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A golden age for universities will come to an end
Some will disappear completely
Nov 17th 2020
BY HAMISH BIRRELL: PUBLIC POLICY CORRESPONDENT, THE ECONOMIST
THE PAST year was a difficult one for new students. Many were barred from campus. Others could not enter the country in which they hoped to study. Those who made it were greeted by freshers’ fairs on Zoom and strict socialising rules.
All this means that 2021 will be a difficult time to run a university. Over the past few decades, universities have thrived, supported by rising prosperity, growing demand and politicians who saw them as engines of economic growth. Covid-19 threatens much of this.
Some will disappear completely
Nov 17th 2020
BY HAMISH BIRRELL: PUBLIC POLICY CORRESPONDENT, THE ECONOMIST
THE PAST year was a difficult one for new students. Many were barred from campus. Others could not enter the country in which they hoped to study. Those who made it were greeted by freshers’ fairs on Zoom and strict socialising rules.
All this means that 2021 will be a difficult time to run a university. Over the past few decades, universities have thrived, supported by rising prosperity, growing demand and politicians who saw them as engines of economic growth. Covid-19 threatens much of this.