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A student from VIKO’s Faculty of Economics was outraged that disinfection was not applied in the premises where contact lectures are held.
“Students are assigned an auditorium where they spend four or even six hours each and those rooms are not ventilated, which means that we all breathe the same air,” the letter said. 15 minutes the student wrote.
Andriejus Sadauskis, VIKO’s deputy director of economics, responds that the College follows all the recommendations approved by the Minister of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.
“The facilities are disinfected, ventilated and marked everywhere to maintain distance. Administrative staff and faculty, as well as students, must be in rooms with masks. The conference schedules are arranged in such a way that there is no confusion between the groups, and the students who come to the conferences are registered so that, if necessary, contacts can be traced, “he said.
Students are alarmed
Karolis Vasiliauskas, president of the VIKO Student Representation, said that even taking into account the recommendations provided by the Government, the mixed studies organized in the Faculty of Economics pose risks for both students and academic staff.
“The epidemiological situation in the country is really worrying. The growing number presents certain risks: there is a great movement of students in the faculties, as well as part of the teaching staff are professors belonging to the risk age group, ”he said.
K. Vasiliauskas also said that he believes that not only the recommendations but also the figures should be taken into account, especially when the coronavirus situation in the country is deteriorating very rapidly.
Live – practical work only
Rita Liepuonienė, deputy director of studies at Vilnius College, specified that lectures (part of study programs and practical work) at the College are held remotely. However, some practical work is carried out by contact, but meeting all safety requirements.
“The practical work, complying with the safety requirements, is carried out in the laboratory and auditoriums of the faculty to ensure the quality of the studies and develop the practical skills of the students, which is very important in university studies,” he said. .
R.Liepuonienė also mentioned that deans, students and lecturers are constantly consulted about the activities in the form of contact, the situation in the country is monitored.
There have been cases of infection.
The letter 15 minutes The student who wrote to the editorial board claimed that one of the students from Vilnius College, Faculty of Economics, was infected with COVID-19, but the administration did not make the event significant and even instructed those who may have had contact with the patient for them to continue giving lectures.
“One of the most important values of the Faculty of Economics is academic integrity, but not the health of the students,” the student wrote in the letter.
A.Sadauskis confirmed that several VIKO students were diagnosed with coronavirus, but they were infected remotely, so the cases are not related.
The Deputy Director also said that the academic staff is informed in each case: “In all cases, the National Center for Public Health is informed and its recommendations are followed. Students, faculty and staff are informed if they need to isolate themselves. “
The president of the VIKO Student Representation Office also agreed that students are being informed about what to do when a COVID-19 infection is detected at the university: all information is also published on the social networks of the School “.
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