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 Kozłowski 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.