Universities in Thuringia were surprised by the fact that they now have to provide two free corona rapid tests per week for their students.
A spokeswoman for the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena said that it would take two weeks to obtain enough tests and build the appropriate infrastructure.
Personnel have to be recruited and rooms have to be found.
Jena - A spokeswoman for the University of Erfurt also said: "A little more advance notice would have made things easier for us."
The Ministry of Science announced on Wednesday that universities must now provide two free tests per week for their students.
The university management was also only informed about this on Wednesday.
So far, the legal opinion has been different and it was assumed that only employees of the university receive free tests twice a week from their employer, it said from Jena.
According to the original plans, students should have been tested at test centers in the city.
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"The obligation cannot be met in terms of personnel and logistics for all event sizes," said Lambert T. Koch, chairman of the state rectors' conference of the universities in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Rheinische Post (Monday).
Unlike in school, students changed study groups several times a day, which is why they would have to be checked more often to see whether they have been tested, vaccinated or recovered.
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The university had already established a test center in Erfurt, where students can do self-tests under supervision for one euro.
But since you don't know how many students are taking advantage of the free offer, you have to quickly scrape together large amounts of tests.
The reorders would take a few days.
The higher education policy spokesman for the left parliamentary group in the state parliament, Christian Schaft, welcomed the decision of the ministry.
"I don't see any weakening of the incentive to vaccinate", he told the dpa.
The student representatives have repeatedly signaled that more presence in connection with infection control measures such as test offers is desired.
Especially for students who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons, this is a simplification in everyday university life.
The spokeswoman for the Thuringian student body conference, Hannah Schneider, said: "This is of course a gain in security." This could close gaps in the 3G random checks.
It is important, however, that the additional financial outlay for the universities does not result in any other funding gaps.
The lecture period will begin these days at the Thuringian universities.
The winter semester is to take place in attendance again for the first time since the outbreak of the corona pandemic.
The 3G rules apply to access to courses - anyone who has been vaccinated, recovered or tested and has the relevant evidence with them is allowed to enter.
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