Swiss students can go back to university – partially

Posted date: 03 Jun 2021

Face to face teaching - currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic – will soon be possible at universities following recent government approval. But there will be restrictions.

On Wednesday government announced that face to face teaching would be allowed on a limited basis, from April 19, as part of a package of wider coronavirus easing measures. The conditions: no more than 50 people in a class and rooms should not be filled beyond a third of capacity. Mask wearing and hygiene measures still apply.

The Swiss Student UnionExternal link welcomed the news - and the fact that its concerns over students’ studies, finances and mental health suffering during the pandemic had been heard.

“It’s important that universities now offer wide-ranging hybrid [online-campus] learning opportunities so that everyone – also those who must or want to be careful – can take part,” said union co-president Elischa Link.

Reference Link: https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-students-can-go-back-to-university---partially/46459774

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