The answer to the question posed in the title is a very qualified 'yes' with a lean toward institutions that would move beyond traditional curricula - Nottingham University's Cancer Sciences programs are cited as an example. We've also seen the sustainable development goals (SDG) suggested. Tony Bates adds, "Some form of distributed institution then is likely to work best, combining a mix of in-person and online learning. This would provide an opportunity to re-think the campus and its role, its design, and its technology platform." I'm in agreement with the general tenor of the argument, and I would add that finding some way to integrate the learning function with the make-society-work function would be ideal (but not using the public-private partnership (PPP) model; that's just a way of converting a public investment that provides services to 100 people into one that provides services to 80, as we've seen in privatized health care).
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