Four ways universities can future-proof education
The COVID-19 crisis accelerated changes that were on the horizon for universities. Now they must keep the best of those changes and forge new frontiers.
Imperial College London is one of the world's leading universities. Its mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine and business for the benefit of society. Imperial staff and students work across disciplinary boundaries and collaborate each year with academic, corporate and charitable organizations in 95 countries. With its partners, it defines excellence in new and unexpected ways to improve health and well-being, understand the natural world, engineer novel solutions and lead the data revolution.
The COVID-19 crisis accelerated changes that were on the horizon for universities. Now they must keep the best of those changes and forge new frontiers.
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