“From an infection point of view, we should already have gone to code red in September.” That’s what Professor Steven Callens of UZ Gent says. As head of the Infectious Diseases department, he was one of those who gave advice to the rector about switching to code red. “We are concerned about the health of the students. The virus will only stop through human actions,” he says.
Code red. Starting from Monday 26 October, all teaching activities at Ghent University will happen in accordance with the highest safety level. Why have we taken this major step, what will change, and what stays the same?
It’s back to business! Are you ready? With the starting gun for the new academic year having been fired, Maarten, a medical student, certainly is. He tells us how he is looking forward to the new academic year.
What will the classes look like this year? As Anne finds out, it will be a mix of on campus and online education.
