Society's attitude to educational qualifications and methods of learning will change to education being an on going Continuous Education.
Students are to become sought after by Universities.
With the introduction of computerised technology, universities are introducing planning strategies to change the isolated regional Universitiy campus to becoming a globally connected learning and resource centre. The new University of Convergence will be a place where students access coursework by way of virtual learning. The traditional classroom may be the most difficult interpersonal linkage to be relinquished by the University of Convocation, but the new multimedia technologies available might help old timers let go of treasured educational icons. The new technologies offer the advantages of combining existing distant learning services and universal research options. Distance Education systems and the University of Convocation will soon become the University of Convergence.