{"id":20946,"date":"2020-03-24T16:41:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T15:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=20946"},"modified":"2020-03-24T23:42:17","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T22:42:17","slug":"distance-education-at-semmelweis-university-off-to-a-smooth-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2020\/03\/distance-education-at-semmelweis-university-off-to-a-smooth-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Distance education at Semmelweis University off to a smooth start"},"content":{"rendered":"
Distance education started at the six faculties of Semmelweis University on Monday, in line with plans and the academic curriculum. The first day included classroom lectures, seminars, as well as exams. The experiences of the first week will be reviewed on Friday, and if necessary, further fine-tuning can be done based on this.<\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>Distance education started at all six faculties on Monday, in line with plans and the academic curriculum, in the Hungarian, English and the German-language programs, said Dr. Attila Szab\u00f3, vice-rector for clinical affairs and the chairman of the university\u2019s Epidemiology Committee. \u201cThe Zoom system procured and newly implemented<\/a> at the initiative of rector Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely performed well, there were no major problems, and the Moodle system that was already being used was able to handle the increased capacity, so nothing got in the way of education,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Based on the experiences of the first day, lecturers were well-prepared for carrying out remote instruction, they knew how to handle the system, and students also signed in for the lectures in great numbers, said Dr. Szab\u00f3, adding that there were even more students present at the online classes than are usually in the classrooms. Initial feedback from students was mostly positive, they said the distance education system is at least as good as the previous, traditional system. \u201cOf course, we obviously cannot replace practical classes, but in most other cases this form of education works perfectly well,\u201d said Dr. Szab\u00f3 about the experiences so far.<\/p>\n