Abstract: Students from East Nusa Tenggara bring the culture they have lived since they were born until they graduated from high school. Therefore, when these students enter and study, they must also adapt to the teaching and learning patterns of the lecturers who in the teaching and learning process always follow the times, especially in this era of the COVID-19 pandemic, all learning processes must be based on online technology. This study aims to find out (1) What is the cultural background of Budi Utomos IKIP students from NTT (2) What is the pattern of adaptation of NTT students to the teaching and learning process in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic .