Students increasingly want their courses to move in step with the demands of the modern economy, so how can universities introduce more flexible structures while maintaining standards?
For a brief period, the popular image of the university student was embodied by Sebastian Flyte of Brideshead Revisited: 18-years old, male, privileged, and ready to spend three years in one of the world's most elite institutions.
But the idea of a typical student no longer holds: today's students are just as likely to be female, or older, or from overseas, or studying part-time while holding down a full-time job.
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