Although its impacts on higher education functions are yet to be studied across regional, national, and institutional contexts, it is generally observed that COVID-19 disrupts teaching and learning, research and travels, and university community service worldwide. To improve our understanding of the strategies higher education institutions (HEI) can use for staying relevant and competitive in times of crisis and beyond, this essay reflects on current developments in HEI in Africa as linked to COVID-19. It subsequently highlights how African HEI respond to the pandemic, the prospect of online instruction, and the conditions that support the successful integration of technologies in teaching and learning. There is ample evidence that supports that African universities are more likely to significantly embrace digital technologies in the future than ever before.

Virtual learning environment can be new to not only African institutions but also to all others in developing countries, where digital media and Internet infrastructure is poor. I have done a little research relevant to the topic but in the higher learning context in Cambodia. It's called 'Impact of COVID-19 on students' preferences of learning mode'.

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