Higher Education Institutions and Covid-19

Offering insights into the adaptational strategies that were employed by higher education institutions worldwide during the Covid-19 pandemic, this volume considers the lasting effects of adaptation and change, as well as the perception of universities' role in society and desired ways of operating. Nearly overnight, the pandemic forced university leaders and faculty across the world to switch to remote models, not only of teaching and learning but also of managing an entire institution. This book recognizes how the scale of challenges as well as the range of measures specific universities had to undertake was uneven, with some being better equipped than the others. Using a selection of international case studies, it offers an insight into strategies employed by institutions worldwide to navigate the crisis, and highlights the targets and objectives addressed by them during these processes. In so doing, it offers invaluable lessons for the years to come. An indispensable study into strategies that result in resilience and sustainability for universities, this book is essential reading for scholars of education, pedagogy, and organizational change in the higher education sector, as well as educational leaders around the world.

Anna Visvizi is Head of the International Economic Policy Department (ZPME) at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity, the American College of Greece (ACG). Krzysztof Kozlowski is Vice Rector for Teaching and Student Affairs and Head of the Institute of International Studies at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. Raheel Nawaz is Pro Vice Chancellor for Digital Transformation at Staffordshire University, United Kingdom.

1. Higher education institutions in the post-Covid era: transformation through crisis and outstanding issues Part I: Changing conceptions, approaches ,and conceptualizations of HEIs and their mission 2. Prioritizing 'people' in digital transformation strategies in higher education institutions (HEIs) 3. Democratic culture in pandemic times: debate as tool for educational innovation 4. The challenges of the new working environment in a constrained digital time 5. Remote teaching, job satisfaction, and perceived autonomy in HEIs: exploiting the lessons learned in the post-Covid environment Part II: Navigating crisis and change in HEIs in Africa 6. Exploring the digital divide in African higher education instititutions 7. Perspectives on how COVID-19 disrupts continuity and drives changes in African universities Part III: Navigating crisis and change in HEIs in Asia 8. Transitioning to new norms of teaching and learning: the case of Brunei Darussalam 9. Preparing teacher candidates for online professional practices during Covid-19 lockdown Part IV: Focus on Europe 10. A transformative framework for faculty development in HEIs 11. ICT for higher education institutions: insights from university museums' performance management 12. Higher education institutions and the global digital transformation: beyond the question of which skills for the 21st century