Case studies reveal innovative approaches to maintaining operations in higher education, highlighting the role of international cooperation and organizational theory.
This paper investigates HEIs’ adaptive strategies to sustain operations and activities amid armed conflict, focusing on an emergency-induced shift to a cloud university model. Drawing on organizational theory as well as institutional and conflict management research, we present interview-based case studies of three HEIs affected by war. The findings highlight adaptive responses such as agile HE governance, the use of cloud-based services, informal networks, international cooperation, and institutional transformation. Across all cases, crises emerge not only as threats but also as catalysts for innovation, restructuring, and the reassertion of institutional missions.
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