HOW WILL THE UNIVERSITY CHANGE WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC? AN ITALIAN PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The shock of the closure to contain the Covid-19 pandemic has forced universities all over the world to make rapid changes to their teaching and research; but also changed the social and economic role in the area where the university is located. In fact, after an initial period of disorientation and more than a year of distance learning, the students and teachers began to appreciate the "new university" made up of different times and places; a more inclusive university. It is therefore necessary to emphasise the need to focus all attention on managing this change and designing the future of the university worldwide; a reflection that is part of a broader context of studies, research and reflections undertaken at academic and institutional level to identify the new possible university scenarios in which to invest in order not to find oneself disoriented in a new world made up of different teaching methods, new ways of providing services to students, new relationships between research and teaching and also new administrative processes. These aspects will be the most important part of the orientation of young people and adults in choosing the university where to study.