ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the private higher education (PHE) sector in Ethiopia. The study employed a mixed-methods design and used diary and survey questionnaires as key data generation tools. The results of the study revealed that the pandemic has severely affected the academic and business operations of PHE institutions by dwindling their sources of income, reducing the productivity of their employees, and constraining institutional capacity to cover key costs such as salary and rent. As all higher education institutions prepare for reopening, private institutions expect meaningful assistance in areas such as tax exemptions, long-term loans, rent waiver/reduction, direct financial support, assistance with online platforms, reduced internet costs, student access to cheaper computers, etc. It is anticipated that unless a substantial intervention is made in time the sector which boasts the largest number of students in Africa will be significantly weakened.

摘要

进行这项研究是为了评估COVID-19对埃塞俄比亚的私立高等教育（PHE）部门的影响。该研究采用混合方法设计，并使用日记和调查问卷作为关键数据生成工具。研究结果表明，这种大流行病严重削弱了PHE机构的学术和商业运作，减少了其收入来源，降低了员工的生产率，并限制了机构支付诸如工资和房租等关键成本的能力。当所有高等教育机构都准备重新开放时，私立机构希望在免税，长期贷款，租金减免/减少，直接财务支持，在线平台帮助，降低互联网成本，学生使用便宜的计算机，等等