Authors
Takako Izumi, Vibhas Sukhwani, Akhilesh Surjan, Rajib Shaw
Publication date
2021/1/4
Journal
International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
51-66
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Description
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to understand the key challenges, approaches and lessons of the higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the context of COVID-19.
Design/methodology/approach
A survey was conducted to understand the key challenges being faced by the HEIs around the world during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 150 responses were collected from 65 universities, located in 29 countries.
Findings
The results show that 47% of respondents with defined universities believe their institutions lacked a permanent or dedicated emergency management office, and 41% said their HEIs lacked a general business continuity plan for an emergency. In universities with BCPs, 33% of the plans do not cover biological hazards and pandemic risk management, and 60% of the plans did not include conducting any advanced simulation exercises. More than 70% the responded said their instruction …
Scholar articles
T Izumi, V Sukhwani, A Surjan, R Shaw - International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built …, 2021