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New security rules across the country

During the fight against the coronavirus, the most important thing is our responsible behavior and compliance with the applicable restrictions. Therefore, new safety rules are introduced. After the changes, some counties with the highest number of cases will go to the red zone. From October 10, the entire country will be included in the yellow zone, with the exception of counties belonging to the red zone.

• Nose and mouth cover compulsory nationwide

Remember to cover your nose and mouth in public spaces - in shops, buses, but also on the street. It will be compulsory nationwide!

Importantly, only people who have a medical certificate or a document confirming disability are exempt from this obligation.

• Restaurants - new rules

In order to minimize the spread of the coronavirus, eateries in the red zone will be able to open at certain times - from 6:00 to 22:00. There should be a safe distance in such places throughout the country - there should be at least 4 m2 per person.

Also, throughout the country, no places for dancing are available in restaurants and other closed rooms.

• At special events - fewer guests

In a situation where you are planning to organize baptism parties, weddings or other special events, you should remember that there is a limit of people who can participate in such events. In the red zone - 50 people, in other counties - 75 people. In order for you to prepare properly, this limitation will take effect with a one-week adjustment period on October 17th.

• New rules for cultural events

There is a total ban on organizing and participating in cultural events in the red zone. In cinemas, however, may be 25 percent of the audience. How does it look for in the rest of the country?

In a confined space, this type of event can take place with the participation of 25%. audience - the same rule applies in cinemas. A maximum of 100 people can participate in cultural events that take place outdoors - however, the number of viewers, listeners, visitors or participants cannot exceed 1 person per 5 m2.

• Be safe during the assembly

The limitation on the number of meeting attendees will still apply. It can be up to 150 people. Participants must cover their mouth and nose and keep a minimum distance of 1.5 m from other people. Additionally, there must be a distance between meetings - a minimum of 100 meters.

More hospital beds and a new coordination process

Hospital security is a priority when fighting the coronavirus.

Therefore, number of beds for COVID-19 patients is increasing. A coordination hospital will be established in each voivodeship, with additional intensive care stations for patients infected with coronavirus.

The Coordination Hospital will act as the main hospital in the voivodeship. Importantly, it will be focused on caring for a COVID-19 patient. The directors of these institutions will be included in the voivodeship crisis management teams, which will coordinate:

• patient flow between hospitals in agreement with doctors from other hospitals, primary care doctors and outpatient specialist care,
• movement of "swab" and transport ambulances,
• transfer of patients to isolatories.

Thanks to the increased number of hospitals, the number of available beds will increase to 13.5 thousand.

Greater role of primary care physicians

the role of primary care physicians increases in the fight against the coronavirus. After the changes, doctors will be able to:

• refer the patient to home isolation,
• refer the patient to the isolation room.

The obligation to meet 4 criteria for the COVID-19 test during teleportation is also lifted.

Zero tolerance for non-compliance with safety rules

The principle - zero tolerance for non-compliance with the safety rules applies. Our health depends on mutual responsibility. Remember that! That's why:

• follow the current restrictions,
• cover your mouth and nose,
• often wash and disinfect your hands,
• keep a safe distance from other people,
• avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth,
• install the STOP COVID - ProteGO Safe application on your phone.

SMS will remind you about the entering the red zone

From Friday - October 9, the Government Center for Security will send SMS messages to the residents of the counties that have entered the red zone. All this so that we remember to follow the applicable rules.

In the text message you will find a link to a dedicated tab at www.gov.pl/koronawirus. Thanks to this, you can quickly check what restrictions will apply in your county.

Stay safe with the STOP COVID - ProteGO Safe application

Fighting the threat can be easier thanks to the STOP COVID - ProteGO Safe application. The application is completely safe, free and voluntary. The more of us use it, the faster and more effectively we will reduce the pace and extent of the spread of the coronavirus. Download, install and use the STOP COVID - ProteGO Safe application!

