Academic facilities in the ‘new normal’

THE coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic has taken a significant toll on people all over the world. It has changed everything ― the way we think and do things. Its impact on global health and the world economy has forced everyone to adapt, both at present and in the future.

In the education sector, schools will no certainly longer return to the status quo. It will have to embrace the new normal. Everything will change — curriculum, operations, maintenance, as well as building design. To effectively enable safe distancing, class size will be significantly reduced. A new approach that will be introduced is blended learning, an approach in education that combines in-person instruction with remote learning.