This project takes the form of a thought experiment to explore how higher education might evolve over the coming decades in response to advances in artificial intelligence and the deregulation of the sector. A scenario set in 2050 is constructed through a series of case studies following the deregulation of the sector in 2030. The purpose is not to claim that this future will occur exactly as described, but to use it as a lens through which to interrogate the assumptions, constraints, and possibilities shaping higher education today. Hopefully, it will help policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to think more critically about the direction of travel and the consequences of maintaining the status quo.
Dr James Stanfield, Lecturer in the Future of Learning, School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, Newcastle University
james.stanfield@ncl.ac.uk
HE2050 