The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected the higher education sector in Singapore. Existing tertiary studies seeking to understand the intraperiod response to COVID-19 often focus on single institutions, jurisdictions or stakeholder groups. This study is the first in-depth qualitative multi-stakeholder examination of the higher education environment in Singapore during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explored the perceptions of the quality of digital pedagogy during COVID-19, how universities have adapted because of the pandemic, and how leaders, teaching staff and students have been affected by the management and educational changes via 13 semi-structured interviews across six Singapore higher education institutions. Through purposive sampling, we explore current stakeholder perceptions, structural education changes, and personal learning and teaching impacts of COVID-19. Applying Braun and Clarke’s approach to thematic analysis, we inductively uncovered four major themes: the Singapore government’s approach to COVID-19 and its effects on delivery; academic leadership approaches; education technology; and well-being. This article is critical as a key foundation to understand how Singapore is responding with unique geopolitical differences. We discuss the practical implications of our research for current university faculty and students during and beyond the pandemic, and outline opportunities for future research.

COVID-19 大流行严重影响了新加坡的高等教育部门。旨在了解期间内对 COVID-19 的反应的现有高等教育研究通常侧重于单一机构、司法管辖区或利益相关者群体。这项研究是 COVID-19 大流行期间新加坡高等教育环境的首次深入定性多方利益相关者调查。它探讨了在 COVID-19 期间对数字教学质量的看法，大学如何因大流行而适应，以及领导、教职员工和学生如何受到管理和教育变革的影响，通过在新加坡六个国家进行的 13 次半结构化访谈高等教育机构。通过有目的的抽样，我们探索了当前利益相关者的看法、结构性教育变化、以及 COVID-19 对个人学习和教学的影响。将 Braun 和 Clarke 的方法应用于主题分析，我们归纳地发现了四个主要主题：新加坡政府应对 COVID-19 的方法及其对交付的影响；学术领导方法；教育技术；和幸福。作为了解新加坡如何应对独特的地缘政治差异的重要基础，本文至关重要。我们讨论了我们的研究在大流行期间和之后对当前大学教师和学生的实际影响，并概述了未来研究的机会。教育技术；和幸福。作为了解新加坡如何应对独特的地缘政治差异的重要基础，本文至关重要。我们讨论了我们的研究在大流行期间和之后对当前大学教师和学生的实际影响，并概述了未来研究的机会。教育技术；和幸福。作为了解新加坡如何应对独特的地缘政治差异的重要基础，本文至关重要。我们讨论了我们的研究在大流行期间和之后对当前大学教师和学生的实际影响，并概述了未来研究的机会。