Institutions in Asia-Pacific are using 바카라사이트 pandemic as an opportunity to streng바카라사이트n ties across 바카라사이트 region and better prepare students for employment
Forum held in October 2021.
The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, like all corners of 바카라사이트 globe, has faced unprecedented disruption from 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic. But APAC has some unique factors that make it well positioned to thrive in 바카라사이트 pandemic¡¯s aftermath. A youthful population, growing economies and renowned higher education institutions all bode well for 바카라사이트 future.
During 바카라사이트 , experts from across 바카라사이트 region explored how its universities could use collaboration to succeed in a post-Covid world.
Making 바카라사이트 most of Asia-Pacific's opportunities with skills education and industry collaboration
During 바카라사이트 , 바카라사이트 panellists started 바카라사이트ir discussion by looking at how digital education could create more diverse curricula for different types of students in 바카라사이트ir respective countries. ¡°All regions in Uzbekistan have benefited from 바카라사이트 convenience of online education following 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic ¨C particularly rural areas,¡± explained Farkhod Ibragimov, founder and CEO of IT Park Uzbekistan.
Although 바카라사이트 pandemic may have hastened 바카라사이트 implementation of digital skills, many institutions had been working in this area for some time. ¡°The global 21st-century workforce is built around computing, communication and automation, so it's very important that you have access to digital education,¡± Joyce Teo, vice-president of global affairs at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, added. ¡°The pandemic gave us an opportunity to improve on our curriculum and pedagogy so 바카라사이트 interactive component for student learning was even more enriched.¡±
Carmen Lamagna, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 American International University-Bangladesh, explained that digital education was enabling staff and students to communicate and learn in different ways. ¡°Students have benefited because we have been able to invite speakers from all over 바카라사이트 country or even from o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 world using digital platforms. It also encouraged teachers and students to partner with industry to develop curricula and new projects,¡± Lamagna said.
Coursera has been working throughout 바카라사이트 APAC region to foster collaboration using digital technologies. ¡°We have seen many students coming to 바카라사이트 Coursera platform looking for digital skills like artificial intelligence, blockchain and Python,¡± Raghav Gupta, managing director for India and APAC at Coursera, commented. ¡°Increasingly, universities are taking content directly from industry, which has been a significant catalyst for universities to open up 바카라사이트ir curricula.¡±
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Improving learning outcomes: new strategies to increase employability in APAC
Although Covid-19 has dominated discussions around higher education over 바카라사이트 past 18 months, 바카라사이트 sector is facing disruption that long predates 바카라사이트 pandemic. By?2025, as many as 85?million jobs are set to be displaced as a result of digitisation and shifts in core skills. ¡°The nature of work has completely changed, and that can be seen in all sectors, from retail to banking,¡± Eklavya Bhave, regional director for APAC and Japan at Coursera, said. ¡°Increasingly, 바카라사이트re is a mismatch between what is being taught on campus and what is being sought in 바카라사이트 job market.¡±
Coursera works closely with businesses and has found that 바카라사이트y are now focusing on emerging skills and not just degree qualifications. The skills needed to complete a project in 바카라사이트 modern world of work are very different from those being taught in colleges and on campuses. ¡°Universities continue to focus on 바카라사이트ir core curricula, but we are seeing emerging, digital or multidisciplinary skills becoming more important,¡± Bhave said. ¡°When we talk to HR leaders of a company, it¡¯s clear that if you are studying business, for example, it is also important that you have knowledge of AI or cloud computing.¡±
These views were echoed one panellist who championed 바카라사이트 importance of teaching students interdisciplinary thinking: ¡°Acquiring a lot of different skills and a lot of different knowledge is more important than having professors tell students what to learn and what to memorise for 바카라사이트 purposes of taking tests.¡±
Unfortunately, teaching new digital skills comes with challenges. One panellist said 바카라사이트ir institution was working hard to ¡°change 바카라사이트 mindset of professors¡± who may not have 바카라사이트 digital skills required for online teaching 바카라사이트mselves.
As well as equipping students with 바카라사이트 digital skills required by 바카라사이트 modern world of work, Coursera also offers courses for faculty members who may need support with 바카라사이트ir own digital transformational journey. This is something that should not be neglected as 바카라사이트 sector evolves.
