COVID-19 update

Dear Prospective Student,

We have some positive news to share, our Faculty has opened the doors again and we are preparing for in-person classes! Based on the current developments in the Netherlands, and Friesland in particular as one of the three least affected regions in the Netherlands, we would like to share our plan for our education starting August/September 2020.

Education

We are preparing for hybrid education, a mix of high-quality and accessible in-person and online learning. As our educational concept is best suited to in-person instruction, we aim to provide on-campus education where possible. When it is not possible, we have put in place technological solutions to facilitate smooth transitions to online education and tutoring. We are investigating the use of advanced technology making “bi-directive” education possible. We aim to have 75% of the classes in-person and 25% online.

Distance measures: in-person learning will take place in small classrooms of max 11 students and larger classrooms of max 24 students, always keeping 1.5-meter distance.

Faculty Building

Distance measures: in terms of the number of people that will be given access to the building at the same time we will be working with 40% of our capacity, in our case, this means a total of 271 people. This is to ensure that health and 1,5-meter distance measures can be safeguarded at all times. Classes and activities for CF students will be organised in such a way that we will not exceed this maximum capacity, while staff will work with a reservation system for the building.

Hygiene measures: walking directions are put in place in the building with stickers on the floor, and provide disinfectants at the entrance, in the classrooms, and in all the bathroom facilities. In addition, there are always Emergency Response Officers (BHV) present in the building and they will be trained in line with specific COVID-19 instructions for health and safety.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us via email (cf-se@rug.nl) or phone (+31(0) 623110626).

Kind regards,

The Sustainable Entrepreneurship Team