We spend trillions and debate endless reforms, yet we've stopped asking education's most fundamental question: What is it actually for? If the answer has quietly become "economic sorting," we shouldn't be surprised by student anxiety and societal fracture. What if we reclaimed education's true purpose: to shape how we think about ourselves, our world, and our responsibility to make it better?

Why do over a third of Africa’s brightest students in the UK study Business—yet often struggle to apply their knowledge back home? This isn't just a career choice; it's a systemic mismatch. We’re educating a generation with world-class tools for economies that don’t yet exist in their own countries, turning "brain drain" into an almost inevitable outcome. What if their curriculum was co-designed by the African CEOs and entrepreneurs solving today's real challenges?