{"id":130333,"date":"2021-09-15T10:44:37","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T08:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=130333"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:52","slug":"cabinet-crowded-lecture-halls-permitted-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/09\/15\/cabinet-crowded-lecture-halls-permitted-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet: Crowded lecture halls permitted again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From 25 September, universities will be allowed to have more than 75 students in a lecture at the same time. This was announced by outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/07150917\/Hybride-college-Wouter-Sterrenburg-Erasmus-Magazine-1-of-2-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139257\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/07150917\/Hybride-college-Wouter-Sterrenburg-Erasmus-Magazine-1-of-2-1280x853.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139257 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/07150917\/Hybride-college-Wouter-Sterrenburg-Erasmus-Magazine-1-of-2-1280x853-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139257 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/07150917\/Hybride-college-Wouter-Sterrenburg-Erasmus-Magazine-1-of-2-1280x853-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139257 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/07150917\/Hybride-college-Wouter-Sterrenburg-Erasmus-Magazine-1-of-2-1280x853-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139257 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/07150917\/Hybride-college-Wouter-Sterrenburg-Erasmus-Magazine-1-of-2-1280x853-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139257 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p><span>Students in a hybrid lecture in the Theil building, while new equipment is being tested.<\/span><\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/wouter-sterrenburg\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Wouter Sterrenburg<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>\u201cLectures for large groups will soon be possible again\u201d, Rutte said during his press conference. The students also don\u2019t have to keep one and a half metres distance from each other.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Face masks and tests<\/h2><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other measures since this summer<\/h2><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/08\/16\/more-students-allowed-on-campus-starting-from-september\/\">More students allowed on campus starting from September<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/08\/27\/large-scale-exams-permitted-again-from-20-september\/\">Large-scale exams permitted again from 20 September<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/08\/25\/chairman-of-the-board-on-the-reopening-of-universities-if-we-dont-do-it-now-when-will-we\/\">Chairman of the board on the reopening of universities: &#8216;If we don\u2019t do it now, when will we?&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>The requirement to wear a face mask will also be abolished in the education sector as of 25 September. So until next week, students and staff must still wear a mouth mask in the corridors, and after that they no longer have to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the advice remains to do a self-test regularly, for example twice a week, in order to reduce the risk of infection.\u201d Students and staff can still get free self-tests.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">One and a half metres<\/h2><p>The \u2018one-and-a-half-metre society\u2019 is therefore going to disappear, even though the virus is still going around. It is still sensible to give each other space, Rutte said, but it will no longer be compulsory.<\/p>\n<p>For access to caf\u00e9s, cinemas, theatres and similar venues, people will soon have to show an access ticket, for example a QR code on their phone. You can receive such a ticket if you have been fully vaccinated, have recovered from corona or were tested negative less than 24 hours ago.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason to celebrate<\/h2><p>But these proofs are not necessary for higher education, is the current viewpoint. This may change if the infections increase, the cabinet said earlier.<\/p>\n<p>Students will be happy about this, thinks president Lisanne de Roos of the Interstedelijk Studenten Overleg (ISO): \u201cSince the reopening of higher education a fortnight ago, we have heard a lot of enthusiastic reactions from students who, after one and a half years, finally have the feeling that they can study again. Now that the last restrictions are also disappearing, there is extra reason to celebrate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Online<\/h2><p>In the first weeks of the academic year many students still had online lessons, despite the relaxations. According to De Roos, this was mainly due to the maximum group size of 75 students. Now, according to her, \u2018nothing stands in the way of full physical education again\u2019, although she hopes that the institutions will continue with online education for vulnerable students.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Education states that education can be provided again as before the introduction of the corona measures, \u2018after sufficient time has been given to adjust timetables\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vulnerable<\/h2><p>The universities sound cheerful but cautious. It is good news that students and lecturers \u2018can more or less go to the campus normally again\u2019, says chairman Pieter Duisenberg of universities association VSNU. \u201cWe will look at how we can use the extra space safely and responsibly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He takes into account that \u2018vulnerable students and lecturers\u2019 will not feel safe when the corona measures are abandoned. \u201cAs is the case now, universities will continue to engage with them to find the best solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Universities of applied sciences also wanted the maximum group size to disappear again in higher education, they said at the start of the new academic year. 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