A lecture room in Aurora. Photo Guy Ackermans As of 25 September, students no longer have to wear face masks in the education buildings, and teachers may lecture to groups of more than 75 students.
For exams, the maximum group size was scrapped on 20 September. The easing of these restrictions comes in the middle of the first period of the academic year. The timetable for this period was still based on a maximum of 75 students per class, and the timetabling department is not going to change that halfway through the period. Teachers with classes in a big room are now allowed to admit more than 75 students. For teachers in smaller rooms, the situation remains unchanged.
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The timetable for period 2, which starts at the end of October, was already made by the timetabling department before the restrictions were lifted. That means that all the lecture rooms are scheduled for a maximum of 75 students, as in period 1. Teachers who need a bigger room can contact roostering@wur.nl. Teachers who were already allocated a bigger room, or who don’t need space for more students, do not need to get in touch.
For periods 3 and 4, the timetablers are working on the assumption that all the Covid measures will have been lifted, and that the maximum room capacity will be used. That could change, of course, if Covid infections go up again this autumn and the government announces new measures. Whatever happens, WUR wants to hold all exams on campus. Only in exceptional cases will students be allowed to take exams online at home.
