Impact of COVID-19 on University Activities: Comparison of Experiences from Slovakia and Georgia

The paper examines the recent trends in international mobility, attractivity for students, and number of publications two universities (Constantine Philosopher University Nitra, Slovakia, CPU Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia, TSMU) to understand whether COVID-19 pandemic affected these processes adverse consequences were still retained after its end. In addition, we examined influence EU support processes. For this purpose, analyzed rates mobility (the outgoing incoming students employees, indexed SCOPUS WoS database TSMU before, during, abolishment administrative restrictions induced by pandemic. comparison demonstrated similarity between development contacts cooperation. indexes university higher than those non-EU TSMU. On other hand, before COVID-19, stable or tended decline, but CPU, they increased. had a negative impact on all continued increase both universities, even during use home offices promoted an among authors from not After end pandemic, increased sometimes did return pre-pandemic levels. post-COVID-19 period, TSMU, grow, declined. These observations highlight trend internalization experienced COVID their importance research.