MBO and higher education 'open' without one and a half meters
MBO and higher education can reopen almost completely in the new academic year. "It is very sensible that the cabinet has chosen education as a priority and this time does not opt for Dancing with Janssen", responds AObchairman Tamar van Gelder.
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MBO and higher education can open again from next academic year without having to keep one and a half meters away, resigned Prime Minister Mark Rutte just confirmed during the corona press conference. “More than a million young people have largely followed online education for a year and a half. The consequences of this are serious. All things considered, we are therefore now giving priority to MBO and higher education,” said Rutte.
We are now giving priority to MBO and higher education
The Outbreak Management Team advises not to let go of the one and a half meter rule until 20 September at the earliest. According to Rutte, it is impracticable for educational institutions to make a double schedule for the first semester, the first education period, so MBO and higher education can already let go of the one and a half meter measure from 30 August. There are, however, additional measures such as a maximum group size of 75 students in lecture halls. As a result, students of larger studies such as psychology or law will still have to take online lectures.
Students and teaching staff have had a rough time
Other measures that will continue to apply are one-way traffic in buildings and a ventilation obligation. Students and staff are also called upon twice a week to continue to self-test and to continue to wear mouth caps when moving.
De AOb considers it sensible that the cabinet has taken education as the starting point in its decision-making this time. “And now do not opt for Dancing with Janssen”, says chairman Tamar van Gelder. “Students and teaching staff have had a rough time with all online education. Everyone is doing their very best to make something of it, but it is not easy.”
A repeat of the infections as happened this summer would be really horrible
"We do hope that letting go of the one and a half meters and opening the MBO and higher education institutions is safe," continues Van Gelder. “A repeat of the infections as happened this summer would be really horrific. The voluntary testing and the maximum size of 75 students in a room are precautionary measures; it remains exciting whether it is enough.”
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