REVAMPING TERTIARY EDUCATION TO MEET GLOBAL NEEDS AND CHALLENGES IN POST-PANDEMIC ERA FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The paper takes an overview of the philosophical basis of the Tertiary Education and the content provisions of the current demands of our time and the projections of our future. It further examines some critical social issues that should be addressed through efficient and functional Tertiary Education to meet the critical needs and rising challenges of postpandemic era. The paper suggests some content areas to be infused into and/or emphasized in the already existing, curriculum to make Tertiary Education more responsive to the needs and challenges of post-pandemic era. The paper concludes that there is need for reordering of our educational priorities to accommodate new knowledge and to empahasize neglected areas of knowledge to enable Tertiary graduates be self-productive and to also key in properly into today’s world of work and to meet Global needs and challenges of post-pandemic era for economic growth and development.