TITLE:
Digital in Higher Education in Burundi
AUTHORS:
Aimé-Emmanuel Sabiraguha, Vincent Havyarimana, Prime Niyongabo, Jean Robert Kala Kamdjoug, Ildephonse Sindayigaya, Thérence Niyonsaba
KEYWORDS:
Digitalization, E-Learning System, Higher Education, Burundian Education, ICT-Led Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.11 No.11,
November
24,
2023
ABSTRACT: This
article aims to analyze the role of the digital and e-learning systems in
higher education in Burundi. In this article, we used a semi-structured
interview in which we got four interviewers who did with 343 students (ladies
and gentlemen) from different universities in Burundi from public and private
sectors and from various cities in Burundi. Results were recorded with Kobo
collect and analyzed with IBM SPSS and Microsoft Office Excel. Findings show at
an average of only 16.3% of our respondents confirm that there are ICT services
in higher education institutions in Burundi. Students are obliged to be
physically in front of registrars and teachers and this is a rule as it is
attested by an average of 88.9% of our respondents. 89.5% of our interviewees
as students do not have access to computer equipment and internet while 95.6%
of our interviewees as students do not have access to ICT tools. 97.7% of our
respondents do not know what is E-learning and deny its existence at different
institutions of higher education I whether private or public in Burundi. In
consequence, lack of e-learning and digitalization by ICT technology in higher
education in Burundi is a cause that 96.6% of our interviewees who are not
satisfied.