OPTIMIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN PERIOD OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC

Abstract:

Crisis caused by the COVID 19 pandemic has turned our lives and education in general a 180 ° turn. The present study is carried out in one of the faculties of a public university in Ecuador. The objective is to analyze impacts of the pandemic, both in human capital and in economic resources, applying an optimization model of class hours and resources with the intention that educational offer remains constant, while the costs are minimized. A multi-objective linear programming model has been applied: maintaining academic offer and minimizing costs, with budget restrictions, on the number of teachers who work. In addition, have been incorporated as restrictions legal regulations specific to the crisis that has defined the number of hours class of teachers based on their dedication to the institution. The analyzed faculty keep approximately 3000 students, whose offer has not been reduced despite the crisis. However …

Año de publicación:

2020

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