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Coronavirus: students at Debrecen University refused to take midterm exams?
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An international student wrote to us that they could not take midterm tests and collect bonus points during the semester because of the coronavirus. However, without those, he says, they have smaller chances to get a passing grade because of the end-term exam. In contrast, they have to attend all classes.
Below you can read the e-mail from the professor teaching the course:
The foreign student (let’s name him Pete because he wanted to remain anonymous being afraid of the university) says that even though they cannot collect bonus points for their end-term exam, they have to attend all classes, practicals, seminars. Therefore, the virus will continue to spread. He added sadly that the department of the university “is doing its best to abuse the situation to make sure we all go for finals and
most probably fail there, and repeat a year, paying another 16,000 dollars!!“
He said that in other countries like China or Italy the universities were already closed because of the epidemic, but all professors have to upload materials on e-learning and they can pass their exams online.