The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted higher education institutions, staff and students around the world. The quality of education and the well-being of students and employees have deteriorated and graduates are adding concerns to the labour market about the importance of their skills in the post-COVID-19 labour markets. As countries recover from the pandemic, they should seize the opportunity to make their higher education systems a driver of economic growth and social progress. Learning from international experience can help them in this endeavour.
In two new OECD reports, we look at the strengths and challenges of higher education systems in Hungary and the Slovak Republic, building on national consultations and international experience and on support for the European Union Structural Reform Support Programme.
The document identified the following key points:
Improving higher education systems can grow economies and make societies more resilient.
Looking at lessons learned from other countries can help increase the effectiveness and efficiency of reforms.
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