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Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cross-National Perspectives on the Challenges and Management of Higher Education in Crisis Times
Series: - Global Perspectives on Higher Education, Volume: 53
COVID-19 caused massive disruptions in the higher education sector across the world. The transition to online learning exposed the deep-rooted inequalities between countries, systems, institutions, and student groups in terms of the availability of information technology infrastructure, internet access and digital literacy, as well as prior training and experiences of faculty in online education. This volume explores various aspects of the impact of the pandemic on higher education management including how university administration responded to the crisis, and the role of local and national government agencies in academic support and higher education delivery. The key findings highlight the importance of better organisation and preparedness of higher education systems for future crises, and the need for a better dialogue between governments, higher education institutions and other stakeholders. The book calls for a collective response to address the digital divide among various groups and financial inequalities within and between the private and public universities, and to plan for the serious challenges that international students face during crisis situations.
Fulufhelo Netswera, DPhil (2005), Stellenbosch University is Professor of Development and Executive Dean Management Sciences at the Durban University of Technology. He writes on higher education management and policy, public governance, and philanthropy. He has a keen interest in the social justice role that higher education institutions.
Ayenachew A. Woldegiyorgis, PhD (2020), Boston College is a research associate at the Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College. His main areas of scholarship include higher education partnerships, internationalisation of higher education, higher education and development, scientific diaspora engagement, and policy and governance in higher education.
Tatiana Karabchuk is Associate Professor of Economic Sociology, Department of Government and Society, CHSS, UAE University. Research interests include cross-national comparative surveys, higher education research, labor market studies, youth studies, family and fertility, values and gender equality attitudes, happiness and subjective well-being, post-Soviet countries, Gulf countries, Europe, and Central Asian countries.
Ayenachew A. Woldegiyorgis, PhD (2020), Boston College is a research associate at the Center for International Higher Education (CIHE), Boston College. His main areas of scholarship include higher education partnerships, internationalisation of higher education, higher education and development, scientific diaspora engagement, and policy and governance in higher education.
Tatiana Karabchuk is Associate Professor of Economic Sociology, Department of Government and Society, CHSS, UAE University. Research interests include cross-national comparative surveys, higher education research, labor market studies, youth studies, family and fertility, values and gender equality attitudes, happiness and subjective well-being, post-Soviet countries, Gulf countries, Europe, and Central Asian countries.
List of Tables
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: COVID-19 Pandemic and Higher Education
âFulufhelo Netswera, Ayenachew A. Woldegiyorgis and Tatiana Karabchuk
1 Responses to COVID-19 Challenges in Higher Education in Oman: Emerging Practices in Online Learning
âSulaiman M. Al-Balushi, Mahmoud M. Emam and Misida A. Al-Jahwari
2 Ethiopian Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons
âAyenachew A. Woldegiyorgis and Abebaw Yirga Adamu
3 Higher Education Reforms in Ukraine during the COVID-19 Pandemic
âTymofii Brik, Iryna Kogut and Natalia Shapoval
4 Higher Education Challenges under COVID-19 Pandemic in the Maldives
âAishath Shehenaz Adam, Aishath Shaheen Ismail, Hussain Haleem, Raheema Abdul Raheem, Aminath Riyaz, Fathmath Nishan, Shimna Shakeeb, Sheeza Ali, Aishath Naila, Mariyam Fizana Rasheed, Nadhiya Ahmed, Hawwa Shiuna Musthafa, Asim Abdul Sattar, Fazeel Najeeb and Mohamed Shareef
5 Australiaâs Higher Education Sector in the Eye of the COVID-19 Storm: Examining the Impacts, Responses, and Implications
âRan Wei and Victor Gekara
6 Internationalisation of Higher Education in Japan and the COVID-19 Pandemic
âElena Shadrina
7 Germany: Higher Education Governance during COVID-19 and Beyond
âBarbara M. Kehm
8 Managing the First Wave: Selected Caribbean Higher Education Institutionsâ Responses to COVID-19
âJoyanne De Four-Babb, Talia Esnard, Laurette Bristol, Theresa Coye, Lisa Ibrahim-Joseph and Lisa Perez
9 Adaptation, Collaboration, Contention: Colombian Higher Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
âIván F. Pacheco and Daniel Toro González
10 Management of Higher Education under the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
âTatiana Karabchuk and Aizhan Shomotova
11 Management and Government Policies in Higher Education during the Transition to Online Learning in Kazakhstan under the COVID-19 Pandemic
âAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk
12 Higher Education in Nepal during COVID-19: Prospects and Challenges
âUddhab Pyakurel, Pransu Khakurel and Aishwarya Rani Singh