What is it about? If you install the application, your phone will monitor its surroundings in search of other phones (but not people) on which this application is also installed. During this time, STOP COVID - ProteGO Safe analyzes the length (time) and distance of the contact. It only remembers contacts that lasted more than 15 minutes, at a distance of less than 2 meters. If any of these people with whom you have been in contact for a long time, you will get a relevant notification with instructions on what to do in this situation.

Importantly - in the notification you will not find information about who fell ill and when and where you had contact with this person.

Source: www.gov.pl

Announcement No. 16/2020 Rector of TUL of 1 October 2020 issued on the basis of Ordinance No. 21/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 9 March 2020 on specific measures related to the prevention, counteraction and combat of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at TUL

Rules of accommodation in student dormitories of Lodz University of Technology in the academic year 2020/2021

1. Accommodation procedures:

1) a student who has been granted accommodation in a dormitory is obliged to check in on the date specified in the Announcement of the Director of the Academic Residential Campus of Lodz University of Technology on accommodation in student dormitories in the 2020/2021 academic year;

2) persons who cannot check in on the required date should notify the competent administration of the student dormitories by phone or e-mail. Contacts to individual dormitories can be found on the website of Lodz University of Technology at: https://www.p.lodz.pl/pl/administracja-osiedla-akademickiego-politechniki-lodzkiej;

3) students who come to be accommodated, enter individually into the dormitory where they have been granted accommodation;

4) only a person entitled to accommodation may enter the dormitory;

5) persons waiting to be accommodated may stay only outside the building of the dormitory and are obliged to keep a minimum distance of 1.5 m between those waiting and to cover their mouths and noses with masks;

6) all persons entering the dormitory are obliged to cover their mouths and noses and disinfect their hands, as well as comply with the rules applicable to the residents of dormitories during the COVID-19 epidemic;

7) in order to efficiently perform the accommodation procedure, the student should prepare previously completed forms: questionnaire and declarations, which are available on the website of the Academic Residential Campus of Lodz University of Technology;

8) the student should read the binding Order Regulations of Dormitories at the Academic Residential Campus of TUL and the rules that take into account the prevention of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus. By signing the relevant declarations, the student undertakes to strictly comply with them. The students use their own stationery;

9) The persons who may be accommodated include those who:

a) do not have health symptoms characteristic of SARS-CoV-2 infection (fever, cough, shortness of breath),

b) for the last 14 days, they have had no contact with a person who was confirmed to be infected with SARS-CoV-2 or with a person who was under quarantine,

c) are not under quarantine;

10) the person with symptoms does not take part in the accommodation procedure and should immediately contact the doctor. The person who finds out about the symptoms should notify the administration of the dormitory in which the accommodation was granted in order to arrange an individual, later date of moving-in;

11) the administration of the dormitory may refuse to accommodate a person with symptoms.

2. Rules for the use of Lodz University of Technology dormitories:

1) students are accommodated in single and double rooms;

2) residents of dormitories are required to cover their mouths and noses with protective masks in all common parts of dormitories, maintain a social distance of at least 1.5 m and to disinfect their hands with disinfectant liquid in touchless dispensers placed at the entrances to the buildings every time they enter the building;

3) there are restrictions on the number of people allowed to stay at the same time in common areas, such as kitchens and kitchenettes, laundry rooms, drying rooms and restrictions on the use of the lift;

4) during the transitional period (until further notice), students may not use public spaces, such as gyms, billiards, fitness, club and recreation rooms, TV rooms, study rooms, drawing rooms, etc.;

5) in dormitories, information is provided about the need to strictly observe certain rules of hygiene when coughing and sneezing, hand hygiene, avoiding touching the mouth and nose with the hands, and absolute avoidance of close contact with people with respiratory symptoms. Students are required to be familiar with the above-mentioned information;

6) it is forbidden for other persons to stay in dormitories, to organize events and gatherings, to receive guests (even students accommodated in other dormitories);

7) in student dormitories, regular disinfection of common parts, surfaces such as handrails, buttons, lifts, etc. takes place;

8) if the nature of the case does not require personal contact with administration staff, students are recommended to contact them by phone or e-mail. In the event of personal contact with the dormitory staff, students are required to cover their mouths and noses.

