Digital Transformation of Higher Education in Developing Countries in the Post-epidemic Era: Connotation, Dilemma and Path

LI Minhui; LI Ming; ZENG Bingran; WANG Chao

doi:10.12120/bjutskxb202201035

JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY(SOCIAL SCIENCES EDITION) > 2022 > 22(1): 35-46. > DOI: 10.12120/bjutskxb202201035

LI Minhui, LI Ming, ZENG Bingran, WANG Chao. Digital Transformation of Higher Education in Developing Countries in the Post-epidemic Era: Connotation, Dilemma and Path[J]. JOURNAL OF BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY(SOCIAL SCIENCES EDITION), 2022, 22(1): 35-46. DOI: 10.12120/bjutskxb202201035

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Digital Transformation of Higher Education in Developing Countries in the Post-epidemic Era: Connotation, Dilemma and Path

LI Minhui^{1, 2},
LI Ming³,
ZENG Bingran³,
WANG Chao^{1, 2}

1.
Higher Education Research Center, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
2.
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
3.
International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the Auspices of UNESCO, Shenzhen 518055, China

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Received Date: July 07, 2021
Available Online: August 07, 2022

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The digital transformation of higher education is a revolutionary digital paradigm shift led by technological development, presenting multi-dimension, multi-level and multi-region development characteristics. As the leading promoter of digital transformation, higher education teachers must be equipped with relevant information communications technology (ICT) skills. During the process of digital transformation in higher education, developing countries face the shared challenges of inequitable educational resources, the rise of educational costs and teachers' lack of digital skills. Based on the practical experiences of the International Centre for Higher Education Innovation under the auspices of UNESCO (UNESCO-ICHEI), and the case studies from UNESCO-ICHEI's partner higher education institutions, this paper provides diverse references for the digital transformation of higher education in developing countries in the post-pandemic era, including developing macro-strategies, searching for effective pathways in different stages of development and promoting the ICT capacity from all levels for higher education teachers. This paper proposes the suggestions to establish a multilateral cooperation mechanism to share qualified higher education resources; to customize personalized systems and policies to enhance the online teaching quality; to provide continuous learning programs to improve the capacity of higher education staff.
- developing country,
- reform and development of higher education,
- digital transformation,
- UNESCO

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