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Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education regarding the implementation of compulsory student internships in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat of April 3, 2020.

Further to the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on the implementation of mandatory student internships in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat of 1 April 2020, I would like to inform you that due to the announced state of the epidemic and restrictions imposed on the activities of many companies, mandatory student internships of the students of Lodz University of Technology taking place in the summer semester of the academic year 2019/2020 may be suspended  based on individual or group referrals before the end of the internship period specified in the agreements. Suspension and the process of settling the period of the completed internship will be carried out according to the following rules:

1. Students currently participating in internships on the basis of a referral from the University may at any time decide to suspend them or to continue them, according to the possibility of their further implementation in the company, primarily taking into account safety issues.

2. In the case of a decision to suspend the internship, the student is obliged to immediately send an e-mail from the university IT system e-mail account to the address of the relevant internship supervisor, statements on suspension of the internship together with justification and confirmation from the company that this is in consultation with the internship supervisor on the part of the company.

3.In addition, the student is required to submit to the appropriate internship supervisor a report on the course of the completed part of the internship and information about the planned continuation of the suspended internship (agreed and confirmed by the supervisor on the part of the company). The report is necessary to credit the completed part of the internship.

4.If it is impossible to attach documents confirming their implementation to the internship report, the student should inform the relevant internship supervisor about this fact. Confirmation that the current part of the internship has been completed may be presented by the student at a later date.

5. In the absence of the possibility of continuing the internship in the current enterprise, the student is obliged to inform the proper internship supervisor about this fact and, if possible, present a plan for the implementation of the remaining part of the internship.

6. The decision to credit the previously completed part of the internship is made by the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, based on the opinion of the internship supervisor submitted by the student, a report compliant with the requirements and documents confirming the internship. Obtained learning outcomes during the internship must be consistent with the assumed learning outcomes contained in the internship syllabus.

7. The Vice-Dean for Student Affairs may decide to recognize the current internship as guaranteeing the achievement of all learning outcomes assumed for the placement.

8. In the case of crediting the internship in part, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs, after consulting the head of the relevant Study Field Council, will determine the method of supplementing the missing learning outcomes resulting from the internship syllabus.

9.  Should it be impossible for students of the last semester of studies to complete the internship in the summer semester, the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs may decide to shorten the duration of the internship and determine an alternative way of achieving the missing learning outcomes assumed for the internship (e.g. by conducting classes in form of exercises, laboratories, workshops, using methods and techniques of distance learning or at the University after the period of restrictions).

10. If, during the period of an epidemic, it will not be possible to continue the commenced and on-going internship on the basis of an agreement between the university and the employer, the achievement by the student of the learning outcomes envisaged for the internship through the use of distance learning methods and techniques may be realized after the end of the period of suspension of direct education, but not longer than until the end of the summer examination session.

11. Internships implemented by students under civil-law contracts or internship contracts may also be suspended and settled according to the principles presented, but the student is responsible for regulating relations arising from these contracts with the enterprise.

12. In matters related to the implementation and settlement of internships, the exchange of information shall take place by telephone or e-mail. All documents regarding internships, during the suspension of direct education at the University, are sent only electronically.

Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, DSc, PhD, MSc, 

Vice Rector for Education 

Head of the TUL Crisis Management Centre

Completion of the Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education on the principles of organizing diploma exams with the use of distance learning methods and techniques, of 2 April 2020.

In addition to the Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education on the principles of organizing diploma exams with the use of distance learning methods and techniques, of 2 April 2020, we would like to inform you that two functionalities supporting the preparation of documents submitted by students applying for a diploma exam with the use of distance learning methods and techniques have been made available in the "Panel Dyplomanta". These are:

1. Application for a diploma examination and taking the examination using distance learning methods and techniques.

2. A statement of the graduate student (2nd degree studies) in which the student undertakes not to use his/her student ID card after defending his/her diploma thesis and passing the diploma examination.

Those interested in taking the diploma examination in this way should use the above mentioned new templates.

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

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

Announcement No. 5/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, March 31, 2020.

