Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Digital Transition in Higher Education in Uzbekistan
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Digital technologies are transforming all aspects of human activity. Uzbekistan also does not stand aside from these transformations—digitalization affects all sectors of the country's economy. The digital transition in education, particularly in higher education, has accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic. This chapter focuses on studying the digital transformation of higher education in Uzbekistan and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on this process. Different aspects of applying online teaching and learning in higher education in that emergency period in Uzbekistan and the perspectives of their development are analyzed here. The chapter's findings highlighted the pandemic's impact on digital higher education and the responses to adapting to the learning environment.