13 Higher Education-Government Relations: The Korean Case of Private Higher Education during COVID-19 and Beyond
âEdward Choi and Shin-young Kang
14 The Impact of COVID-19 on the Governance of Turkish Higher Education
âHakan Ergin
15 Indonesian Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Acceleration of Reforms and Persistent Problems
âAgustian Sutrisno
16 Making Sense of the Role of the State in Managing the South African Higher Education Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Times
âFulufhelo Netswera and Sibusiso Moyo
17 COVID-19 and Finnish Universities: A Flexible Policy Response
âJussi Kivistö and Vuokko Kohtamäki
18 How Money and Markets Are Driving the U.S. Response to COVID-19: Do Not Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
âKristin Bailey Wilson, Regina L. Garza Mitchell and Daniel T. Vainner
19 COVID-19 Crisis and Higher Education in India: A Paradigm Shift
âRaosaheb Bawaskar and Koyel Basu
20 Brazilian Public Higher Education and COVID-19: Extension/Outreach Initiatives as a Means for Universities to Respond to This Social Crisis
âFernanda Leal, Kelber Tozini, Cláudia Schiedeck Soares de Souza and Bernardo Sfredo Miorando
21 Argentinian International Higher Education under COVID-19
âDaniela Perrotta
22 The Resilience of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration through COVID-19 and Related Challenges
âSamuel Kwaku Bonsu, Kenneth Ofori-Boateng and Nana Afua Kumiwaa Asante
Index
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: COVID-19 Pandemic and Higher Education
âFulufhelo Netswera, Ayenachew A. Woldegiyorgis and Tatiana Karabchuk
PART 1: Opportunities and Challenges for Higher Education in the Time of Global Pandemic
1 Responses to COVID-19 Challenges in Higher Education in Oman: Emerging Practices in Online Learning
âSulaiman M. Al-Balushi, Mahmoud M. Emam and Misida A. Al-Jahwari
2 Ethiopian Higher Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons
âAyenachew A. Woldegiyorgis and Abebaw Yirga Adamu
3 Higher Education Reforms in Ukraine during the COVID-19 Pandemic
âTymofii Brik, Iryna Kogut and Natalia Shapoval
4 Higher Education Challenges under COVID-19 Pandemic in the Maldives
âAishath Shehenaz Adam, Aishath Shaheen Ismail, Hussain Haleem, Raheema Abdul Raheem, Aminath Riyaz, Fathmath Nishan, Shimna Shakeeb, Sheeza Ali, Aishath Naila, Mariyam Fizana Rasheed, Nadhiya Ahmed, Hawwa Shiuna Musthafa, Asim Abdul Sattar, Fazeel Najeeb and Mohamed Shareef
5 Australiaâs Higher Education Sector in the Eye of the COVID-19 Storm: Examining the Impacts, Responses, and Implications
âRan Wei and Victor Gekara
6 Internationalisation of Higher Education in Japan and the COVID-19 Pandemic
âElena Shadrina
PART 2: Management of Higher Education under the Crisis of COVID-19
7 Germany: Higher Education Governance during COVID-19 and Beyond
âBarbara M. Kehm
8 Managing the First Wave: Selected Caribbean Higher Education Institutionsâ Responses to COVID-19
âJoyanne De Four-Babb, Talia Esnard, Laurette Bristol, Theresa Coye, Lisa Ibrahim-Joseph and Lisa Perez
9 Adaptation, Collaboration, Contention: Colombian Higher Education Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
âIván F. Pacheco and Daniel Toro González
10 Management of Higher Education under the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United Arab Emirates
âTatiana Karabchuk and Aizhan Shomotova
PART 3: Governance of Higher Education during the Pandemic
11 Management and Government Policies in Higher Education during the Transition to Online Learning in Kazakhstan under the COVID-19 Pandemic
âAizhan Shomotova and Tatiana Karabchuk
12 Higher Education in Nepal during COVID-19: Prospects and Challenges
âUddhab Pyakurel, Pransu Khakurel and Aishwarya Rani Singh
13 Higher Education-Government Relations: The Korean Case of Private Higher Education during COVID-19 and Beyond
âEdward Choi and Shin-young Kang
14 The Impact of COVID-19 on the Governance of Turkish Higher Education
âHakan Ergin
15 Indonesian Higher Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Acceleration of Reforms and Persistent Problems
âAgustian Sutrisno
16 Making Sense of the Role of the State in Managing the South African Higher Education Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis Times
âFulufhelo Netswera and Sibusiso Moyo
PART 3: Financial Challenges for Public and Private Higher Education Institutions during the COVID-19 Pandemic
17 COVID-19 and Finnish Universities: A Flexible Policy Response
âJussi Kivistö and Vuokko Kohtamäki
18 How Money and Markets Are Driving the U.S. Response to COVID-19: Do Not Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste
âKristin Bailey Wilson, Regina L. Garza Mitchell and Daniel T. Vainner
19 COVID-19 Crisis and Higher Education in India: A Paradigm Shift
âRaosaheb Bawaskar and Koyel Basu
20 Brazilian Public Higher Education and COVID-19: Extension/Outreach Initiatives as a Means for Universities to Respond to This Social Crisis
âFernanda Leal, Kelber Tozini, Cláudia Schiedeck Soares de Souza and Bernardo Sfredo Miorando
21 Argentinian International Higher Education under COVID-19
âDaniela Perrotta
22 The Resilience of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration through COVID-19 and Related Challenges
âSamuel Kwaku Bonsu, Kenneth Ofori-Boateng and Nana Afua Kumiwaa Asante
Index
All interested in how higher education institutions responded to the COVID-19 pandemic challenge since its emergence in 2019.