The University of the Future in 2019

Covid-19 is changing many aspects of society and one of the most affected is education. Universities are rapidly moving to online programmes but it is not clear that this is the answer to the problem. A new book The University of the Future: Responding to Covid-19 addresses the extreme crisis which universities currently face. For some years universities have been under pressure to modify their approach to teaching and research, and now Covid-19 is triggering profound changes in how universities function. This will involve much more than online teaching.

Published by ACIL (UK) and edited by Dan Remenyi, Kenneth A Grant and Shawren Singh and with contributions from Vice-Chancellors, academics, and consultants, this book comprises the views of 32 authors from 17 countries on 5 continents and outlines some of the key issues which need to be urgently addressed.

The University of the Future: Responding to Covid-19 (ISBN 978-1-912764-65-5) is available now at the Academic Bookshop (external link, opens in new window) . The book is also available through Amazon.

In addition, with Dr. Steve Gedeon, also from the Dept. of Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Dr. Ken Grant also contributed a chapter on "The Impact of COVID-19 on University Teaching"