Assessing The Effects Of Post Covid-19 Pandemic On Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study Of University Of Lagos

Assessing The Effects Of Post Covid-19 Pandemic On Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study Of University Of Lagos

Chapter One

Preface

Background Of The Study

Universities and council premises are places where scholars live and study in close propinquity to each other. They’re also buzzing artistic capitals where scholars are brought together from faculties around the academy. lately, the foundations of this unique ecosystem have been impacted significantly by the rapid-fire spread of the coronavirus( Covid- 19) outbreak, creating query regarding the counteraccusations for advanced education. Over the once 52 week, education officers have been forced to cancel lectures.

According to the World Health Organization( WHO), coronaviruses are a family of contagions that beget ails ranging from the common cold wave to more severe conditions similar as severe acute respiratory pattern( SARS) and the Middle East respiratory pattern( MERS). These contagions were firstly transmitted from creatures to people. SARS, for case, it was transmitted from civet pussycats to humans while MERS moved to humans from a type of camel. Several known coronaviruses are circulating in creatures that haven’t yet infected humans. The name coronavirus comes from the Latin word nimbus, meaning crown or halo. Under an electron microscope, it looks like it’s girdled by a solar nimbus. The new coronavirus, linked by Chinese authorities on January 7 and since named SARS- CoV- 2. it’s a new strain that hadn’t been preliminarily linked in humans. Little is known about it, although mortal- to- mortal transmission has been verified.

Countries around the world are scrabbling to halt the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. This outbreak of COVID- 19 is a global health exigency, the WHO said on January 30, raising the alarm further on March 11 when it declared the extremity of the epidemic.

On 27 February 2020, Nigeria verified its first case in Lagos State, an Italian citizen who works in Nigeria had returned on 25 February from Milan, Italy through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, fell ill on 26 February and was transferred to Lagos State Biosecurity installations for insulation and testing. In order to contain the spread of the contagion in Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Education has directed all educational institutions in Nigeria to shut down and allow scholars to go home as cases of reported COVID- 19 increases as a strategy to contain the spread of the contagion.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization( UNESCO) tracked the impact of the epidemic on education. As of March 30, they estimate that 87 percent of the world’s scholars? that’s1.5 billion learners have been affected by academy closures. The bulk of these scholars are enrolled in primary and secondary seminaries, but there are also millions of scholars affected at thepre-primary and tertiary education situations. further than 180 countries have shut academy doors nationwide, while others have enforced localized academy closures. Specifically, in Nigeria the following have been linked as the impact of COVID- 19 epidemic on advanced institutions reduction of transnational education, dislocation of academic timetable of advanced institutions, cancellation of original and transnational conferences, tutoring and literacy gap, loss of pool in the educational institutions, and cut in budget of advanced education.

Statement Of The Problem

The outbreak of covid- 19 has redounded to numerous effect on the educational system/ plans of Nigeria Tertiary Institutions. scholars studying in all over the globe traveled back to their countries due to the covid- 19 epidemic. This epidemic affected countries negatively in different ways because scholars studying abroad were discouraged to continue their studies and numerous planning to study abroad couldn’t achieve their plans because countries placed a ban oninter-country trip.

The Academic timetable of advanced institutions in Nigeria were disintegrated due to covid- 19. Ogunode( 2020) observed that the check of all educational institutions from primary seminaries to the advanced institutions would affect the scholars ’ academic plans and programme.

numerous conferences on different programme that are planned for the first and alternate quarter of 2020 was canceled due to the epidemic. New discovery and new findings in the educational sectors for this period were reduced because numerous advanced institutions in Nigeria haven’t completely integrate ICT into tutoring and literacy programme across the country. According to Wikipedia( 2020) the 2019 – 20 coronavirus epidemic has affected educational systems worldwide, leading to the wide closures of seminaries and universities. As at 3 April 2020, over 421 million learners were out of academy due to academy closures in response to covid- 19. According to UNESCO monitoring, over 200 countries enforced civil closures, impacting about 98 of the world’s pupil population on 23 March 2020.

Purpose Of The Study

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of post COVID 19 on tertiary institutions. Other objects are as follows;

1. To identify the gaps and setbacks in tertiary institution academic plans and timetable as a result of the covid- 19 outbreak.

2. To examine the trouble of Government towards the reopening of Tertiary Institutions.

3. To examine the extent to which the arrestment of tertiary institutions has affected both scholars and speakers and make applicable recommendations

Exploration Questions

1. What’s the effect of COVID- 19 on Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria?

2. What are the gaps and aspects affected since the arrestment of tertiary institutions?

3. How has COVID- 19 affected the programmes and timetable of Tertiary Institutions?

4. How do you rate the trouble of Government towards the reopening of Tertiary Institutions?

5. To what extent has the arrestment of tertiary institutions affected both scholars and speakers?

Significance Of The Study

There’s no mistrustfulness that a study of this nature will yield positive and significant donation.

This study will be of great applicability to scholars, speakers and professors of High Institutions as it makes available the damages done by the wide of Covid- 19, its effect on Tertiary Institutions and acceptable results.

This study will also serve as a source material to anyone conducting a exploration related to this content of study.

Compass/ Delimitation Of The Study

The compass of this study would have been veritably wide if it was carried out in al Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. The study is demarcated, grounded on the fact that there aren’t time and material coffers to see to the whole Nation. This is demarcated to Lagos State University only and the findings may not reflect the situation in the whole country.

Description Of Terms

TERTIARY INSTITUTION this is also known as advanced institution. Its refers to allpost-secondary institutions including both public and private universities, sodalities, specialized training institute, and vocational seminaries.

INSTITUTION this an association, establishment, foundation, society, or the suchlike, devoted to the creation of particular cause or program, especially one of a public, educational or charitable character.

WHO The world health Organization – this body is a technical agency of United Nations responsible for transnational public health.

SARS – Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome this was a contagious and potentially fatal respiratory illness. An outbreak passed from 2002 – 2003.

MERS Middle East respiratory pattern is a viral respiratory complaint caused by a new coronavirus( Middle East respiratory pattern coronavirus, or MERS ‐ CoV) that was first linked in Saudi Arabia in 2012.

COVID 19 of the rubric Beta coronavirus), is transmitted primarily by contact with contagious material( similar as respiratory driblets) or with objects or shells defiled by the causative contagion, and is characterized especially by fever, cough, and briefness of breath and may progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure

UNESCO an agency of the United Nations established in 1945 to promote the exchange of information, ideas, and culture. In 1984 the US withdrew from the association, but in 2003, after satisfied with certain reforms, it replied.

Transnational Scholars These are those scholars who chose to take over all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying.