HOW IS COVID-19 IMPACTING HIGHER EDUCATION? A BRIEF REFLECTION

In 2020 the world woke up with the news of the existence of a new virus and quickly spread all over the world and changing our lives and our "normality". From the night to the day, society shut down, and people had to stay at home, (re)adapting to the circumstances. Among all these changes, one needs to refer the education, and in almost 48 hours, teachers had to provide education remotely, using the tools available. After almost three months after the beginning of the shutdown, slowly, institutions are starting to open up the doors and trying to come back to "old" normality, not without wounds. One of the institutions where we witness these changes is higher education. In this paper, we present a brief reflection about what might be the impact of the pandemic crisis not only in education per se but also in higher education, including its management and financial issues. In conclusion, the reflection shows that this virus can be an opportunity to disregard old behaviours and embrace change as an occasion to grow.

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