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Opening of classes in colleges, universities to be based on education delivery mode — Palace
Malacañang said Thursday the opening of classes in universities and colleges amid the COVID-19 pandemic will depend on the education delivery mode.
The guidelines approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 response are as follows:
- higher education institutions (HEIs) using full online education can open anytime
- HEIs using flexible learning can open anytime in August 2020
- HEIs using significant residential (face-to-face/in-person) mode can open not earlier than September 1, 2020 in areas under general community quarantine
- no residential (face-to-face/in-person) classes until August 31, 2020
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The government also urged private HEIs to change their academic calendar and open in August 2020.
On Monday, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Prospero de Vera III said such a move is necessary as the months of May to July should be used to prepare for the flexible learning system, which will be implemented for the coming academic year.
De Vera assured the public that the flexible learning system will not compromise the quality of education amid the pandemic. — Virgil Lopez/RSJ, GMA News