Andy Phillips, chief operating officer of The University of Wollongong in Dubai
On March 8, the UAE government temporarily closed schools and universities across the country as fears of coronavirus grew in the region and across the world. The shutdown was initially expected to last for two weeks, but was soon extended until the end of the academic year in June.
The UAE was not alone. Unesco figures show that 91 per cent of the world’s student population – across primary, secondary and tertiary education – were unable to attend classes.
The situation set the world’s educators into overdrive as they looked f
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