3. Rules of conduct in the event of suspected infection of a dormitory resident:

1) if the student notices disturbing symptoms (fever above 38 C, cough, shortness of breath and trouble with breathing, muscle pain and general fatigue, loss of taste and smell), the student should immediately notify the dormitory administration by phone or e-mail and contact a doctor;

2) immediately after noticing the symptoms of infection, the student is obliged to stay in his own room and not leave it until he receives instructions from the doctor;

3) in the event of symptoms of acute respiratory infection, the student should take far-reaching precautions when leaving the room, cover his mouth and nose with a mask, do not touch generally accessible surfaces in the building. The room in which the person suspected of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus stayed remains out of use until it is disinfected;

4) in the case of referral to quarantine by the appropriate services, the student should inform the administration of the dormitory and, taking all possible precautions, leave the dormitory and go to the permanent residence or the quarantine facility.

4. The regulations concerning accommodation contained in Announcement No. 3/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 13 March 2020, Announcement No. 5/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 31 March 2020, Announcement No. 12/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 21 May 2020 and Information No. 7 of the Vice-Rector for Students' Affairs of Lodz University of Technology of 5 May 2020 will expire.

5. The Announcement comes into force on 1 October 2020.

Information of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of TUL on the resumption of the activities of university student organisations, university doctoral student organisations and university student and doctoral associations at TUL

Please be informed that as of October 1, 2020 it is possible to resume the activities of university student organizations, university doctoral student organizations and university student and doctoral associations at Lodz University of Technology on the premises of the university.

The resumption and operation will take place according to the following rules:

1. A university organisation or association resuming its activities in the facilities of the university shall be required to submit a request to the head of the organisational unit of the university, at which the organisation conducts its activities, if so provided for in its regulations, for permission to resume activities. If the rules and regulations of the Organization do not specify the organizational unit at which the Organization conducts its activities, the consent for resumption of activities shall be given by the Vice-Rector for Students' Affairs; in such a case, the application shall be accompanied by the consent of the administrator of the facility at which the Organization conducts its activities. If the Organization has an appointed Supervisor on behalf of the university, the applications listed above should be accompanied by the Supervisor's opinion

2. The use of the premises and other assets of the University for the purposes of the Organization is subject to the agreement of the conditions with the administrators of these resources in accordance with the relevant internal regulations of the University. The assets are understood as the area, premises and other facilities as well as their office, teaching and research equipment, devices, vehicles, means of communication and infrastructure of the university's computer network.

3. The Organization's activities at the University's facilities may be conducted only on the basis of general safety principles, including those introduced in connection with the COVID-19 epidemic risk, as defined in the regulations currently in force at the University.

4. Supervision over the observance of safety rules in connection with the epidemic risk by members of the Organization shall be exercised accordingly by: The Organization's Supervisor (if established) or the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs of the faculty, the Head of the College - at which the Organization operates, or the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs.

5. The functioning and financing of the Organization's activity is carried out pursuant to the rules set out in the Rules and Regulations of functioning at the University and financing from the funds of the University student organizations, doctoral student organizations and student and doctoral student associations at Lodz University of Technology introduced in the Ordinance No. 18/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology dated March 2, 2020.

The above rules apply until further notice.