The announcement issued on the basis of Ordinance No. 21/2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology from 9 March 2020 regarding specific solutions related to the prevention and eradication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Lodz University of Technology.

1. In connection with the prevailing epidemic threat caused by the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, I would like to inform you that residents of the Academic Residential Estate of Lodz University of Technology who have already left or will be leaving the dormitories in the near future cannot return to them until further notice.

2. Residents of Academic Residential Estate of Lodz University of Technology will be notified via the University's information channels about the resumption of accommodation in dormitories.

3. Failure to comply with the above regulations may result in instituting disciplinary proceedings.

4. The communication shall enter into force on 31 March 2020.

prof. Sławomir Wiak

Rector of Lodz University of Technology

Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education of the Lodz University of Technology on access to distance learning for exchange students in the summer semester of the academic year 2019/2020 of 31 March 2020

1. The announcement includes all groups of students registered for exchange in the summer semester of the academic year 2019/2020, in particular:

1.1. students of the Lodz University of Technology registered as exchange students who have returned to Poland or plan to return to Poland in the near future and participate or want to participate in online activities organized at the Lodz University of Technology;

1.2. students of the Lodz University of Technology registered as exchange students who have returned to Poland or plan to return to Poland in the nearest future and participate or want to participate in online classes at the foreign university where they started their mobility,

1.3. students of the Lodz University of Technology registered as exchange students who plan to stay abroad until the end of the assumed mobility period and continue their mobility,

1.4. students of the Lodz University of Technology registered as exchange students pursuing studies under the double degree programme.

2. Each student from the above mentioned groups 1.1 and 1.2 should be aware that due to the current situation there is a risk that the subjects containing the practical part (e.g. laboratories) may not be passed in full. In such cases, the student may receive a confirmation of participation and credit for the part of the course that was delivered by distance learning methods at a foreign university, while the practical part should be delivered at the Lodz University of Technology (the student should apply for such a possibility earlier), provided that this part is delivered in a scope at least similar to the one delivered at a foreign university in any subject at the Lodz University of Technology. Students from these groups should consider the possibility of completing the courses at TUL in such a number as to obtain 30 ECTS assigned to a mobile semester. Some of the courses completed at the foreign university will be subject to the procedure of partial recognition of learning outcomes and the necessity to complete the missing learning outcomes and ECTS credits at TUL.

3. It is suggested that TUL students on exchange in the summer semester of the 2019/2020 academic year should make every effort to choose a comprehensive offer of education at their partner university, filling 30 ECTS points, as this may be a condition for a positive settlement of the entire mobility grant.

4. Each student from the above mentioned groups (1.1 to 1.3), who will not be able to choose a comprehensive offer at the partner university, will be given an opportunity to participate in classes conducted by means of distance learning methods at TUL. It will be organized in the following way:

4.1. A student of the Lodz University of Technology selects from an offer of study programmes carried out in the summer semester at the Lodz University of Technology the subjects in which he or she would like to participate and declares his or her wish to participate.

4.2. The application for participation in a course will be considered to be an electronic application sent by a student of the Lodz University of Technology registered for the exchange to the Dean's Office for Student Affairs, CC to the Dean's Office, with an indication of the planned courses, together with their code and the name of the teacher. The last day for applications is 8 April.

4.3. Not later than 15 April this year, each teacher shall receive a full list of students referred to in point 1, who should be given access to the conducted classes.

4.4. The responsibility for monitoring the implementation of point 4.3 of the above announcement lies with the Vice Dean for Student Affairs of the faculty responsible for the student's study programme.

5. In the case of students of the Lodz University of Technology registered as exchange students under a double diploma, the continuation of the mobility will take place in accordance with the rules established jointly with the foreign partner.

Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, DSc, PhD, MSc,

Vice Rector for Education

Head of the TUL Crisis Management Centre

Polish government has introduced further restrictions regarding the coronavirus. From April 1 until further notice, any person under 18 will leave the house only under the care of an adult guardian, and parks, boulevards and beaches will be closed. For breaking the bans there is a penalty from 5,000 to even 30,000. zł. In addition, there are changes in the rules of shopping in stationary stores and suspension of businesses like hair, beauty or tattoo salons. What else is changing?

