Universities ‘reinventing the wheel’ on virtual student exchange

Rather than repeating other institutions’ mistakes, universities should embrace established ‘modalities’ for collaborative online international learning – and appreciate it as more than a Covid stopgap

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June 12, 2022

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June 12, 2022

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