Assoc. Prof. Witold Pawłowski Ph.D., D.Sc

Vice-Rector for Student Affairs

Dear Students,

we kindly remind you of the opening hours of the Student Mobility Division offices:

• room 120 - outgoing TUL students
• room 113 - incoming exchange students, full cycle foreign students 

OPENING HOURS

room 120 - outgoing TUL students

room 113 - full cycle foreign students 

Monday: 9:00 AM -11:00 AM

Tuesday: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Wednesday: closed for students

Thursday: 9:00 AM -11:00 AM

Friday: 9:00 AM -11:00 AM

room 113 - incoming exchange students

Monday: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Wednesday: closed for students

Thursday: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Friday: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Ordinance No. 48/2020 of Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 17 September 2020 on the organization and participation in classes as well as the organization and participation in exams, tests and consultations carried out at the premises of Lodz University of Technology under the conditions resulting from the prevention, counteraction and combat of the COVID-19 epidemic

Pursuant to Article 23(1) and (2)(2) of the Act of 20 July 2018 – Law on Higher Education and Science (i.e. Journal of Laws of 2020, item 85, as amended), §14(1) and (2) of the Statute of Lodz University of Technology – Resolution No. 88/2019 of the Senate of Lodz University of Technology of 10 July 2019, §1(1) (1) and (2) of the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of 30 October 2018 on the method of ensuring safe and hygienic working and education conditions at the university (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 2090), the letter of the Chief Sanitary Inspector of 12 May 2020 on the recommendations to ensure the safety of the organization of laboratory and clinical classes at the university and the document of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of 18 May 2020 entitled "Environmental guidelines relating to the partial resumption of the university's activities",

in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combat of the COVID-19 epidemic, guided by the obligation to ensure the safety of students, doctoral students, participants of postgraduate studies, courses, trainings and other forms of education as well as employees staying at Lodz University of Technology, I order the following:

§ 1

I oblige employees, students, participants of doctoral studies and doctoral students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, participants of postgraduate studies, courses, trainings and other forms of education conducted at Lodz University of Technology to comply with the rules of organization and participation in classes carried out at the University and the rules of organization and participation in written examinations and tests carried out at the premises of the University specified in Appendices 1, 2, 3 and 4 to this Ordinance, i.e. in:

1. Recommendations for organizers of classes at Lodz University of Technology (Appendix No. 1);
2. Recommendations for organizers on the conditions for conducting exams, tests and consultations at the premises of Lodz University of Technology (Appendix 2);
3. Rules for the participation of students, participants of doctoral studies and doctoral students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, participants of postgraduate studies, courses, trainings and other forms of education during didactic classes at Lodz University of Technology (Appendix 3);
4. Rules for the participation of students, participants of doctoral studies and doctoral students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, participants of postgraduate studies, courses and trainings in exams and tests, and consultations conducted at the premises of Lodz University of Technology (Appendix 4).

§ 2

I introduce:

1. the obligation to permanently cover the mouth and nose with masks or face shields at the premises of the University where classes are held by students, participants of doctoral studies and doctoral students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, participants of postgraduate studies, courses, trainings and other forms of education;
2. the obligation for students, participants of doctoral studies and doctoral students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, participants of postgraduate studies, courses, trainings and other forms of education to submit declarations of consent to join a given series of classes conducted at the premises of the University according to the specimen specified in Appendix 5 hereto, as a condition to join classes conducted at the premises of Lodz University of Technology;
3. the obligation that each time students, participants of doctoral studies and doctoral students of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology, participants of postgraduate studies, courses and trainings submit declarations of voluntary participation and the absence of health contraindications according to the specimen specified in Appendix 6 to this Ordinance as a condition for taking examinations, tests and participate in consultations conducted at the premises of Lodz University of Technology.

§ 3

The Ordinance shall enter into force on 17 September 2020, with effect from 1 October 2020.

Professor Krzysztof Jóźwik

Rector of TUL

Dear members of the academic community,

The safety of each of you and the operational stability of Lodz University of Technology are my priorities. For the last months I have been the head of the Crisis Management Unit at our University. This experience allowed me to become well aware of the challenges we had to cope with in the face of the still ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

We make every effort to ensure that Lodz University of Technology functions effectively, fulfilling its mission of education and scientific research. Present regulations are and will be published on this website, I would like to encourage you to follow it systematically.

