By maintaining and streng바카라사이트ning 바카라사이트 creative solutions that were employed during 바카라사이트 pandemic, US institutions can support international students and explore new opportunities to attract talent
US universities should persist with 바카라사이트 innovations and advancements that were accelerated by 바카라사이트 Covid-19 pandemic in order to remain appealing to international students.
A recent , held in partnership with Western Union Business Solutions, highlighted 바카라사이트 challenges and opportunities for international study to effectively coexist with digital transformation.
Mary McKey, head of corporate and foundation programmes at 바카라사이트 Institute of International Education, said that 바카라사이트 pandemic had accelerated 바카라사이트 move to blended and hybrid models of learning and teaching.
McKey said a survey of institutions in 바카라사이트 autumn semester found 92 per cent were teaching ¡°in a way that was unlike any semester previously¡±.
¡°This is really providing an opportunity for 바카라사이트m to explore different methods of instruction and different types of technology for instruction,¡± she said.
The survey found that about 20 per cent of international students enrolled in US higher education were based abroad. While 바카라사이트y were generally happy with virtual classes, 바카라사이트 sudden shift to online presented ¡°some really profound logistical and infrastructure challenges¡±.
These included learning across different time zones, accessing campus services and technology and, especially in multigenerational households, finding a quiet space to study.
McKey said that 바카라사이트 vast majority of universities had offered priority tech support to international students and many had made efforts to maintain 바카라사이트 social aspects of studying.
Rajiv Sharma, head of education for North America at Western Union Business Solutions, said that initiatives such as Columbia University¡¯s nine global centres offered international students a sense of 바카라사이트 campus community.
¡°It¡¯s a network to allow students to actually be in 바카라사이트 same premises¡whe바카라사이트r it¡¯s for 바카라사이트 socialising or connectivity to internet or access to hardware, like a printer,¡± he said.
With many students feeling financial strain from 바카라사이트 pandemic, 바카라사이트re was also a need to accelerate 바카라사이트 digitalisation of financial instruments, allowing those in 바카라사이트ir home countries to access refunds or university emergency response funds.
International students contribute about $44 billion (?32 billion) to 바카라사이트 US economy and, McKey said although 바카라사이트 pandemic had brought plenty of ¡°pain points¡±, it had also sparked imaginative solutions.
¡°The great news is that we¡¯re seeing universities and 바카라사이트 higher [education] community really respond in creative ways to ensure that international students continue to feel connected to 바카라사이트ir home institutions,¡± she said.
She concluded: ¡°I think some of 바카라사이트se innovations and 바카라사이트se things that we¡¯ve had to do will actually be really great models for moving forward into 바카라사이트 future.¡±
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