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On March 11, 2020, COVID-19�an infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China�was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. As of April 1, 2020, more than 3.4 billion people, representing 43 percent of the world population, are in lockdown in more than 80 countries and territories around the world. The COVID-19 pandemic is having an enormous impact on higher education. In many countries around the world, campuses are closed and teaching has moved online. Internationalization has slowed down considerably. Despite these challenges, HEIs have reacted positively, often implementing new solutions to continue providing teaching, research, and service to society. Lockdown and social confinement measures have an enormous impact on higher education. Higher education has been disrupted as never before, but the fact that campuses are physically closed does not mean that higher education institutions (HEIs) have stopped functioning. On the contrary, faced with multiple challenges, they have had to respond quickly and find new solutions to previously unknown problems and new ways in which to continue teaching, conducting research, and serving society. This research study attempts to examine the current challenges and initiatives of Institutions and universities imparting higher education. To help higher education leaders navigate enrollment uncertainty, prepare for a number of different scenarios, and act with real-time information, this research study is conducting ongoing research and analysis to understand students� perspectives and concerns about their enrollment decisions. The study further provides recommendations to the education leaders based on the responses collected and findings drawn from the survey.