I would like to thank all of you - research and teaching staff, administration, engineering and technical staff, as well as students and PhD students for your commitment and effort put into the university during the partial closure of the campus. In the face of such a huge task we met the challenge and gradually returned to the walls of our University, but we must not forget that the threat still exists.

Every decision related to the way Lodz University of Technology operates is made with adjustment to the current, still dynamic, epidemic situation in the country and in the world. Our community is formed by residents of various regions of Poland and parts of the world. We conduct extensive international cooperation with partners from several dozen countries, and since defence against the coronavirus is a global challenge, the return to pre-pandemic activities will be gradual. Feeling responsible for the health and life of members of the academic community, as well as their loved ones, we have decided to implement a hybrid system at TUL.

In the winter semester of the academic year 2020/2021 the didactic classes at Lodz University of Technology for all forms and levels of education will be carried out in a mixed way, i.e. both through direct contact with lecturers at the university, as well as with the use of distance learning methods and tools.

We all hope to return to normal work as soon as possible. Mutual care and responsible attitude will undoubtedly contribute to this.

Best regards,

prof. Krzysztof Jóżwik

Rector of TUL

Announcement No 15/2020 of Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 25 August 2020 issued on the basis of Regulation No. 21/2020 of Rector of Lodz  University of Technology of 9 March 2020 on specific measures related to prevention, counteraction and combatting SARS-CoV-2 virus at Lodz University of Technology

The rules of conducting the classes at Lodz University of Technology in the winter semester of the academic year 2020/2021:

1. In the winter semester of the academic year 2020/2021 the teaching classes at Lodz University of Technology for all forms and levels of education will be carried out in a mixed way, i.e. both through direct contact with the lecturers at the University, as well as with the use of distance learning methods and tools.
2. Decisions on the method of conducting individual classes are made by the Dean at the request of the course leader or on their own initiative.
3. In the case of classes that involve courses delivered by organizational units other than the leading faculty for the study program, the decision is made by the Dean in consultation with the head of the unit or units delivering the course.
4. Classes conducted in direct contact with the teachers on the premises of the University must be organized in accordance with the decisions, recommendations and guidelines of the State Sanitary Inspectorate and other relevant state administration bodies, as well as the orders and announcements of Lodz University of Technology authorities.
5. The Dean is responsible for upholding the rules of conducting classes referred to in point 4.
6. In matters not covered by this announcement the decision is made by the Dean.
7. The Dean referred to in this announcement shall also be understood as the director of the college for study programmes at the college and the director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology for classes conducted for PhD students at the Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Lodz University of Technology.
8. The announcement enters into force on 25 August 2020, with effect from 1 October 2020.

Rector of Lodz University of Technology

Professor Sławomir Wiak Ph.D., D.Sc.

Information No. 8 of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Lodz University of Technology of June 10th, 2020 on the reinstatement of the applicable deadlines for the payment of tuition fees for full-time and part-time degree programs and fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs

In the wake of the lifting of certain restrictions on the functioning of the economy related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat, I hereby inform you that as of June 12, 2020

1. The applicable deadlines for the payment of tuition fees for part-time degree programs, tuition fees paid by international students enrolled in full-cycle degree programs at Lodz University of Technology and fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs in the summer semester of the academic year 2019/20 shall be reinstated.
2. The provisions laid down in points 3a and 3b of Information No. 4 of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Lodz University of Technology dated March 18, 2020 concerning the deadlines for the payment of tuition fees for part-time degree programs and fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs in the period of the suspension of classes at the University due to SARS-CoV-2 outbreak shall lose their binding force.

