Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education System: University Student’s Perspective

Md. Abdul Halim; Nusrat Nasir Nimnee

doi:10.30564/jiep.v4i1and2.3254

Impact of COVID-19 on Higher Education System: University Student’s Perspective

Md. Abdul Halim (Department of Business Administration, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.)
Nusrat Nasir Nimnee (Department of Economics, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.)

Article ID: 3254

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jiep.v4i1and2.3254

Abstract

Using a qualitative research approach, the current analysis aimed to investigate the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on Bangladesh's higher education from the viewpoint of students. The report comprises a survey of 300 students from higher education institutions. Convenient sampling method is used to pick fifty university students for the study in order to collect enough data to answer the test query. They were students from Bangladesh's eight universities and three other institutions, including five public universities and three private universities. The pandemic of Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on all facets of human life, including education. It has culminated in learning experiences that have never been seen before. Many schools and universities have shut their doors and moved their teaching and learning to the internet. This study found that there has an effect of COVID-19 on higher education system in Bangladesh. Both the government and private universities are required to work together to resolve the academic delays as fast as possible, such as the closing of educational schools and the transition to online schooling, have had a serious impact on the education sector and students' lives. This is the first study of Bangladesh. This study tries to find out the problem of education systems and solving the problem of Bangladesh which will be a great effect on the education system of Bangladesh and the economy.

Keywords

Education systems, COVID-19, Multinomial Logistic

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