Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 2024
GLOBAL
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Diana Laurillard and Eileen Kennedy
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals challenge universities’ responsibilities to enable lifelong learning for all, using the digital methods of knowledge development and exchange we now have, and which also enable the inclusion of sources of knowledge beyond the Global North and the West.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 10-31 December 2023
CHINA-GLOBAL
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Yojana Sharma
Despite China’s troubled post-pandemic economy, which could affect those seeking education overseas, there are signs of increasing preparation for study abroad by families in China, as an education consultancy predicts improved outbound student flows from China in the coming year.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 26 November – 10 December 2023
UNITED STATES
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Nathan M Greenfield
New figures show that, following five years of gains, overall higher education completion rates in the United States have stalled for three consecutive years. Experts say it could be the result of a decline in student success initiatives owing to COVID or student uncertainty about the value of degrees.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 19-26 November 2023
CHINA
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Karin Fischer
The COVID-19 pandemic, Xi Jinping’s ambitions to turn his country into an innovation superpower loyal to the Communist Party, and Western alarm about those ambitions, have shaped Chinese higher education, but a fourth development – the slowing of China’s economy – could play a bigger role.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 15 October – 19 November 2023
UNITED STATES
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Nathan M Greenfield
The 12% rise in international student numbers in the United States – the fastest growth rate in four decades – has pushed numbers almost back to pre-pandemic levels. While student numbers from India grew by 35%, students from China remain the biggest single national group, despite a slight decline in numbers.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 24 September – 15 October 2023
CHINA-UNITED STATES
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Xiaofeng Wan
There is a lot that American colleges can do to fill the information gap in college admissions that widened during the pandemic, and to counter the high anxiety levels among Chinese parents prepared to move heaven and earth to get their children into prestigious institutions.
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AUSTRALIA
Shadi Khan Saif
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 9 July – 24 September 2023
UNITED KINGDOM
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Nic Mitchell
Predictions that international students would squeeze out UK-domiciled school leavers who missed top grades for entry to higher-tariff universities have not yet materialised, despite widespread speculation about Britons being replaced by ‘lucrative overseas students’ in the run-up to this year’s results day.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 2-9 July 2023
GLOBAL
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Elif Manuoglu
Students struggled with online learning during the pandemic. This was not only because of practical issues and the suddenness of the transition from face-to-face classes, but also due to the knock-on impact of anxiety about COVID itself, which affected them and their teachers.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 18 June – 2 July 2023
GLOBAL
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Narelle Lemon
We are at the tipping point of transformative change, which compels us to reassess our values and aspirations. While academic excellence and intellectual growth are undoubtedly important, nurturing compassion is equally crucial for the well-being and success of students and academics alike.
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GLOBAL
Lizzie Sayer, Jenice Goveas and Geoffrey Boulton
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 11-18 June 2023
NEW ZEALAND
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John Gerritsen
Job cuts announced by two of New Zealand’s eight universities in the wake of falling domestic enrolments and the ongoing recovery of international student numbers in the wake of COVID have united vice-chancellors, staff and students in calls for a more sustainable funding model.
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SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN-UNITED STATES
Kyuseok Kim
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ASIA
Libing Wang
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GLOBAL
Jon Harle and Joanna Wild
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 4-11 June 2023
UNITED STATES
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Nathan M Greenfield
While some big-name US universities have seen more applications from Chinese students this year, lesser known institutions are less popular than before COVID. US recruiters working in China attribute the decline to the pandemic-related border closures as well as shifts in US-China relations.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 7 May – 4 June 2023
AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND
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Jack Goodman
Research shows that helping students, particularly first years, to feel a sense of belonging in the university environment sets them up for learning, persistence, success and well-being over the course of their degree – to the benefit of both the students and the institution.
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UNITED STATES-GLOBAL
Sharon Dell
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 30 April – 7 May 2023
CHINA
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Yojana Sharma
Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions, China is pushing for the resumption of student and academic exchanges with the West and other regions. However, despite official messaging, China’s return to normal after last year’s closed-door ‘Zero-COVID’ restrictions is likely to take a bit of time.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 23-30 April 2023
AFRICA
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Kudzai Mashininga
South Africa’s University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate on the first person from Africa to head the World Health Organization or WHO as director-general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in recognition of his work as a global health expert and scholar.
