Covid-19

As the coronavirus crisis continues, many universities across the globe have been forced to close campuses and shift to online learning platforms. These unprecedented conditions are inspiring higher education institutions to innovate and create new ways of learning for their quarantined students. As part of QS’s ongoing coronavirus research, we asked university professionals to reveal how the global health emergency has impacted their operations and how they’re responding to the evolving crisis. According to our analysts, survey respondents stated that they’d implemented the following measures: Switched some of our scheduled courses online (50%) Delayed the start dates for some of our courses until [...]

  The e-learning center at the University of Bahrain held its second meeting to discuss the procedures of e-learning during the current precautionary period. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Sh. Fay Abdulla Mohammed Alkhalifa, Director of the Center, and attended by members of the Center Advisory Committee for Digital Learning and Innovation, Directors of Quality Assurance Offices in Colleges, Managers of Centers, the University Quality Assurance Office and the IT Center. Urgent matters related to the procedures of e-learning in the precautionary period were discussed, and a detailed presentation of suggestions and clarifications on electronic lessons and lectures that were [...]