“ To create the campus of tomorrow we need to convert our campuses to become more of an open lab space for innovation ”
ABDULLATIF ALSHAMSI PRESIDENT & CEO , HIGHER COLLEGES OF TECHNOLOGY
anywhere , optimising online resources . As for the students , they are already more receptive to online working than their elders . What we have gained through Covid-19 will continue with us for years to come : even when we ' re going back to campus . I don ' t need to bring my students in five days a week when they can perhaps come in for one or two days for hands-on programmes , workshops and labs . The campus will become more of a social place where they can meet and exchange ideas with their peers and their tutors as needed .”
Accelerating ideas His intention is that many of the ideas being exchanged on-campus will lead to innovation , entrepreneurial thinking and start-ups . “ This generation is extremely
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