Ben Nelson: How Innovation and Technology Can Solve Higher Education's Biggest Challenges

We're back! This episode of the International Educator podcast is the first in a mini series about innovation and technology. We spoke with Ben Nelson, founder and CEO of Minerva Project and a founder of Minerva University. In a time when many people and institutions claim to be innovators, Ben is a true disruptor and innovator in the higher education space, challenging the existing paradigm.

In this interview, Ben talks about what the term “innovation” means to him; the inspiration behind creating Minerva; how AI and other technology can support and enhance education; why global education in particular can benefit from emerging technologies; the biggest challenges facing higher education and how to move the needle; and how his own thinking about these ideas has evolved.

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