The Impact of Covid-19 on Higher Education

Covid-19 is a novel disease which emerged at the end of last year and has become the reason for countless deaths all around the world. It is not just human life that is at stake, but educational institutes are also failing significantly. As students stay close to each other in universities and colleges, and further, these places are the primary core of globalization in the sense that the students from different countries gather here.

Over the past months, with the cancellation of face-to-face classes, the campuses globally have been closed as a measure to halt the spread of deadly coronavirus. Besides, many institutes have started to utilize online platforms to sustain their collapsing education, offsetting spring breaks, and urging students to participate in order to finish their degrees.

However, it is challenging to analyze the long-term impact of COVID-19 on higher education but, for now, campuses have been closed temporarily, and the enrollment applications have been declined for the new beginning semester in the institutions.

COVID-19 Tragic Effect Nn Higher Education Globally

One of the most affected sectors globally by COVID-19 is the higher-education. Many international students have returned home as urged by the governments' officials, and staff are being reduced to lower down the costs academies incur. Mentioned below are the various crisis that higher education is encountering:

• The reduction in international students has a terrible blow on the income of many institutions.
• As the institutions have switched to online learning temporarily, but if they decided to stick with this solution permanently, they would have to change their business model to cut down the fees for their vast customer base.
• Meanwhile, there are also threats of lawsuits from parents and students regarding the refund of their paid fees for accommodation and left in-between classes.
• Research funding has been lessened as the economy globally has gone downwards.
• Travel bans have made it hard for international students to apply for new semesters that have made an enormous impact on the income of the higher education.

The Way Ahead

What would be the future for higher education considering this changing environment?As it has become difficult for universities to re-open their campuses, many institutions are trying to stick with the current online-teaching solution. However, some are trying to find creative quick fixes to retain their falling reputation and income. It will not be wrong to say that socializing on the campus is the most beneficial experience for the students in their transformational learning. Therefore, institutions should work on the following points for a sustaining and growing education sector.

• Move-on with online learning: It is necessary to care for the health of students as well, so they should stick for now with distance learning.
• Effective management systems: Developing an effective and robust system will help them in achieving the maximum result from the students.
• Use best methods to teach students: Giving out assignments and taking quizzes is not an efficient method to teach students, utilize creativity while educating students.