New Delhi: 86% of Indian students think that access to digital content has changed the way they learn and 56% think that the way they learn will not return to how pre-pandemic.
According to a survey, globally 44% of gen y and Z gene respondents expect changes brought by Covid-19 to be permanent.
A new eye report, ‘is a future university that is still in the future’, argues that universities in developed countries face a number of existential problems after a pandemic.
Based on EY analysis about the future of the higher education sector and 29 interviews with university leaders from the US, Britain, India, Singapore and Australia, the report found that universities would quickly need to adapt to new reality due to demographic shifts, geopolitical challenges, changed the demands at Workplaces and high student expectations for quality digital experiences.
According to the report, changing attitudes and behavior towards digital technology and developing countries presents new opportunities for universities around the world to rediscover sending learning.
The generation of students who come are native digital people.
While 77% of Gen Y and Z respondents with global surveys say that the way they use technology changes during a pandemic, this proportion is higher in developing countries (88% in Indonesia, 86% in India and 85% Brazil) were given 66% in Scandinavia and 67% in France.
Globally 45% of gen Y and Z gene respondents think that the way they learn will not return to how pre-pandemic, which is higher in developing countries (56% in India and 55% in Brazil) opposed Western Europe (32 % in France and 35% in Scandinavia).
According to the survey findings, “the university moves to make quality digital learning into part of their core offerings.
Some are partnered with online learning platforms.
Some partnered with or acquiring the first digital university with a fully formed online program ready to go.” The balance of power will shift from Learning provider to students.
Now, students have a larger choice and flexibility.
So, the university must offer a fairly typical course to choose from.
“You have to think, what can you worry about? If you have an online offer, it’s almost measurable, but customers will also be free to choose the best provider.
So you have to offer something really nice and distinctive,” said Professor Adam Tickell, Deputy Chancellor, University of Birmingham, England.
The report suggests greater regulations and accreditation of providers, to help prospective students and employers evaluate the relative credentials of credentials.
“By adopting several forms of general standards, students must be able to transfer their credit throughout the program and institution,” Professor Souvik Bhattacharyya, Representative of Chancellor, Institute of Technology and Science Birlas, Pilani.