Stringent safety measure, social distancing and face-to-face teaching is the new normal as doors open for international students in the UK
Here’s good news for all those students who had applied at the Queen’s University Belfast. The university is all set to open doors to international students in September 2020. The university will be adopting new safety measures for students and will introduce blended learning: which will include face-to-face and online teaching to ensure the wellbeing of students. Additionally, as a safety measure, international students will be offered complimentary comfortable accommodation to quarantine for 14 days following the guidelines by the UK Government if the quarantine measures will be required.
The university is introducing enhanced hygiene measures across the campus so that it can continue to deliver face-to-face teaching. These include face coverings and hand sanitiser for all staff and students, social distancing protocols, increased cleaning across the university and access to swift testing for COVID-19.
The university’s accommodation, which is considered among the best in the UK, will remain open with capacity restrictions. Its 200 clubs and societies will also be operating in line with UK Government and social distancing guidelines.
There will be a strong emphasis on blended learning with face-to-face teaching still being delivered as much as possible with social distancing applied. This will be complemented by high quality digital delivery where necessary that will include a mix of pre-recorded lessons, online interactive teaching sessions and live-streamed lectures.
Professor Ian Greer, president and VC of Queen’s University Belfast, said: “Our approach has been long-considered and encompasses stringent safety as well as our desire to offer students the best possible university experience in these unusual times. We are confident that students coming in can feel reassured that we are doing everything in our power to ensure their safety.”