Student Welfare Services in Higher Educational Institutions During Global Pandemic: Issues and Challenges

Abstract

Students in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) have undergone a drastic change in the past decades. The HEIs have witnessed expansion and the younger population are more socially and culturally diverse. There has also been a sharp rise in the number of International students. In the Global Pandemic, the students in HEIs have experienced a serious catastrophe. In this purview, it is vital to discuss about the difculties faced by the students, the issues and challenges they came across, the student welfare services and its encouragement towards students' academic and psycho-social wellbeing. Secondary research design is adopted in the study.