Restrictions on the number of customers in stores, at trade fairs, at the post office (from 01/04/2020)

• Shops and service points - 3 people for cash or paying position

A maximum of as many people as the product of the number of all cash registers and the number 3 can enter each store (both small and large-area), as well as each commercial premises.

EXAMPLE This means that if there are 5 cash registers in the shop, there can be 15 customers in the shop at one time.

EXAMPLE If there are 3 service stations in the bank, there can be 9 people in the bank at one time.

Important! The total number of cash registers counts, not the ones that are open.

• Marketplace - 3 customers per 1 trading point

Fairs, stalls and bazaars will also be affected by similar aggravations. The only difference is that the number of people at the market cannot be more than three times the number of points of sale.

EXAMPLE If, therefore, there are 20 such points in a local bazaar, a maximum of 60 customers can be in its area at one time.

• Post offices - 2 people for 1 post counter

There can be as many people in the post office as the number of post counters multiplied by 2.

EXAMPLE If there are 5 windows in an institution, then 10 people can be in it at one time.

Limiting the functioning of construction stores and new obligations for all stores

Large-scale construction stores will be closed on weekends.

However, all stores will have to adapt to new, stricter safety rules:

- from April 2 (Thursday) all customers will shop in disposable gloves,
- from 10 am to noon, shops and services can only receive people over 65 years of age. At other times, shops and commercial premises are available to everyone, including those over 65 years of age.

Closed hotels and other accommodations

Hotels and other accommodation (operating on a short-term rental basis) are closed. They can function only when they are in quarantine or isolation, as well as when medical personnel are in them.

Important! Guests who stay in these facilities at the time the new rules enter into force must check out by Thursday, April 2, 2020.

However, this does not apply to persons who are on a delegation and use accommodation services as part of their duties. Hotels remain open for these people.

Automatic quarantine for loved ones in quarantine (1/04/2020)

We are expanding the list of people who will be subject to mandatory home quarantine. It will cover everyone who lives with a person quarantined. The rules will apply to people who are in one apartment with people quarantined from Wednesday, April 1, 2020.

EXAMPLE So if one of your household (roommates) will be quarantined from April 1, 2020 because of:

return from abroad
contact with the infected
- You'll have to do it too.

Suspension of rehabilitation and closing of beauty and hairdressing salons

All hairdressers, cosmetics, tattoo and piercing salons are closed without exception. These services will also not be available outside showrooms - e.g. home visits are not an option.

We also suspend rehabilitation and massages - both in public and private facilities. The exceptions are situations in which rehabilitation is absolutely required by the patient's state of health.

It is forbidden to leave the home by persons under 18 without adult supervision

Children and adolescents under 18 years of age will not be able to leave the home unattended. Only the presence of a parent, legal guardian or adult justifies their presence on the street.

However, restrictions on the movement of all persons remain. You still can't leave the house except:

- travel to work. If you are an employee, run your own business or farm, you have the right to get to your job. You also have the right to buy goods and services related to your professional activity.
- volunteering to fight COVID-19. If you work to fight coronavirus and help those in need to be in quarantine or who should not leave your home, you can move around as part of this activity.
- dealing with matters necessary for everyday life. You will be able to move around to do the necessary shopping, buy medicines, see a doctor, look after relatives and walk the dog.

It is forbidden to use parks, beaches, boulevards, promenades and city bikes

There is a ban on staying on beaches and green areas that have public functions. Therefore, the ban applies to parks, green areas, promenades, boulevards, botanical and zoological gardens, and Jordanian gardens. Recent experience shows that these are places where people accumulate and thus increase the chances of infection.

For this reason, we limit the use of city bikes.

2 meters - minimum distance between pedestrians

We introduce the obligation to maintain a distance of at least 2 meters between pedestrians. This also applies to families and loved ones.

The following will be excluded from this obligation:

- parents with children requiring care (up to 13 years old),
- as well as disabled persons and persons unable to move independently and their carers.

