A strategy to face the impact of Covid-19 and technology disruption on higher education in the 2020-2025 lustrum

Technology disruption has been boosted due to the coronavirus outbreak. The world is changing rapidly producing health, social and economic crisis without precedent. Universities must adapt their courses to a new reality maintaining social distancing and offering online and/or blended teaching. The world demands professionals with skills like resilience, adaptability, and creativity mainly on top of the technical skills. Continuing education will be the key but the first step for success is still having a career from the university. At the same time, engagement and motivation are a challenge that needs to be tackled through continuous monitoring and assessment. In this paper, a series of thoughts and strategies are discussed to help the delivery of courses in Civil Engineering and for any technical career in higher education.