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<p>For the next seven years, the digitalisation of higher education is one of the priority tasks of Latvia. An extensive review of information sources was performed, and an online survey with the technical staff of higher education institutions was conducted to evaluate the progress made towards education digitalisation in Latvia and compare these results with the countries of the Nordic-Baltic region. The paper presents the study results and identifies issues hindering the digitalisation progress, e.g., issues with the legislation, basic digital skills, and required competences for academic staff.</p>
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For the next seven years, the digitalisation of higher education is one of the priority tasks of Latvia. An extensive review of information sources was performed, and an online survey with the technical staff of higher education institutions was conducted to evaluate the progress made towards education digitalisation in Latvia and compare these results with the countries of the Nordic-Baltic region. The paper presents the study results and identifies issues hindering the digitalisation progress, e.g., issues with the legislation, basic digital skills, and required competences for academic staff.

The Impact of Digitalisation of Higher Education: The Case of Latvia and Nordic-Baltic Region

Applied Computer Systems

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For the next seven years, the digitalisation of higher education is one of the priority tasks of Latvia. An extensive review of information sources was...

The Impact of Digitalisation of Higher Education: The Case of Latvia and Nordic-Baltic Region

Published Online: Aug 23, 2022

Page range: 19 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2022-0003

Keywords
Baltic countries, Covid-19, digitalisation, distance learning, higher education, Latvia, Nordic countries

© 2022 Sintija Petrovica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Impact of Digitalisation of Higher Education: The Case of Latvia and Nordic-Baltic Region

Published Online: Aug 23, 2022

Page range: 19 - 29

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acss-2022-0003

KeywordsBaltic countries, Covid-19, digitalisation, distance learning, higher education, Latvia, Nordic countries

© 2022 Sintija Petrovica et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Baltic countries, Covid-19, digitalisation, distance learning, higher education, Latvia, Nordic countries