Dr hab. inż. Witold Pawłowski, prof. PŁ

Vice Rector for Student Affairs

Deputy Head of Crisis Management Center

Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Lodz University of Technology of July 20, 2020 on the organization of and participation in written examinations and assessments and on the organization of and participation in classroom-based classes held on the premises of Lodz University of Technology during the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19

Pursuant to Ordinance No. 21/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology of March 9, 2020 on special measures to prevent, counteract and combat COVID-19 at Lodz University of Technology in conjunction with § 1 section 1 point 1 and section 2 of the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of October 30, 2018 on ensuring safe and hygienic conditions of work and education at higher education institutions (Journal of Laws of 2018, item 2090) and Article 3 of the Act of March 2, 2020 on special measures to prevent, counteract and combat COVID-19, other infectious diseases, and emergency situations triggered by them (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 374, as amended)

guided by the responsibility to ensure the safety of students, doctoral students, and employees on the premises of Lodz University of Technology

I. I bind employees, doctoral students and students of Lodz University of Technology to comply with the rules for the organization of and participation in written examinations and assessments conducted on the premises of the University and the rules for the organization of and participation in classroom-based classes at the University in the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19, as laid down in Appendices 1, 2, 3, 4 to this Announcement, i. e. in:

1. Recommendations for the organizers of classroom-based classes conducted on the premises of Lodz University of Technology in the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19.
2. Recommendations for the administrators of examinations/assessments held on the premises of Lodz University of Technology in the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in connection with the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19.
3. Rules for the participation of students/doctoral students taking part in classroom-based classes held on the premises of Lodz University of Technology during the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19 (Appendix No. 3).
4. Rules for the participation of students/doctoral students in written examinations / assessments administered on the premises of Lodz University of Technology during the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19 (Appendix No. 4).

II. I set down as a precondition for participation in classes, examinations, and assessments conducted on the premises of Lodz University of Technology in the period of restrictions on the functioning of the University in relation to the prevention, counteracting, and combating COVID-19, a requirement for students and doctoral students to make a statement on the absence of health concerns precluding their participation in classroom-based classes on the premises of the University and on their informed consent to participate in classroom-based classes on the premises of the University as specified in Appendices No. 5 and 6 to this Announcement, i.e. in:

1. Statement  from a student/doctoral student taking part in classes held on the premises of Lodz University of Technology during the period of restrictions on the functioning of the university in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19 (Appendix No. 5).
2. Statement from a student/doctoral student taking an examination/assessment administered on the premises of Lodz University of Technology during the period of restrictions on the functioning of the university in relation to the prevention, counteracting and combating COVID-19 (Appendix No. 6).

Dr hab. inż. Witold Pawłowski, prof. PŁ

TUL Vice Rector for Student Affairs

Deputy Head of  TUL Crisis Management Center

In connection with the entry into force of the Act of 19.06.2020 on interest rate subsidies for bank loans granted to entrepreneurs affected by the effects of COVID-19 and on simplified proceedings for approval of the arrangement in connection with the occurrence of COVID-19 (Journal of Laws of 2020 item 1086 of 23.06.2020), the Announcement No. 10 and 13 of the Vice-Rector for Education of 21 and 22 May 2020 shall be repealed.

Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education on the rules for organising diploma examinations using distance learning methods and techniques of 2 April 2020.

In view of the prolonged state of the epidemic and the restriction of direct education at the Lodz University of Technology, the possibility of conducting diploma examinations using distance learning methods and techniques only upon a justified request of the student concerned and in agreement with the student is introduced for the period of suspension of direct education. The examination can be conducted in this form only with the use of the Teams cloud tool from the MS Office 365 package of the Lodz University of Technology and with the use of official and student accounts of the Lodz University of Technology system. The diploma examination conducted in this form should be carried out according to the following procedure:

1. A student applying for a diploma examination using distance learning methods and techniques shall submit an application for admission to the examination containing a request to conduct a diploma examination in this form to the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, competent for that student, through the supervisor of the diploma paper. In the application submitted, the student should unequivocally confirm that he/she has access to a computer equipped with a microphone and a camera, connected to fast, fixed-line Internet and access to the Teams service of the Lodz University of Technology and declare his/her familiarity with using this service. A necessary condition for examining such an application and deciding on admission to the diploma examination is the fulfilment of all the conditions specified in the Study Regulations of the Lodz University of Technology.

