New book! Higher education's response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Building a more sustainable and democratic future

The Council of Europe has just published Higher education's response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Building a more sustainable and democratic future. This publication is Volume 25 in the Council of Europe Higher Education Series.

Edited by Sjur Bergan, Tony Gallagher, Ira Harkavy, Ronaldo Munck, and Hilligje van’t Land, the book describes the various ways in which higher education is facing the COVID-19 pandemic. It is designed to help universities as well as their staff and students contribute to a more sustainable and democratic future.

The book explores the various responses of higher education to the pandemic across Europe and North America, with contributions also from Africa, Asia and South America. The contributors write from the perspective of higher education leaders with institutional responsibility, as well as from that of public authorities or specialists in specific aspects of higher education policy and practice. Some contributions analyze how specific higher education institutions reacted, while others reflect on the impact of Covid-19 on key issues such as internationalization, finance, academic freedom and institutional autonomy, inclusion and equality and public responsibility.

Flyer on the publication

The publication can be purchased here.