University of Jyväskylä prepares for the autumn term

JYU prepares for that it will be possible to enable significantly more teaching and activities on the campus in the autumn term 2021, even though a full-scale launch of the operations will not yet be possible because of limitations required by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
20.5.2021

In compliance with the policy in March, both new and continuing students will be taken into account in teaching in the autumn by arranging contact teaching on the campus through alternation. Lectures for large student groups will be held primarily remotely and they will include activating small group work. Contact teaching will be planned to facilities that are as spacious as possible. The planning will start from the group size of maximum 50 persons and current facility-specific restrictions. In this situation self-study facilities are also open. The autumn’s situation will be specified based on a situation review in August.

JYU will receive a limited number of exchange students, around 115 students, in the autumn term 2021. It will be possible to support JYU students’ studying abroad if it is allowed to travel to the destination country and if the destination university will receive the student.

The international Jyväskylä Summer School will be arranged fully remotely this year.

The occupancy limitation of public examinations of doctoral dissertations will remain as 20, also for the dissertation celebration party in University premises. It is possible to organise necessary appointments and meetings in the university’s premises. Also external participants are allowed following the safety instructions. The maximum number of participants is 20 persons. Until further notice, no external events are arranged in JYU premises. The pandemic situation will be reviewed and more detailed policies for the autumn’s events made in August.

The summer programme of Academic Sports is valid until 31 August.

It is very important that everyone follows the health authorities’ recommendations on, for example, face masks, safe distances and hygiene.

JYU monitors the development of the epidemic situation nationally and regionally especially considering the possible effects of virus variants, and JYU’s instructions will specified when necessary. JYU has started planning for moving to a normal, post-coronavirus situation. The extended coronavirus management team will meet on 10 June 2021 and specify policies for summer and autumn.

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