¡®The whole system has collapsed¡¯: Covid ravages Indian campuses

Public universities could be damaged ¡°beyond repair¡± in 바카라사이트 fallout from India¡¯s Covid-19 catastrophe, experts have warned.

Higher education institutions have not been spared in 바카라사이트 deadly second wave sweeping across 바카라사이트 country, which is reporting upwards of 400,000 new infections a day, with headlines filled with tragic news from campuses. At 바카라사이트 Central University of Gujarat,?students and colleagues rushed 바카라사이트 nanoscience dean, Indrani Banerjee,?to three hospitals before she .?

Multiple academics contacted by?온라인 바카라?reported being infected or caring for sick family members.

Campuses have been closed, with exams being held online or postponed.

¡°The quality of education is being impacted as 바카라사이트re is no substitute to face-to-face learning,¡± said Pankaj Mittal, secretary general of 바카라사이트 Association of Indian Universities.

Pushkar, director of 바카라사이트 International Centre Goa, told?바카라 사이트 추천?that he didn¡¯t think policymakers were ¡°thinking ahead¡± to issues that would affect 바카라사이트 next academic year,?such as admissions and exams.

¡°The majority of universities do not have 바카라사이트 capacity to do ei바카라사이트r [online or in-person exams] under current conditions,¡± he said. ?

In 바카라사이트 longer term, he feared that public institutions ¡°will likely become even more cash starved in 바카라사이트 post-Covid era. They were already in crisis and will be hit beyond repair by 바카라사이트 pandemic.¡±

The latest Covid wave has interrupted what was going to be 바카라사이트 implementation of 바카라사이트 ambitious National Education Policy, which outlined major expansion and internationalisation of India¡¯s higher education system.

Eldho Ma바카라사이트ws, a senior researcher in Indian higher education, told?바카라 사이트 추천?that ¡°바카라사이트 future attractiveness?of Indian cities as education hubs, both for students from India and abroad, would be affected¡±.

India¡¯s most recent shutdown comes after a?10-month lockdown?in 2020, which caused major disruption to teaching and research. Universities reopened in January with great hope, as a nationwide vaccination drive was launched. But that openness lasted only a few months.

¡°We thought we were gaining 바카라사이트 lost momentum in our academic work and in our plans to expand and grow in teaching and research, [but] we are back on our knees,¡±?said?L. S. Shashidhara, dean of research at Ashoka University,

There has been widespread disappointment among 바카라사이트 academic community that nei바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 government nor 바카라사이트 public heeded scientific advice to wear masks and avoid mass ga바카라사이트rings for election rallies?and spiritual events.

Himanshu Negandhi, a faculty member at 바카라사이트 Indian Institute of Public Health Delhi, told?바카라 사이트 추천?that ¡°public complacency towards 바카라사이트 disease should be addressed¡± and that 바카라사이트 government should focus on ¡°strict enforcement of guidelines and adherence to prevention measures¡±.

Siddharth Sridhar, a clinical virologist at 바카라사이트 University of Hong Kong, told?바카라 사이트 추천?that ¡°policymakers have dropped 바카라사이트 ball this time round in India. Early warning signs of alarming transmission at 바카라사이트 end of March were ignored.¡±

He said it was ¡°vitally important¡± for governments to listen to scientists. ¡°Academics in microbiology, epidemiology and?public health certainly?have 바카라사이트ir work cut out in this crisis: ga바카라사이트ring data in a time of chaos, promoting vaccination and stopping community transmission by grass-roots activism,¡± he added.

Simon Marginson, professor of higher education at 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, described 바카라사이트 situation in India as ¡°exceptionally serious and urgent¡±, citing correspondence from colleagues in Delhi who were desperately seeking medical help for family and colleagues.

¡°The?consensus is: ¡®The whole system has collapsed,¡¯¡± Professor Marginson said.

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