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– We are in a situation in which we must provide new conditions to be able to move forward. My hope is that UHR together with the coordinator can create a helicopter perspective and solve the practical challenges that each university has not been able to do within the current organization, says Higher Education Minister Matilda Ernkrans (S) to TT.
She believes there is a wide commitment, especially among political parties, to take the university entrance exams this fall. In addition to shifting the division of responsibilities from the country’s universities to the state UHRs, the government, together with C and L, will also set aside 30 million SEK to facilitate the implementation of the test.
– We have made this agreement with the Center Party and the Liberals so that we have really exhausted all the possibilities of an infectious university exam this fall, says Ernkrans.
At the same time, he believes that higher education institutions still have an important role to play in implementing a possible college entrance examination.
– The UHR will depend on the institutions of higher education to continue with their commitment in the university entrance exam. That they contribute as far as possible only with the premises and the organization that is had.
This spring the university entrance exam was canceled Due to the corona pandemic, infection-proof samples could not be guaranteed. And recently, the question of whether or not to take the college entrance exam this fall has become a controversial topic. In early August, UHR announced that no infection-proof testing could be performed this fall either.
A decision called for by several parliamentary parties will be reconsidered. Last week, UHR filed a similar statement, and from time to time, test-writing opportunities this fall seemed very small.
But earlier on Monday, Maria Nilsson, a spokeswoman for the liberals on higher education issues, told Swedish radio that the party, together with the government and C, appointed a testing coordinator to investigate the possibility of testing everyone. modes.
– It is the political expectation that there will be a test this fall, he told SR Ekot.
The fall test was scheduled for October 18, 2020. It is currently unclear when a retest can be taken, but for test results to count among spring admissions, the issue needs to be investigated quickly, according to Matilda Ernkrans.
– It is clear that there is not much time left, but it is entirely possible if everyone takes advantage of these new conditions and depending on how the infection situation develops. Because I want to add that we are in a pandemic and everyone must take responsibility for that, he says.