2. The application referred to in section 1 is submitted by the student to the supervisor. After filling in the appropriate fields, the supervisor signs the application and passes the scan to the appropriate Dean's office. A designated employee of the Dean's Office, after verifying the documents, passes them on to the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs. If the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs agrees to conduct the diploma examination using distance learning methods and techniques, he or she sets a date for the diploma examination, which may take place provided that the review of the diploma paper prepared by the designated reviewer is positive and is passed on to the student and all members of the Diploma Examination Committee at least two days before the set date for the diploma examination. The Vice-Dean for Student Affairs shall forward a signed application to the appropriate Dean's Office.

3. A designated employee of the Dean's Office responsible for the student prepares the necessary documents or scans thereof and submits them to the Chairperson of the Diploma Examination Committee.

4. On the day of the examination, the Chairman of the Diploma Examination Committee organizes a group conversation ("chat") via the Teams tool and calls the members of the Diploma Examination Committee and the student taking the examination together. It is prohibited to register the course of the Diploma Examination, both in the service through the Teams tool and by other technical means. The Chairperson of the Commission blocks the possibility of registering a session of the Diploma Examination in the Teams service.

5. During the examination, the cameras and microphones of all persons participating in the examination (the student and three members of the Commission) must be switched on. The student makes the entire desktop of his computer available to the members of the Committee. The shared desktop should contain only the presentation of the diploma thesis covering at least 90% of the screen area. During the whole examination, only the presentation of the thesis and any applications related to it may be displayed on the student's computer desktop. It is not allowed for the student to run applications during the examination to facilitate answers to questions. The desktop displayed during the presentation should be the only screen available to the student during the examination. The student who takes the exam should sit in front of the camera so that his or her face covers at least 40% of the area covered by the camera. He should also look towards the screen at all times during the exam.

6. The diploma examination is conducted under the provisions of § 41 of the Study Regulations of the Lodz University of Technology, with the Chairman of the Diploma Examination Committee being obliged to prepare a protocol of the diploma examination. The protocol shall record the remote examination procedure. If the student's answers during the examination require a written form, it is written down by the student on a piece of paper and presented to the camera.

7. After all the stipulated parts of the diploma examination are completed, the student is disconnected. The committee determines the grade for the diploma paper, the grade for the diploma examination and, in the case of a positive result, the final result of the studies.

8. After reconnecting the student, the Chairperson of the Diploma Examination Committee announces the evaluation of the diploma paper and the result of the diploma examination as determined by the Committee. In the event of a positive result of the diploma examination, the Chairperson of the Examination Committee shall announce the result of the studies and announce the decision to award the appropriate degree.

9. The scan of the prepared protocol is sent electronically by the Chairperson of the Diploma Examination Committee to the selected member of the Committee, who after signing scans the document again and sends it to the next member. The signing procedure is repeated and the scan with signatures of all members is sent to the Chairperson, who after signing sends the scanned document again to the relevant Dean's Office. The members of the Commission shall send the originals of the printed and signed partial protocols to the Dean's Office to be stored in the student's file after the end of the restrictions in the functioning of the University.

10. In the case of diploma examinations concluding second-cycle studies, the condition for the consent of the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs to conduct a diploma examination using the methods and techniques of distance learning is the submission of a statement by the student applying for such an examination, together with an application for admission to the diploma examination, in which the student undertakes not to use his/her student ID card upon defending his/her diploma paper and passing the examination. The Student's ID card must be sent by registered mail to the Dean's Office, appropriate for his/her program of study, immediately after the diploma examination.

According to the announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education of 27 March 2020, until further notice, the only form of document transfer in the described graduation process is by electronic means.

Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, DSc, PhD, MSc,
Vice Rector for Education
Head of the TUL Crisis Management Centre