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Broken Education
Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world. Every day, billions of learners are still left behind - although it's important to celebrate every win, we believe the Education industry as a whole must acknowledge the gaps that need to be closed for us to progress. This is Broken Education - a deep dive into critical global education opportunities. Hosted by Vygo Co-Founders Ben Hallett and Joel Di Trapani.
Broken Education
Professor Rufus Black | University of Tasmania
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In this episode of the Broken Education Podcast, host Joel Di Trapani, Co-Founder and CEO of Vygo, sits down with Professor Rufus Black, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Tasmania, for a deep and unflinching conversation about what’s broken in education and what it will take to fix it.
Rufus brings a rare blend of academic depth, ethical clarity, and real-world leadership. A Rhodes Scholar with degrees spanning law, politics, economics, ethics, and theology, his career has bridged elite academia, public policy, and global consulting, including time as a partner at McKinsey & Company. Yet throughout the conversation, one theme is unmistakable: education is not about institutions, it’s about moral imagination, service, and freedom.
The episode closes with one of the most provocative moments of the series. When asked what he would say to a world leader in education, Rufus calls for global philanthropic capital—on the scale of the world’s largest fortunes to fund radically new educational models, free from slow-moving bureaucratic constraints. It’s a response that reflects the core message of the episode: real change won’t come from protecting institutions, but from being brave enough to disrupt them.