Admissions and equity challenges for HE post COVID-19
Amongst the range of effects that COVID-19 will have on higher education this year, and possibly into future years, admission arrangements for students is one of the biggest. It is also one of the most difficult to manage because it is inherently cross sector, involving both schools and the compulsory education sector as well as higher education.
In virtually every country there is no template of how to deal with this and it shows. In most countries the picture is still not clear and major concerns exist in particular regarding the impact on learners from low income and disadvantaged groups …