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Start of the semester at the universities: Students return to campus

2021-10-18T15:34:52.501Z


Life is returning at the universities: the lecture period in the winter semester has started - and some face-to-face events are taking place again. The joy is great - even if there are restrictions.


Life is returning at the universities: the lecture period in the winter semester has started - and some face-to-face events are taking place again.

The joy is great - even if there are restrictions.

By Marie-Theres Wandinger and Claudia Schuri

Finally back on campus: The winter semester has begun at the universities - and after three Corona semesters, many face-to-face events are now taking place again. "We are happy because the university thrives on exchange and discussion," says Klaus Becker, TUM spokesman. Face-to-face teaching is particularly important for team or laboratory work, for example. At the same time, there are still digital events at which students learn regardless of time and location. At the LMU, the faculties and chairs can decide whether lectures and courses are held in person or online. "We assume that smaller events in particular will increasingly take place locally," says spokeswoman Katrin Röder. The aim is to offer as many face-to-face events as possible.

Many students are happy about it. "I started studying in April 2020 and so far I have only been able to attend lectures and seminars online," says history and sociology student Chiara Hager. “What I'm looking forward to the most are the new fellow students, whom I'm finally getting to know personally.” Law student Niko Besta feels the same way: “The online university had its advantages,” says the 22-year-old. “But I missed the social interaction. Sitting in front of the screen every day is exhausting. ”Some students would like to see a lot more face-to-face events: For example, our editorial team received a message from a student who complains that he still studies 100 percent online have to.

The 3G rule applies to everyone who is back on site: they must be vaccinated, tested or recovered.

“We assume that at least 80 percent of our students are currently vaccinated,” explains Katrin Röder.

A survey of 3,000 students from the medical faculty and the Institute for Communication Sciences even showed that the willingness to vaccinate was 92 to 94 percent.

The universities support the vaccination campaign.

“Vaccination campaigns take place at our locations,” says Klaus Becker.

There are also test centers there.

Becker is optimistic: "There were no problems at all with the preparatory events for freshmen."

Around 7,300 students start their bachelor's degree at TUM, and around 8,120 freshmen at LMU.

Source: merkur

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