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GLOBAL
Ola Lundemo, Whitney C Mohr and Jenny J Lee
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 9-23 April 2023
AFRICA
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Desmond Thompson
The new cutting-edge Biomedical Research Institute unveiled by Stellenbosch University near Cape Town, South Africa, shows that the African continent is perfectly willing and able to help, not just itself, but the rest of humanity as well, says the institution's vice dean of the faculty of medicine and health sciences.
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JAPAN
Suvendrini Kakuchi
The Japanese government’s latest plan to increase foreign students and expand the number of Japanese students studying abroad, as a landmark initiative to foster internationalisation in higher education, is seen by experts as a bounce back from the last two years of pandemic-related restrictions.
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AFRICA
Wachira Kigotho
Most universities in East Africa struggled to uphold the integrity of examinations that were administered online during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a regional survey conducted by Education Sub-Saharan Africa, or ESSA, in collaboration with the Inter-University Council of East Africa, or IUCEA.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 2-9 April 2023
GLOBAL
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Iuna Tsyrulneva and Sulfikar Amir
From finances to teaching and learning, COVID-19 affected different universities in different countries in different ways, with many acting quickly to adapt to the situation. By comparing their performances, we can understand what helps them to stay resilient and prepare better for future disruption.
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SOUTH AFRICA
Alicia James
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 26 March – 2 April 2023
GLOBAL
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Melissa Laufer
Change brought about through edtech challenges deeply held ideologies and identities surrounding teaching, the classroom experience and the purpose of the university. Understanding the complexity of resistance and the different emotions that feed into it is an important first step towards overcoming it.
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NEW ZEALAND
John Gerritsen
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 12-26 March 2023
GLOBAL
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Rhodri Jackson
Academic research as a source of information is still trusted by a large proportion of people, which makes it vital that academic publishers around the world look at how to champion open research and empower experts to share their knowledge and perspectives.
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GLOBAL
John Richard Schrock
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 19 February – 12 March 2023
GLOBAL
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Peter Egorov
Digital articulation models – where partner universities offer the best of online and on-campus experiences and open up opportunities for institutions to attract a diverse range of students – have been emerging since the pandemic and could make the internationalisation of higher education more accessible.
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UNITED STATES
Nathan M Greenfield
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 12-19 February 2023
GLOBAL
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Alicia James
A global study into the characteristics of celebrity or visible scientists across 16 countries during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that “visibility is related to scientists’ media skills and willingness to engage, as well as their ability to respond to criticism and cope with controversy”.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 5-12 February 2023
GLOBAL
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Lesley Andrew
Evidence suggests that some international students are returning to study after the COVID pandemic with unresolved mental health issues that may affect their ability to study and their overall well-being. It is time for higher education to revisit its duty of care to these students.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 29 January – 5 February 2023
CHINA
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Yojana Sharma
China has suddenly reversed its temporary rules in place for over two years during the COVID-19 pandemic allowing online courses from foreign universities to be delivered to students within China, which is being justified in China as a crackdown on substandard online degree courses.
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UNITED STATES-CHINA
John P Haupt, Jenny J Lee, Wen Wen, Die Hu and Morris Hsin-Mu Chen
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UNITED STATES
Nathan M Greenfield
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 15-29 January 2023
CHINA
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Yojana Sharma
In the wake of China’s economic downturn and concerns over a decline in college-age student numbers, the education ministry, after years of unbridled expansion, has directed provinces to rein in plans to build new universities and is now pushing a ‘quality over quantity’ line.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 18 December 2022 – 15 January 2023
CHINA
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Mimi Leung
Despite record numbers registering for China’s 2023 national postgraduate entrance exam, many people did not turn up for the first part of the exam held in late December 2022. The high level of no-shows appears to be, in part, due to confusion over COVID-19 restrictions.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 11-18 December 2022
GLOBAL
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Yojana Sharma
A special index for assessing a country’s vulnerability to misinformation has been unveiled, drawing on data during the COVID-19 pandemic, including on trust in governments and science, which could have important implications for public support of climate change policies and the Sustainable Development Goals generally.
