TY - BOOK TI - Safety and Resilience of Higher Educational Institutions: considerations for a post-COVID-19 pandemic analysis SN - 9789811911927 AV - RA644 .C67 S128 2022 PY - 2022/// CY - Singapore PB - Springer KW - Universities and colleges -- Administration KW - Universities and colleges -- Safety measures KW - COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 N1 - The world has spent the majority of 2020 enduring an unpreceded crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of this crisis has been enormous, and the situation has yet to be resolved. It is still difficult to anticipate when the pandemic will end and how our lives will have changed after the crisis. Higher educational institutions (HEIs) have also had to undergo tremendous transformation, in particular, changing a conventional educational, teaching, and learning system to a digital and online mode and cancelling or postponing important events such as graduation and entrance ceremonies and entrance examinations. In addition, a number of HEIs have been facing financial constraints due to reduced enrolment, particularly from overseas. Students have missed opportunities to meet their family and friends, causing profound psychosocial impact and stress for all concerned ER -