Digital Tools in Romanian Higher Education: The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digitalization of Universities

Adrian Hudrea, Dorin Spoaller, Nicolae Urs

Abstract


Abstract The goal of this research is to find out how much digital tools are used in Romanian institutions on a daily basis. These tools can be used for both administrative and instructional tasks and processes. Furthermore, we investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic aided or hampered the ongoing digitalization process, which had already begun prior to 2020, and whether any online tools implemented in response to lockdowns and a reduction in face-to-face interactions were kept or abandoned after the restrictions were lifted in the spring of 2022. We conducted interviews with Chief Information Officers (or comparable positions) at the top 5 Romanian universities and surveyed 15 of the most important Romanian universities to determine the changes in teaching and administrative procedures brought about by digital technology.


Keywords


COVID-19 pandemic; digital transformation; higher education; Romania.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24193/tras.69E.3 Creative Commons License
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