What future for universities? Coronavirus upends higher learning

#Cambridge University’s decision to shift all its face-to-face #learning #online for a year in response to Covid-19 has shaken the basic assumptions about higher education to their core. While students will still be in dormitories and small class tutorials, it raises questions about the ‘virtual’ future of tertiary education. What will online learning be like? Can institutions get away with charging the same tuition? And what of the rat race of university rankings, preparatory test programs and foreign student recruitment for cash? From the ever-ballooning cost to whether digital transformation will turn academics into social media influencers, François Picard’s FRANCE 24 panel reflects on what’s to come. . Subscribe to France 24 now: FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 Visit our website: Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Like us on Facebook: Follo