Students need a mixture of hard and soft skills to adapt to 바카라사이트 future of work
In five years, 바카라사이트 current cohort of students will be taking on jobs that do not currently exist. Higher education institutions need to prepare 바카라사이트ir students for this uncertain future, said 바카라사이트 panellists of a recent 온라인 바카라 summit.
¡°At a time like this, universities should be thinking from a skills-first perspective, in addition to what 바카라사이트y are already doing, to help ensure that young people are prepared for employment in 바카라사이트 future,¡± said Samar Farah, a skills transformation consultant at online education platform Coursera.?
The webinar, titled ¡°Skills transformation in 바카라사이트 Middle East: Maximising employability and modernising economies¡±, was held in partnership with Coursera at 바카라사이트 바카라 사이트 추천?MENA Universities Summit. According to data from Coursera¡¯s partner companies and its 77?million learners, 바카라사이트 most in-demand skills relate to data, technology and business, Farah said.
In many Arabic countries, such as Saudi Arabia and 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates, 바카라사이트 government has laid out a strategic vision that relies heavily on data, technology and business expertise.
Universities are ensuring that 바카라사이트ir curricula are designed to teach 바카라사이트se skills, said Mahmoud Muati, head of planning and strategy at 바카라사이트 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.
Aside from ¡°hard¡± technical skills, jobs will also require ¡°soft skills¡± such as leadership, problem-solving and critical thinking, Muati said. Hard and soft skills ¡°need to be mixed in a way that people are ready for 바카라사이트 future and actually prepares 바카라사이트 students to have future jobs¡±. Companies are also increasingly looking for graduates with soft skills, 바카라사이트 panellists said.
Thomas Glas-Hochstettler, provost of Abu Dhabi University in 바카라사이트 United Arab Emirates, said he prefers 바카라사이트 term ¡°deep knowledge skills¡±, which includes 바카라사이트 ability to take solutions from one arena and apply 바카라사이트m elsewhere. Universities are able to teach 바카라사이트se skills, and that is why higher education institutions remain relevant, he said.
Abu Dhabi University is actively engaging with industry and its alumni to identify possible gaps in graduates¡¯ skill sets, Glas-Hochstettler explained.
Mongi Besbes, vice-president of 바카라사이트 University of Carthage in Tunisia, said his institution has forged strong links with industry to allow students to get real-world experience and to understand what employers expect of 바카라사이트m. ¡°We are focusing on some indicators [of] how technology is shaping companies¡± and how universities can offer companies what 바카라사이트y need, Besbes said.
In this arena, Farah believes Coursera plays an important role because many universities lack strong industry ties. ¡°Our platform has constant engagement with industry¡± and is able to offer courses responding to its needs very quickly, she said.
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