{"id":4867,"date":"2017-10-20T19:34:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T19:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/?page_id=4867"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:26:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:26:48","slug":"previous-jams","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/previous-jams\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Global Jams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:30px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:30px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-3ae5b26b43888864c09bf086240b7c8b av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Previous Jams<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-16pnweb-ba4cc3c4d37a4dfa33778b141c09c9f9 hr-short  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6{\npadding-bottom:15px;\nfont-size:24px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-f998a99663f6b48384080832e0cf8fb6 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >June 2018: China<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-13nnf8j-5caca99a59daf5bf9890f2fbf10a8f2a '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">Business Education Jam: China 2018 was held in Shanghai, China in collaboration with:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-logo-element-container av-11tl5yb-1c207acc813f6d67ef9fd6e778b49748 av-border-deactivate avia-logo-slider avia-content-slider avia-smallarrow-slider avia-content-slider-active noHover avia-content-slider-odd  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-slideshow-ui av-control-hidden av-nav-arrows-visible av-nav-dots-visible av-no-slider-navigation av-hide-nav-arrows av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless avia-content-slider1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:true,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"><div class='avia-smallarrow-slider-heading  no-logo-slider-heading '><\/div><div class=\"avia-content-slider-inner\"><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><div data-avia-tooltip=\"Fundan University School of Management\" class='slide-entry av-zfv69v-3386812362c0ea14bbadf45eaa7fb1d5 flex_column no_margin av_fullwidth real-thumbnail post-entry slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd post-entry-last first'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"94\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/Fudan-horizontal-300x94.png\" class=\"wp-image-5179 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5179 attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/Fudan-horizontal-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/Fudan-horizontal.png 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-xxxqar-b9c13b5bd27077170b679ff6d976ec5f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Business Education Jam: China 2018 was the third in a series of regionally focused dialogues to occur around the globe and specifically focused on the development, challenges, and opportunities for business education in China.<\/p>\n<p>The symposium was co-hosted by Prof. Xiongwen Lu, Dean, School of Management, Fudan University, and Prof. N Venkatraman,\u00a0<span class=\"details\"><span class=\"title\">David J. McGrath Jr. Professor in Management &amp; Professor<\/span> <span class=\"department\">Information Systems,<\/span><\/span> Boston University Questrom School of Business, and attracted leading guests on site in Shanghai and was watched globally through a live stream. Initial findings from this engaging dialogue will be ill be posted soon.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-wv2zcz-39da9f1eb87bb8f4b656c106e04d91c7 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8{\npadding-bottom:15px;\nfont-size:24px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-9ea143518597ed976a71b0fc0e0453b8 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >May 2018: Africa<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-soxob7-4b53557885c15ae3b416a5f964a20a31 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">Business Education Jam: Africa 2018 was held in Tanzania\u00a0in collaboration with<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='avia-logo-element-container av-qt59df-512dc8cec248274d54cf217f183a1e31 av-border-deactivate avia-logo-slider avia-content-slider avia-smallarrow-slider avia-content-slider-active noHover avia-content-slider-even  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  av-slideshow-ui av-control-hidden av-nav-arrows-visible av-nav-dots-visible av-no-slider-navigation av-hide-nav-arrows av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless avia-content-slider2' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:true,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"><div class='avia-smallarrow-slider-heading  no-logo-slider-heading '><\/div><div class=\"avia-content-slider-inner\"><div class=\"slide-entry-wrap\"><div  class='slide-entry av-pillar-8c247d164ff35e61accf2e94bafcc64c flex_column no_margin av_one_half real-thumbnail post-entry slide-entry-overview slide-loop-1 slide-parity-odd  first'><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/AABS-Logo-Hi-300x111.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-5096 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5096 attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/AABS-Logo-Hi-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/AABS-Logo-Hi-1030x381.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/AABS-Logo-Hi-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/AABS-Logo-Hi-705x261.jpg 705w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/AABS-Logo-Hi.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div  class='slide-entry av-oqvndf-5b99e149befe473138fa7656e90ccfe4 flex_column no_margin av_one_half real-thumbnail post-entry slide-entry-overview slide-loop-2 slide-parity-even post-entry-last '><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/04\/udbs-logo-1.png\" class=\"wp-image-5095 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-5095 attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mq7wpf-25719846171bb76fe0355a4d4c574793 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The second in a series of regionally focused dialogues to occur around the globe, Business Education Jam: Africa 2018 was held May 20, 2018 at the Coral Beach Hotel Dar Es Salaam through a partnership with the AABS Connect Conference 2018 &amp; University of Dar es Salaam Business School.<\/p>\n<p>This event had two primary elements: an edX EDGE course which provided perspective on critical issues and an engaging discussion live in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The informative dialogue was co-hosted by Dr. Howard Thomas, Ahmass Fakahany, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Leadership at Boston University Questrom School of Business, Dr. Nicola Kleyn, Dean, Gordon Institute of Business Science; and Dr. Diana Philemon, University of Dar es Salaam Business School.