2040
Thought-provoking ideas for Higher Education
Our lives are changing faster than ever. Technology impacts every aspect of it.
Can Higher Education stay the way it has been for the last centuries? Will degrees be able to adapt to this speed of change? Does the shift to hybrid learning require all the real estate universities are invested in?
Explore our ideas:
The Future of Academic Qualifications
By 2040 academic qualifications will have disappeared. Bachelor’s Degrees, Masters, and Doctorates have been around for 800 years as if the world hasn’t changed. No doubt, the world has changed and so should be the way knowledge is certified.

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The Future of Jobs and Education
by Bernard Marr | Forbes
11 Dec 2020
EU-funded project on Micro-Credentialling in HE
European Union
Sep 2020
'Stackable Degrees' Aren't Enough
by Matthew Gandal | Inside HigherEd
22 Jan 2021
The Emerging Degree Reset
by Joseph Fuller et al. | Harvard Business Review
9 Feb 2022
Challenger Models Disrupting Higher Education
by Helen Packer | The PIE News
55 Apr 2022
Introducing OpenCreds: a micro-credential framework for Australia & Malaysia
OpenLearning
Nov 2020
Universities &
Real Estate
Universities are traditionally identified as brick-and-mortar institutions. With hybrid learning and new online universities on the rise, the question of the future need for educational facilities arises.

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Covid-19 Accelerates 3 Disruptive Trends Facing Higher Education
by Scott Pulsipher | Forbes | 8 July 2020
UArizona expands Global Microcampus Network through a partnership with WeWork
University of Arizona Global | 8 Sep 2020