Impact Of Sars-Cov-2 And Its Reverberation In Global Higher E... N
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UNESCO estimates that the closure of educational institutions because of the pandemic is affecting half of the world's students – 890 million in 114 countries.
Although temporary school closures as a result of health crises and other emergencies are not new, the global scale and speed of the current educational disruption are unfortunately unmatched and, if prolonged, may cause psychological pain and suffering at different levels.
The outbreak has changed the schedule of conferences and sports events, and institutions are canceling classroom-based classes and converting them to online sessions. Colleges are being forced to consider large-scale preventive measures to keep students and professors healthy as well as to create plans for when infections materialize on campus.
By discussing online and distance education, the coronavirus opens an important and urgent issue that affects mental health – these are virtually unexplored topics, and their results have not been validated yet.