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-kpr0yb-1dd4cccfd75c11d2a85fb1bc9e1d7f95 hr-default  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56{\npadding-bottom:15px;\nfont-size:24px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:18px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-6229f4fcea371b6a515a6179f58f4c56 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >November 2017: Africa<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-h7updf-8de6bc77a52ebb18bee39737abdf738d '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">Business Education Jam: Africa 2017 was held in collaboration with<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4829 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-300x108.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-1030x371.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-1536x553.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-2048x738.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-1500x540.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/questromworld.bu.edu\/businesseducationjam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/05\/GIBS_LOGO_2-705x254.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ghe78z-6e6711e28dfff04117f8a3bce37492c3 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>On November 7, 2017 participants joined together at the at the Gordon Institute for Business in Johannesburg, South Africa for a one-day symposium on reimagining business education in Africa. Co-hosted by Howard Thomas, Ahmass Fakahany, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Global Leadership at Boston University Questrom School of Business, and Morris Mthombeni, Executive Director: Faculty &amp; Lecturer, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), this interactive session added new insights on the challenges and opportunities for management education in Africa. These insights then launched a global brainstorm through the edX platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iQ7TxXF8eAM\">Watch an archive of the symposium here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-7235e3fab411f02c843dc9f5e99d3532\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7235e3fab411f02c843dc9f5e99d3532{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7235e3fab411f02c843dc9f5e99d3532 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-7235e3fab411f02c843dc9f5e99d3532 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-7235e3fab411f02c843dc9f5e99d3532 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Management Education in Africa<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bt669v-dfc1ef7769db71c27dbc0ae226ad73b8\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-bt669v-dfc1ef7769db71c27dbc0ae226ad73b8 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-bt669v-dfc1ef7769db71c27dbc0ae226ad73b8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The African continent is a world of opportunity \u2013 and challenge \u2013 for management education. A complex landscape of 54 very different countries, over one billion people call Africa home speaking 2,000 languages and representing 3,000 ethnic groups. The global challenges for management education are known, including those highlighted in the original Jam. Can emerging global solutions succeed in the unique environments across Africa?<\/p>\n<p>Consider this:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Governments dominate.<\/strong> And there are a lot of them. Regulation of industry \u2013 including education \u2013 is extensive, and academic programs are influenced from well beyond the walls of the academy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Student competency varies extensively.<\/strong> Looking through history, colonial rule drove various educational systems across Africa, creating wide gaps in attainment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diversity must be considered. <\/strong>The diverse environment of the African content is critical including the colonial legacy, apartheid, and issues surrounding faith, gender, and poverty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Infrastructure is unreliable.<\/strong> While development within some cities is advance, across the continent there exists inconsistencies in the reliability of roads, electricity, and internet access.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aqwuxv-6973e75b05d833db87f123cc20eebd70\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-aqwuxv-6973e75b05d833db87f123cc20eebd70 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-aqwuxv-6973e75b05d833db87f123cc20eebd70 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Solving the management education challenges in Africa are not simple. They must be low-cost and overcome infrastructure deficits to reach populations. They must recognize the unique faculties of African business schools. And they must aspire to further the development of a continent that has enormous potential. To foster solutions, we are taking the business education jam local.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9m961f-00c9196ab7378b1e6b3872a221407e3a\">\n.flex_column.av-9m961f-00c9196ab7378b1e6b3872a221407e3a{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9m961f-00c9196ab7378b1e6b3872a221407e3a av_one_half  avia-builder-el-18  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_half  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-6u6eyr-5bee5cd83d976386d40c230d37473e1f\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-6u6eyr-5bee5cd83d976386d40c230d37473e1f{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-6u6eyr-5bee5cd83d976386d40c230d37473e1f .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-6u6eyr-5bee5cd83d976386d40c230d37473e1f .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-6u6eyr-5bee5cd83d976386d40c230d37473e1f av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-19  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Learn More About the First-Ever Jam<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-65bs6b-8c736462d8614ea60ddd4168ee0194c7 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>From September 30\u2013October 2, 2014, Boston University Questrom School of Business, in collaboration with IBM and premier sponsors, launched the Business Education Jam: Envisioning the Future. The Jam was a massive online brainstorm that sparked ideas, concepts, and collaborations on how to close the growing gap between industry and academia. 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