Offices for remote work

Public institutions will perform their duties remotely. The exception may only be activities in which remote work does not guarantee the possibility of performing their key duties.

Passenger limit also on 9+ vehicles (from April 2, 2020)

In public transport, the principle "as many passengers as half as many seats in the vehicle" already applies.  requirement is extended to vehicles with more than 9 seats, including private transport - e.g. delivering to work in an organized way, or private carriers.

EXAMPLE If there are 20 seats on the bus, a maximum of 10 people can enter the vehicle at one time.

Important! The restriction will come into force on Thursday, April 2, 2020 and does not apply to passenger cars.

Work places - additional safeguards for employees (from April 2, 2020)

Employers will have to provide additional security measures for their employees. And yes:

- individual work stations must be at least 1.5 meters apart.
- employees must wear gloves and have access to disinfectant fluids.

Important! The employer must provide these security measures from Thursday, April 2, 2020.

Source: www.gov.pl

Information No. 5 of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Lodz University of Technology, March 27, 2020.

Information on conducting material assistance services during suspension of classes at the university caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat.

In relation to the decision to suspend classes at Lodz University of Technology and in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Health of 24 March 2020 amending the Regulation on the announcement of the state of the epidemic in the territory of the Republic of Poland and introducing restrictions on the movement of people, I am introducing on 27 March 2020 until further notice the following changes to the procedure for applying by students and PhD students for the financial aid:

1. Students/PhD students applying for a maintenance grant, allowance and scholarship for disabled people should submit appropriate applications only by:

a) sending legible scans or photos of the original printed, completed and signed application, as well as scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, declarations, etc.) as attachments to the e-mail sent from the individual account in TUL’s electronic mail system and addressed to res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl, and then

immediate sending to via Polish Post a package containing the originals of the abovementioned documents to the address: Benefits Service Section, 116 Zeromskiego St., 90-924 Lodz.

or

b) sending to the electronic inbox of Lodz University of Technology on the ePUAP platform: /PolitLodz/SkrytkaESP signed with an electronic signature (signature confirmed by a trusted profile or qualified certificate) of a file (or each of the files) containing a scan or photo of the original of the completed and signed application and scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, statements, etc.)

or

c) signing a file (or each of the files) containing a scan or photo of the original of the completed and signed application, as well as scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, statements, etc.) with the electronic signature of the trusted profile submitted using the tool available on the website: https://my.gov/services/signer/upload?xFormsAppName=Signer

and then sending the files generated in this way (.xml file format) as attachments to the e-mail sent from an individual account in TUL’s electronic mail system and sent to the address res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl

2. Students/PhD students applying for a rector's scholarship should submit applications between March 14 and April 24, 2020 only through:

a) sending legible scans or photos of the original printed, completed and signed application and scans of all required documents (attestations, statements, etc.) as attachments to the e-mail sent from the individual account in TUL’s electronic mail system to res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl and then immediately sending via Polish Post a package containing the originals of the abovementioned documents to: Benefits Service Section, 116 Zeromskiego St., 90-924 Lodz

or

b) sending to the electronic inbox of the Lodz University of Technology on the ePUAP platform: /PolitLodz/SkrytkaESP signed with an electronic signature (signature confirmed by a trusted profile or qualified certificate) of a file (or each of the files) containing a scan or photo of the original of the completed and signed application and scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, statements, etc.)

or

c) signing a file (or each of the files) containing a scan or photo of the original of the completed and signed application and scans or photos of all required documents (certificates, statements, etc.) with the electronic signature of the trusted profile submitted using the tool available at: https://moj.gov.pl/uslugi/signer/upload?xFormsAppName=SIGNER

and then sending the files generated in this way (.xml file format) as attachments to the e-mail sent from an individual account in TUL’s electronic mail system to the address res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl.

3. Students/PhD students who want to settle matters related to health insurance should submit forms only by:

a) sending legible scans or photos of printed, completed and signed original ZUS (Social Insurance Institution) form with a declaration as attachments to the e-mail sent from the individual account in TUL’s electronic mail system and addressed to res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl

or

b) sending via Polish Post a package containing the originals of the abovementioned documents to the address: Benefits Service Section, 116 Zeromskiego St., 90-924 Lodz.