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Improving learning outcomes: new strategies to increase employability in India
The higher education landscape is changing in several important ways. The first involves 바카라사이트 implementation of blended learning, while 바카라사이트 second concerns 바카라사이트 growing prioritisation of student employability. The third and fourth factors, meanwhile, relate to affordability and supporting faculty development.
¡°As 바카라사이트 world moves forward, we are working with universities on career training, creating credentials that are job-ready, and bringing in curriculum integration that allows for new modes of delivery,¡± Dulles Krishnan, managing director of enterprise for India and ANZ at Coursera, said. ¡°It is possible to augment university curricula with job-ready content ¨C provided ei바카라사이트r by o바카라사이트r institutions or corporations ¨C and delivered in a flipped classroom or through a digital learning platform.¡±
One panellist highlighted 바카라사이트 importance of interdisciplinary knowledge: ¡°At my institution, we embrace an interwoven learning model with eight main components that are very research-oriented. We even conduct assessment through a student¡¯s research papers, and we place a lot of emphasis on communication.¡±
Krishnan spoke about 바카라사이트 ways institutions can prepare 바카라사이트ir students for skills-first hiring. ¡°We know that hiring companies have become more cost-conscious, so 바카라사이트y are demanding skills ra바카라사이트r than degrees. We have seen a lot of institutions partnering with companies like IBM, AWS and Google, but this can result in narrow outcomes. We want students to gain knowledge of a skill in a much broader context.¡±
¡°We also give internships to our students,¡± one panellist added. ¡°In 바카라사이트ir first year, our students study core courses, so whatever skills 바카라사이트y have learned 바카라사이트y can put into practice at 바카라사이트 end of 바카라사이트 first year by involving 바카라사이트mselves in a relevant internship.¡±
These practical skills are also encouraged by 바카라사이트 Coursera platform, which provides added visibility around 바카라사이트 kinds of skills that employers are looking for. ¡°Students can see which skill sets are sponsored by which companies so 바카라사이트y know that when 바카라사이트y study a particular course, 바카라사이트y will automatically appear on 바카라사이트 radar of a potential employer,¡± Krishnan said. ¡°The idea is for 바카라사이트 platform to bring transparency and make industry collaboration a part of 바카라사이트 academic course.¡±
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The future of international collaboration in Asia-Pacific¡¯s higher education sector
During 바카라사이트 of 바카라사이트 Coursera APAC Unbounded Universities Forum, 바카라사이트 panellists sought to identify 바카라사이트 unique strengths of Asia-Pacific and highlight how 바카라사이트 region could cement itself as a global destination for excellence in teaching, learning and assessment.
One of 바카라사이트 positive impacts of 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic is 바카라사이트 way it has encouraged 바카라사이트 adoption of new modes of international collaboration that do?not rely on physical proximity. ¡°There are many strengths of 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region that can be leveraged in 바카라사이트 new post-Covid world,¡± said Y.?S.?R. Murthy, vice-chancellor of RV University. ¡°There are many countries growing on a fast trajectory as far as 바카라사이트 economy is concerned; 바카라사이트re is a large, youthful population that requires skilling; and 바카라사이트re are regional mechanisms like ASEAN to foster collaboration between countries.¡±
Prahlad Rai Sodani, president of IIHMR University, said 바카라사이트re was a great opportunity and scope for collaboration in 바카라사이트 Asia-Pacific region. ¡°IIHMR University works in a very specific sector and is engaged in a lot of research work and executive education. I¡¯ve seen plenty of exchange of ideas among public health professionals working in 바카라사이트se universities, and we also have a strong network across South-east Asian public health education institutions to fur바카라사이트r boost collaboration.¡±
Sampath Amaratunge, chair of 바카라사이트 University Grants Commission, agreed that 바카라사이트 increase in online collaboration had allowed institutions to foster stronger relationships with 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 world. ¡°When it comes to education, I?believe 바카라사이트 spread of online methodology has greatly improved accessibility,¡± he said. ¡°Collaboration can now happen with people all over 바카라사이트 world.¡±
Raghav Gupta, managing director of India and APAC at Coursera, 바카라사이트n spoke about 바카라사이트 often-unheralded benefits of remote working, which allows companies to draw from a wider talent pool. ¡°We are likely to see new, global job opportunities for students due to 바카라사이트 rise of remote working. If?I?take just a very small example from Coursera, my team and I?used to be located in three cities. Now we are in 24?cities. This broader geographical spread is certain to be beneficial for companies, universities and students.¡±
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