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Three South African vice-chancellors paint a post-COVID picture for universities

Wed, 05/08/2020 - 12:25

Across the world, the higher education sector is changing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Conversation Africa’s Nontobeko Mtshali asked vice-chancellors from three South African universities to share their insights about what these changes could mean for the country’s higher education landscape.

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