Hamid Rafieian already had solid entrepreneurship experience when he enrolled in EDHEC Business School’s Global MBA Class of 2024. He is co-founder and CEO of Karafs, Iran’s leading digital healthcare company. Along with Luna, another digital health startup Rafieian founded, his ventures have attracted more than 8 million users in his country.

When Insead launched a master in management program in 2019, it put the Fontainebleau, France-based business school on a path to rankings glory.

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For students, higher education is about much more than gaining a degree. Developing support networks at university is equally important, providing advantages for students during their studies, future employment and in their personal lives. 

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Communication is of huge importance to the worldwide economy. As globalisation has taken hold, it has only become more important, but language barriers continue to hold businesses back, preventing them from accessing global talent pools, fostering deep collaboration between employees, and strengthening customer relationships.

While we don’t really think you need to make new year’s resolutions or to start changing your entire way of life once January comes around, it is often a good time to take stock of the previous year and think about little steps you can take to prep for a new term.

Here are five easy ways that you can prepare for the new semester and the new year.