Forced Distance Learning During the Covid Pandemic

In October 2020, the Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EKKA) conducted a survey on how higher education institutions (HEIs) coped with the so-called forced distance learning under the COVID-19 pandemic, and what kind of support they would expect from the state.

The questionnaire was distributed to vice-rectors for academic affairs and heads of office of academic affairs of all universities and professional higher education institutions in Estonia. The following HEIs submitted their written answers: University of Tartu (UT), Tallinn University of Technology (Taltech), Tallinn University (TLU), the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EULS), the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT), the Estonian Business School (EBS), TTK University of Applied Sciences (TTK UAS), Tartu Health Care College (Tartu HCC), Tallinn Health Care College (Tallinn HCC), Estonian Aviation Academy (EAA), Estonian Military Academy (EMA), Pallas University of Applied Sciences (Pallas), the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS), the Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences (EUAS) and the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary (BMTS). The Estonian Academy of Arts (EAoA) took the opportunity to answer the questions through a focus group interview.

A summary of the review report can be found here.