Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin answered students’ questions related to the functioning of the university during and after the epidemic of the coronavirus. The on-line meeting was organized by the Student Parliament of Poland as part of the “Student at home alone” campaign.

The students asked if the suspension of classes will last for another two weeks, until Easter, and whether the Minister will extend the semester.

-We can manage to restart universities courses from April 15. Considering the start-up time, in other words April 20, 21, I see no reason to extend the semester. I remind you that it formally lasts until September 30. I hope that the whole academic year will be completed during this period – explained Minister Gowin.

Students also pointed out the problems with remote classes and low involvement of lecturers in this type of class.
-I issued some recommendations on how such classes should look like, but I have neither the possibilities nor the instruments to verify the thousands of current courses. This is a task for the authorities of individual universities and for the Polish Accreditation Commission in the future – stated the deputy prime minister.