In the spring and summer of 2020, ACA published a series of Think Pieces about the longer-term impact of the pandemic on international education and mobility. Since then, the situation has evolved and the discussion has continued, within ACA and in the wider international education community. An ACA Thematic Peer Group on the topic has met (online) monthly since March 2020.

Now, on the occasion of the one-year mark of many European nations beginning to put up restrictions to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, ACA’s President, Ulrich Grothus, has condensed these discussions and offers some reflections in this final Think Piece of the Covid-19 series.  The ACA President outlines the challenges and points to elements of answers for those working in our field, finishing with some valuable lessons learnt from the past year.  

We hope you find this Think Piece enlightening as we face the future together. Adapting ourselves to thrive in post-Covid times will be one challenge of many. 

The next ACA Think Piece series, which will be launched at the end of this month, will focus on Inclusion in  International Higher  Education: European Perspectives & Insights. ACA looks forward to continuing to explore solutions to one of the most pressing concerns facing our sector today.

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