Ontario universities to survey students about adapting for the future
Posted Sep 23, 2016 02:45:09 PM.
Last Updated Sep 23, 2016 02:47:42 PM.
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TORONTO – The Council of Ontario Universities is launching a province-wide survey in an effort to spur a conversation about how universities can prepare students for the future.
Council president David Lindsay says people are worried about the changing job market, new technologies and continued globalization.
The questionnaire is already available online, and Lindsay says the council will also reach out to people who aren’t in the university system on social media.
He says the survey’s responses will be used to create an action plan on how universities can adapt to better prepare students for the future.
He says that one area where universities excel is in teaching so-called “soft skills” like communication and analytical thinking, which can be helpful for people looking for jobs that may not have existed in previous years.
The survey will be conducted over the course of this academic year, and the results will be shared next year.