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GLOBAL-AFRICA
Wachira Kigotho
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 4-11 December 2022
JAPAN-AFRICA
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Suvendrini Kakuchi
Collaboration between two research centres, one in Japan and one in Zambia, is successfully contributing to efforts aimed at early detection of potential pandemics caused by zoonotic pathogens and has also led to significant technical support and human resource development among African researchers.
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GLOBAL
Michael Agyemang Adarkwah
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UNITED KINGDOM-GLOBAL
Nic Mitchell
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 27 November – 4 December 2022
CHINA
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Mimi Leung and Yojana Sharma
The United Nations, human rights groups and alumni of prominent Chinese universities have called on state and university authorities to refrain from cracking down on the students and other protesters involved in last weekend’s peaceful demonstrations against the Chinese government’s prolonged anti-virus measures.
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GLOBAL
Hans de Wit and Philip G Altbach
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HONG KONG-CHINA
Mimi Leung
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 20-27 November 2022
GLOBAL
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Nic Mitchell
If higher education is to achieve equity in access and success, it needs to relearn some of the “goodness” that carried it through the COVID-19 pandemic and think about how to “lead with love”, participants of World Access to Higher Education Day 2022 heard.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 13-20 November 2022
GLOBAL
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Nandini Chatterjee Singh and Anantha Duraiappah
The metaverse is here to stay and we cannot let learners disappear in it. By making social and emotional learning central in the metaverse, there is an opportunity to bridge the virtuality-reality divide and foster a sense of community to drive real change.
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AFRICA
Mark Paterson and Thierry M Luescher
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 6-13 November 2022
UNITED STATES
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Nathan M Greenfield
A new report analysing internationalisation in American universities before and after COVID shows that while the pandemic caused a predictable decline in international student numbers, global learning – in the form of virtual internship programmes and internationalisation of the curriculum – actually expanded.
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JAPAN
Suvendrini Kakuchi
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UNITED KINGDOM-GLOBAL
Iain Sloan
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GLOBAL-CANADA-CHINA
Gavin Palmer and Wei Liu
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 23 October – 6 November 2022
GLOBAL
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Richard Watermeyer
COVID and universities’ corporate response to it caused widespread and ongoing disruption. Yet, arguably, its greatest disruptive influence has been to exacerbate, and thus force a reckoning with, the deep-seated problems that have for some time caused academics to question their future.
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GLOBAL
Anette Wu
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the dangers of healthcare nationalism, which limits us in improving the health of all people and prevents us from acting together as a global medical community committed to working towards Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and well-being.
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AUSTRALIA
Kalinga Seneviratne
Surveys show that Australia has bounced back after COVID to become the second most popular higher education study destination after Canada, but it’s no time for complacency. Speakers at a recent international education conference stressed the importance of meeting the changing needs of prospective students.
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Coronavirus Crisis and HE: 9-23 October 2022
UNITED STATES
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Nathan M Greenfield
Overall student enrolment continues to decline in the United States in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic, including among international students. But there are exceptions, as historically black colleges and universities saw an increase this year of 2.5%, and highly selective institutions saw enrolment rise by 0.5%.
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UNITED STATES-CHINA
Xiaofeng Wan
While it is likely that United States institutions will see a bounce-back of Chinese students down the road, it may not be wise to expect a return to pre-pandemic levels any time soon, making it essential that the government and institutions take a proactive approach.
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UNITED KINGDOM-GLOBAL
Nic Mitchell
The pandemic accelerated universities’ reliance on partnerships with private providers in the student recruitment space, but a recent survey shows that while most universities recognise the value in engaging private providers, satisfaction with different provider types is mixed and trust can be a hurdle.
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AUSTRALIA-INDIA
Shuriah Niazi
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THAILAND
Kalinga Seneviratne
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