The future is now: imagining university life post-COVID
One of the most emotive topics during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been the impact on schools and children’s learning.
Learning institutes in most parts of Asia and the rest of the world immediately switched to distance learning in light of the national lockdowns. As these lockdowns eased, getting schools open has been a top priority for many countries, including Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia.
However, with COVID-19 restrictions continuing in many areas, a wider discussion is also back in the spotlight over the future of education, particularly the role of universities and other institutes of higher learning. The traditional lecture model – where students gather in a theatre to listen to a professor – is ripe for disruption. The set-up has changed relatively little over the past 200 years despite a major shift in technology and the economic landscape.