In Conversation with CLICKS: Panel Discussions

In a matter of weeks, the COVID-19 Pandemic has changed how students around the globe are educated. More than 1,576,021,818 learners representing 91.3% of the student population in over 188 countries were affected. The pandemic crisis has forced educational institutions at all levels as well as regulatory bodies to re-assess and revise long-standing assumptions and practices about education. The changes that have occurred in the past couple of months gave us a us a glimpse of how the educational system could be disrupted forever.

Institutions of learning worldwide have been finding ways to deliver remote teaching and ensure learning continuity during the past three months while still planning for both  the short- and long-term future. A range of strategies and scenarios to ensure business continuity, student safety and the challenging quality learning have been developed at both national and institutional levels ranging from continuing next academic year fully online, to adopting a hybrid model and re-opening campuses for face to face learning.

The aim of this series of panel discussions “In Conversation with CLICKS” is to provide in-depth discussions and insights about planning the future of higher education while capitalizing on lessons learnt from the Covid-19 Pandemic.

During the months of June and July four Panel Discussions are planned. Each panel will bring together thought leaders from across various parts of the world to:

  • Address key considerations institutions of higher education must reflect on to manage the crisis and build resilient educational eco-systems in the short and long term.
  • Discuss the impact of the pandemic on the higher education sector and how it is disrupting the future of universities and colleges.
  • Identify scenarios and strategies countries and institutions are considering for the Fall 2020-2021 academic year.
  • Share good practices institutions have been adopting to navigate through the pandemic and what were the lessons learnt.

Panel Discussion 1

Leading through Covid-19: Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learnt 

Monday, 22nd June

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 2

Planning the New Normal: How has the Pandemic Changed Higher Education?

Monday, 29th June

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 3

Measuring the Impact of Emergency Online Teaching on the Quality of Education

Monday, 6th July

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 4

Non-degree credentials Post the Pandemic: How should the HE Sector Adapt to the New Modern Workforce?

Monday, 13th July

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 5

Supporting Higher Education Continuity: The Role of Governments  and Public Policy

Monday 28th September, 2020

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 6

The Impact of Covid-19 on Internationalization in Higher Education

Monday 19th October, 2020

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 7

Re-thinking Governance in Times of Uncertainty

Monday 2nd November, 2020

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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Panel Discussion 8

Students Mental Health and Well-being in the ERA of covid19

Monday 21st December, 2020

17:00-18:30 UAE Time

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Panel Discussion 9

The Impact of COVID-19 on University Research and International Cooperation

Monday 15th March, 2021

17:00-18:30 UAE Time (+4GMT)

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