Online indeed, and it's been heading that way since the end of the 90s. Having worked in the sector since that time, I was involved in designing and implementing a VIrtual Learning Portal.

This was an early Blackboard or Desire2Learn (D2L) to name a few - these are both multi-million pound applications. The purpose of which is to bring the classroom to the pupil by provide materials and lectures online.

So, it's been close to 20 years already, major adoption is slow but steady but for a few reasons I don't think we'll be fully online for a long long time. Why? I'll give you two for starters.

1. Money! Student halls/housing is a huge economy for the universities and the city businesses.

2. Some courses will never suit online learning. That spark when you see live science lab explosions, or piece together a circuit board and the bugger lights that LED!

So for me, 25 is way to short a time frame, but we shall see. Asher.