The cloud’s silver lining: Active learning in pandemic times

Industry 4.0 is now a well-established term that chemical and process industries strive towards. Educating future (bio)chemical engineers that have the necessary knowledge and skills in this area is, however, still seen as a challenge, particularly in the current pandemic-affected era in higher education. This contribution will highlight how the teaching of these important topics will need to be modified in the new context of limited face to face delivery with social distancing. It will highlight the main challenges and compare the mode of delivery pre and post-Covid-19 and touch on the important issues of ensuring high quality learning experience for the students. Case studies exemplifying the use of immersive technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality, will raise some future educational prospects.