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The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the virtual education revolution by a decade, causing institutions and faculty to adapt their programs and pedagogy to better engage students.
Before the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the education journeys of more than 1.6 billion students around the world, higher education institutions were already exploring ways to grow enrollment, reach more students, and better engage the digital natives of Generation Z. Though the need to move online created challenges, it also inspired solutions that will have long-lasting effects on higher education.
In an effort to better understand the impacts of the current dynamics on higher education staff, faculty, and students, Microsoft Education partnered with the Economist Intelligence Unit