Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Routines of Higher Education Institutions: A Global Perspective

Walter Leal Filho, Amanda Lange Salvia (), Ismaila Rimi Abubakar, Mark Mifsud, Hossein Azadi, Ayyoob Sharifi, Todd LeVasseur, Johannes M. Luetz, Luis Velazquez, Priyatma Singh, Rudi Pretorius, Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib, Tamara Savelyeva, Luciana Brandli, Nandhivarman Muthu and Patrizia Lombardi
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Walter Leal Filho: Department of Natural Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M1 5GD, UK
Amanda Lange Salvia: European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, 21033 Hamburg, Germany
Ismaila Rimi Abubakar: College of Architecture and Planning, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (Formerly, University of Dammam), Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Mark Mifsud: Centre for Environmental Education & Research, University of Malta, MSD 2080 Msida, Malta
Hossein Azadi: Department of Geography, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Ayyoob Sharifi: Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima 739-8530, Japan
Todd LeVasseur: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424, USA
Johannes M. Luetz: Graduate Research School, Alphacrucis University College, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
Luis Velazquez: Industrial Engineering Department, University of Sonora, Hermosillo 83100, Mexico
Priyatma Singh: Department of Science, School of Science and Technology, The University of Fiji, Lautoka, Fiji
Rudi Pretorius: Department of Geography, University of South Africa, Pretoria 0002, South Africa
Noor Adelyna Mohammed Akib: Centre for Global Sustainability Studies (CGSS), University Sains Malaysia, Penang 14300, Malaysia
Tamara Savelyeva: The Hong Kong Institute of Education for Sustainable Development, Hong Kong, China
Luciana Brandli: Graduate Program in Civil and Environment Engineering, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo 99052-900, Brazil
Nandhivarman Muthu: Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India
Patrizia Lombardi: Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-19

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused severe disturbances in the work of hundreds of millions of people around the world. One of the groups affected is the academic staff at higher education institutions, whose original business model, i.e., presence teaching, suddenly changed to online learning. This has, in turn, exacerbated pre-existing problems such as shortage of time, busy schedules, and challenges to a work-life balance. Since academic staff plays a key role in respect of teaching and research, often acting as leaders in their fields, it is important to reflect on the influences of the lockdowns on their work routines. In order to address this research need, this paper reports on a study that examined the impacts of the lockdowns on the work of academic staff at universities. Using a bibliometric analysis and investigation of a set of case studies, the study sheds light on the difficulties encountered and the means deployed to address them. Our study did not identify a one-size-fits-all response to manage the manifold changes brought on HEIs by the COVID-19 pandemic. Selected arising priorities include creating a culture of educational resilience through a container of complementary measures.

Keywords: student support; ICT resources; curricula restructuring; online learning; pandemic impacts; HEIs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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