The Academic Environment’s Contribution to the Digital Transition– a Comparative Study of Romania and Eastern Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the use of social communication platforms and electronic information exchange.Technology has thus transformed society and individuals-from how we socialize and communicate to how we govern, work, trade, learn, teach, and research.Digitalization enables universities to fulfill their mission more effectively, simplifying tasks, increasing efficiency, enhancing interaction, conserving resources, and boosting performance.This study aims to identify the efforts made by the Romanian and Eastern European academic environments in initiating, continuing, and implementing institutional digitalization processes after the COVID-19 pandemic.