Covid-19 will be painful for universities, but also bring change

They need to rethink how and what they teach


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  • 08 8, 2020
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IN THE NORMALThe Economist Today run of things, late summer sees airports in the emerging world fill with nervous 18-year-olds, jetting off to begin a new life in the rich world’s universities. The annual trek of more than 5m students is a triumph of globalisation. Students see the world; universities get a fresh batch of high-paying customers. Yet with flights grounded and borders closed, this migration is about to become the pandemic’s latest victim.

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