Abstract

UNESCO noted in 2020 that 85% of pupils and students in 165 countries are no longer in school because of COVID-19. Indeed, this disease has had several social consequences around the world. One of these is the academic component. In addition, the world has been exploring new methods of teaching and learning at a distance. This method, although innovative, has impacts on the university, the teacher and the student. Hence the need to question the impact of the Covid-19 in university training and learning, particularly at the Peleforo GON COULIBALY University (UPGC). To achieve this, a socio-anthropological study was conducted using a qualitative approach. Its purpose was to describe the impact of the health crisis on the student population of the UPGC. It took place from 10 July to 7 September 2021 in Korhogo, Ivory Coast, specifically at the UPGC. The collection tools were individual interviews and documentary research. According to rational choice sampling, 63 students and 8 members of the various examination commissions, i.e. 71 people in total, were mobilised.

The results reveal that the duration of social distancing has created a sense of isolation for some UPGC students and lost learning time. In addition, the change in assessment procedures has led to a series of problems such as postponed or cancelled exams in some departments and in others replaced by group exercises or individual homework. Also, the use of NICTs to communicate and acquire knowledge has been intense during this health crisis, which could stimulate risks of visual disorders among students and teachers. Thus, the covid-19 crisis not only impacted on students' learning time, but also on the biology and quality of the knowledge received during this period