At the universities in Saxony, began on Monday the summer semester. The courses will take place due to the Corona-crisis exclusively online. “A presence in the classroom is at least up to 4. May not be possible, and necessary,“ said, for example, the TU Freiberg offers to its students.

About digital courses on the Online platform of the Saxonian universities and the education portal of Saxony, to start the students in the Semester. In addition to Video – or Audio-recordings of the teachers you will also find additional educational materials, such as Exercises or further self-study.

The Saxon students joined to the beginning of the semester nationwide the demand for a better social protection, and exceptions for the summer semester. By eliminating income Affected would be in Existenznöte and not in the social security system of Germany, collected, informed the conference of the Saxon students ‘ unions (KSS) on Monday.

problems sees the KSS in the embodiment of the summer semester. “The Semester may not be on the standard period of study credited. All examination deadlines and automatic not, there are rules to suspend and extend to a minimum of one Semester,“ demanded KSS spokesman Paul mustard.

According to the SPD in the Saxon Landtag flexibility and solidarity must shape the summer semester 2020. “With the Start of today’s Online text-to-speech operation is clear: students, teachers and researchers are allowed to grow out of this summer semester, no disadvantages,” said the SPD-higher education expert Holger man.

“what is Clear is that The summer semester should not be the subject of study credited. As much teaching as possible is offered, however, students will not lead to any disadvantages,” said the man: “This means, inter alia: The adjustment of time limits, the greatest possible flexibility in power demonstrate, a disadvantage compensation in the case of Online courses, as well as the non-imputation of the summer semester 2020, maximum durations, and the standard period of study.” But also for researchers and high school teachers, it was a “Flexi-organize Semester,” said the man. For fixed-term contracts in third-party funding projects, the scientific qualification, as well as post-graduate scholarships, an extension should be sought in order to six months: “the Online-protect doctrine, should also be issued in the summer term fee contracts for teaching staff, and contracts with student workers be closed.” Last Ministry, over 100 000 people in Saxony, studied (winter semester 2019) had, according to the science. The teaching at the Saxon universities of applied Sciences has already begun in mid-March.

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