THE Podcast: Asian universities moved online quickly, now what?

What’s the next phase of the coronavirus response from universities in Hong Kong and China?

April 8, 2020
Source: iStock

Asian universities were the first institutions that had to quickly take all operations online in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Now several months into lockdown, the global higher education sector will be watching to see what the next phase of online delivery will be; how assessments will be carried out; and in what ways traditional learning environments will be changed as a result of these emergency measures. 

In this episode Sara Custer speaks to THE’s Asia editor Joyce Lau about the response from Hong Kong’s universities and Hamish Coates about how Tsinghua University has reacted. 

Download this episode 

Read more about how Asian universities are responding to the coronavirus pandemic:

China’s go-ahead for entrance exam seen as sign of confidence

Asian universities face online assessment hurdles in virus crisis

Governments have ‘responsibility’ to help reimburse students

China’s coronavirus lockdown: ‘In this situation, it is important to just keep going’

Will the coronavirus make online education go viral?

Register to continue

Why register?

  • Registration is free and only takes a moment
  • Once registered, you can read 3 articles a month
  • Sign up for our newsletter
Register
Please Login or Register to read this article.

Sponsored