-person interactions as important. Of these, there is a clear call for 21st Century learning environments to support traditional learning, as students list co-working spaces, makerspaces and digital career centers as the most desired spaces in the role of physical campuses. Peer-to-peer interactions and physical workshops score higher than the desire for in-person lectures.

To meet these needs, Honoris places emphasis on academic innovation, combining the delivery of courses both online and in-person with state-of-the-art learning centers, which provides students with access to advanced learning technologies to improve their learning outcomes and student experience.

Jose Peran, Honoris Chief Business Development Officer

« Our growth strategies aim to ultimately add value to our students, enabling them access to a much greater academic portfolio as we build on acquiring additional institutions, thereby expanding our academic offering. Most importantly is to maintain the high standard of quality education across the Honoris network, therefore our partnerships and acquisitions are carefully selected to maintain our standard of high quality which leads to our students’ success »

– Jose Peran