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Fixing Higher Education & New Startup Opportunities with Marc and Ben

2024/2/8
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Ben Horowitz
知名风险投资家和企业家,Andreessen Horowitz 联合创始人和总合伙人。
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Marc Andreessen
联合创始人和风险投资家,专注于人工智能和技术领域的投资。
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Marc Andreessen:高等教育体系面临危机,其历史模式已无法适应当前全球化背景下每年数千万18岁年轻人的教育需求。一对一辅导是唯一一种可靠地产生更好教育成果的干预技术,但其成本高昂。大学应该优先考虑学生,其他利益相关者都应服务于学生。大学的成本增长速度远高于通货膨胀,但结果却未必更好。大学应该重新审视其成本结构,减少管理人员数量,利用人工智能提高效率并降低成本。大学的包容性计划应该以学生为中心,而不是以媒体为中心。大学应该更加关注学生的实际需求,提供更个性化的教育体验,并与企业合作,更好地满足人才市场需求。 Ben Horowitz:大学面临的危机需要从结构性角度分析,并提出建设性解决方案。大学应该明确其目标和服务对象,优先考虑学生的需求。大学的学费过高,其成本与毕业生的就业回报不成比例。大学应该控制成本,减少管理人员数量,利用人工智能提高效率。大学的包容性计划应该以能力为导向,而不是以种族或性别为导向。大学应该更加关注学生的实际需求,提供更个性化的教育体验,并与企业合作,更好地满足人才市场需求。高等教育危机带来了创业机会,包括建立新的机构、非营利组织和研究机构。大学应该重新思考其评价体系,并与企业合作,更好地满足人才市场需求。大学应该更加关注学生的实际需求,提供更个性化的教育体验,并与企业合作,更好地满足人才市场需求。

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"The Ben & Marc Show" features a16z's co-founders Ben Horowitz & Marc Andreessen. In this episode, Marc and Ben continue their in-depth exploration of the current education system. While Part I of their discussion unpacked the crisis facing higher education, Part II presents solutions to overhaul the modern university.In this one-on-one conversation, Ben and Marc delve into actions that existing institutions can take to improve their current and future situations. This includes exploring new methods for talent recruitment, providing a more individualized education experience for students, and reducing administrative bloat. They also apply an entrepreneurial lens to each university function, revealing startup opportunities poised to emerge – including the building of brand new institutions, nonprofits, and research entities. Enjoy!**Resources:***Watch Part I: https://youtu.be/7J2_G4oHRQ0)*Watch Part II: https://youtu.be/EeIdalo2huI)

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