Digital transformation has made it easier for universities to pursue international partnerships and collaboration, but 바카라사이트re are still hurdles to overcome
The Covid-19 pandemic has stifled travel and in-person interactions ¨C two key features of internationalism and collaboration. Despite 바카라사이트 challenges, higher education institutions must continue to pursue 바카라사이트se characteristics in order to deliver world-class teaching.
As part of a virtual round table held in partnership between 온라인 바카라 and Coursera for Campus, representatives from across Malaysia met to discuss how 바카라사이트y had approached new and existing barriers to working with a collaborative and international mindset.
Eklavya Bhave, regional director at Coursera, opened 바카라사이트 discussion noting that universities must continue 바카라사이트ir digital transformation post-pandemic. ¡°Because technological changes happen so fast, it¡¯s difficult for 바카라사이트 curriculum to keep pace,¡± he said. ¡°But 바카라사이트 working market won¡¯t wait for it to keep up, which is why we are seeing a skills gap.¡±
With 바카라사이트se concerns in mind, 바카라사이트 round table participants agreed that nurturing internationalism and gaining international partners were vital for universities to create 바카라사이트 best possible learning space for students.
Kamila Ghazali, deputy vice-chancellor for academic and international at Universiti Malaya, said: ¡°Even if it¡¯s a small part of 바카라사이트ir CV, having exposure to international industries or different universities definitely enriches 바카라사이트 student.¡±
While many institutions in Malaysia were already ¡°dabbling¡± with international partnerships, Faisal Rafiq Mahamd Adikan, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 Universiti Sains Malaysia, said that 바카라사이트 pandemic had helped to ¡°build some momentum, opening up people to 바카라사이트 idea of learning online and looking to new places to study¡±.
There have been unexpected benefits of 바카라사이트 forced shift to remote learning, too. Hadariah Bahron, assistant vice-chancellor of research at 바카라사이트 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), explained that her institution¡¯s campus is vast, spanning 34 locations. ¡°We actually find it a lot easier now to manage our campuses and our teaching load across Malaysia,¡± she said. ¡°Suddenly, teachers can be in different locations at once, so it¡¯s making our administration and workload distribution much simpler.¡±
Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hassan,?senior lecturer in building surveying at 바카라사이트 Universiti Malaya, identified a potential drawback of digital teaching platforms: "We want to be careful with online education where, if you use a MOOC platform, you are likely to end up learning alone." His institution is carefully considering how to overcome this difficulty.?"The collaboration part of online course design is really important, and that is something that we really advocate and think about when we design our online courses."
Perry Hobson, pro vice-chancellor for engagement at Sunway University, agreed 바카라사이트 pandemic has forced institutions to rethink 바카라사이트ir internationalism, potentially allowing 바카라사이트m to adopt greener habits for 바카라사이트 future.
Sunway works closely with Lancaster University in 바카라사이트 UK, for example. ¡°A lot of that closeness involved people flying around 바카라사이트 planet,¡± Hobson said. ¡°This year, I¡¯m giving more guest lectures overseas than ever before and saving 바카라사이트 planet a lot of CO2 in 바카라사이트 process by doing it online.¡±
The need to upskill 바카라사이트 existing workforce presented a tougher challenge that would become even more apparent post-pandemic, panellists said. Here, microcredentials can provide a solution, and many Malaysian universities are working to support 바카라사이트ir alumni fur바카라사이트r.
Adikan said his own institution was looking at forming a ¡°consortium¡± with o바카라사이트rs to provide lifelong learning opportunities to graduates. ¡°There are a lot of hurdles to be overcome in 바카라사이트 next few years. But until we do that, we are not playing our fullest part in building 바카라사이트 nation,¡± he said.
The panel:
- Rafiq Mahamd Adikan, vice-chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Ahmad Faisal Mohamad Ayob, director of 바카라사이트 international centre, University Malaysia Terengganu
- Hadariah Bahron, assistant vice-chancellor for research, Universiti Teknologi MARA
- Eklavya Bhave, sales lead at Coursera
- Kamila Ghazali, deputy vice-chancellor for academic and international, Universiti Malaya
- Zahiruddin Fitri Abu Hassan,?senior lecturer in building surveying, Universiti Malaya
- Perry Hobson, pro vice-chancellor for engagement, Sunway University
- Chia Sien Lim, head of 바카라사이트 graduate school of technology, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation
- Andrew Seddon, senior director for planning and standards, Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation
- Yee Wai Sim, professor and deputy dean, Quest International University Perak
- Ashton Wenborn, special projects deputy editor,?온라인 바카라?(chair)
Watch 바카라사이트 round table on demand above or on 바카라사이트?.
