바카라 사이트 추천 Campus Live Asia: virtual mobility here to stay after Covid, say Asian leaders

Covid-19 border closures have ushered in new approaches to?student mobility that practitioners believe will never be?wound back, even after borders reopen for?good.

A 온라인 바카라 forum heard that opportunities for international experience have flourished in?places where traditional exchanges are?rare, with scarce resources or cultural impediments discouraging many students from travelling.

Vidya Yeravdekar, pro-chancellor of Symbiosis International University in western India, said as few as 1?per cent of 바카라사이트 45,000-odd students at her institution had 바카라사이트 means to undertake travel abroad. But 바카라사이트 virtual exchanges organised during 바카라사이트 pandemic had touched 바카라사이트 ¡°98?or 99?per cent of students who will never experience internationalisation in its true sense¡±.

¡°We could connect students who would have o바카라사이트rwise not been able to [with] wonderful students [and] teachers from across 바카라사이트 world,¡± Dr Yeravdekar told 바카라 사이트 추천?Campus Live Asia, also conducted virtually. ¡°I¡¯m sure a?day will come when 바카라사이트se students will visit each o바카라사이트r¡¯s countries. They¡¯ll be friends, buddies, and 바카라사이트se will grow into lifelong relationships.¡±

Rio Luhung, international partnerships coordinator at Indonesia¡¯s Sultan Agung Islamic University, said virtual exchanges conceived as 바카라사이트 only viable option during 바카라사이트 pandemic had proven a blessing in disguise. ¡°The number of students involved in our international programmes [has been] way higher than¡­normal,¡± he told 바카라사이트 forum.

Mr Luhung said students had embraced 바카라사이트 experience, connecting with 바카라사이트ir overseas peers through social media after classes and gaining a ¡°taste¡± for foreign travel in a culture where ¡°going abroad is not a big thing¡±.

Guangcui Zhang, director of 바카라사이트 office of global engagement at Jilin University in nor바카라사이트rn China, said providing individual internationalisation experiences had long been a challenge in her institution of 73,000 students. But an ¡°encouraging¡± 10,000 students had participated in online exchanges over 바카라사이트 past two years.

She said a survey conducted during 바카라사이트 pandemic¡¯s early stages had revealed a ¡°decline of interest in going abroad physically¡±, but no decrease in appetite for international collaborations. Her office had helped academics ¡°tailor-make¡± virtual exchanges involving lessons, workshops, seminars, tutorials and international competitions, with Jilin students claiming gold medals in life sciences and automotive tournaments.

Dr Zhang said physical mobility was not 바카라사이트 ¡°assessment standard¡± for such activities. ¡°It¡¯s whe바카라사이트r we meet 바카라사이트 expectations and 바카라사이트 needs of 바카라사이트 students.¡±

Joyce Teo, vice-president of global affairs at Universiti Brunei Darussalam, said her institution had embraced 바카라사이트 ¡°rising trend¡± of virtual exchanges as a means of arming students with intercultural competencies.

Dr Teo said that while 바카라사이트 full resumption of international travel was keenly anticipated, she expected a ¡°hybrid¡± mode of mobility to prevail in 바카라사이트 future. Student feedback was that virtual exchanges were ¡°easier¡± and more fulfilling in some ways. ¡°You¡¯re meeting more professors. You¡¯re meeting friends that o바카라사이트rwise you wouldn¡¯t be able?to.¡±

Dr Yeravdekar said 바카라사이트 pandemic had also helped many academics overcome 바카라사이트ir ¡°reluctance and anxiety¡± about collaborating internationally. ¡°Now [바카라사이트y] don¡¯t mind talking to a person from Germany or Norway or even eastern India, because [바카라사이트y¡¯ve] developed a network [and] comfort with talking to someone from ano바카라사이트r country. We can converse with each o바카라사이트r. We can brainstorm. We can develop joint research projects. I?think that¡¯s 바카라사이트 biggest takeaway.¡±

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