In some cases to complete or clarify the details of the documentation a student/PhD student may be asked via e-mail or phone to appear in person in TUL’s Benefits Service Section on 116 Zeromskiego St. in Lodz, building A-33, entrance E, 4th floor.

Information in the abovementioned matters can be obtained by e-mail: res@adm.p.lodz.pl or rss@adm.p.lodz.pl

or by phone:

(42) 631 20 88; (42) 631 20 80; (42) 631 20 33

This information completely replaces the regulations set out in Information No. 1 of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Lodz University of Technology published on March 12, 2020.

Professor Witold Pawłowski Ph.D., D.Sc

TUL’s Vice-Rector for Student Affairs

Deputy Head of Anti-Crisis Staff

Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education of Lodz University of Technology on access to distance learning for foreign students registered at TUL in the summer semester of the year 2019/2020, 27 March 2020

1. This announcement covers all groups of foreign students registered for exchange programs at the Lodz University of Technology in the summer semester of the year 2019/2020, in particular:

1.1. foreign exchange students who left Poland before 16 March 2020 and received the Confirmation of Stay and do not intend to return to Poland.

1.2. foreign exchange students who left Poland after 16 March 2020 (repatriation) and notified the International Cooperation Centre, received or did not receive the Confirmation of Stay and intend to return to Poland.

1.3. foreign exchange students who plan to return to their country in the near future have informed the International Cooperation Centre, but intend to continue participating in online courses organized by Lodz University of Technology.

1.4. foreign exchange students who plan to stay at the Lodz University of Technology until the end of the assumed mobility period and continue their studies..

2. Each student from the above mentioned groups should be given the opportunity to participate in all the classes conducted by means of distance learning. This will be organised in the following way:

2.1. A foreign student together with his or her home university will receive a list of courses conducted using the methods of distance learning at TUL in the summer semester 2019/2020.

2.2. A foreign student listed in points 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 and the home university will be informed that due to the current situation there is a risk that the courses containing the practical part (e.g. laboratories) may not be fully completed. In such cases, the student will receive a confirmation of attendance and credit for the part of the course that was delivered using distance learning methods, while the practical part should be delivered at the home university (the student should apply for such a possibility at the home university in advance).

2.3. An e-mail from a foreign student will be considered as an application for participation in the course, indicating the planned courses in which the student intends to take part. The last day of application shall be 3 April this year.

2.4. The list of selected courses should be in accordance with the Learning Agreement signed by both universities, except when the course has not opened. In such a situation, the student will be able to sign up for another course, to which he or she will be assigned only after obtaining the consent of the competent Dean and the course instructor.

2.5. Each teacher shall receive, no later than by 8 April this year, a full list of the foreign students referred to in point 1, who should be given access to the classes conducted. The Vice Dean for Student Affairs of the relevant faculty is responsible for monitoring the implementation of point 2.5. of the above announcement.

Prof. Krzysztof Jóźwik, DSc, PhD, MSc,

Vice Rector for Education

Head of the TUL Crisis Management Centre

The development of the epidemic in Poland and in Europe causes further decisions on security principles.

Restrictions on movement are introduced

Until April 11 inclusive, you will not be able to move freely outside your living, health and professional goals.

Therefore, the restrictions do not apply to:

• travel to work. If you are an employee, run your own business or farm, you have the right to get to your job. You also have the right to buy goods and services related to your professional activity.
• volunteering. If you work to fight coronavirus and help those in need to be in quarantine or who should not leave your home, you can move around as part of this activity.
• dealing with matters necessary for everyday life. You will be able to move around to do the necessary shopping, buy medicines, see a doctor, look after relatives and walk the dog.

Important! You can only move in a group of up to two people. This restriction does not apply to families.

As many people as half of the seats on the bus

Public transport public transport continues to operate. However, only half of the seats can be occupied on a bus, tram or subway. If there are 70 seats in the vehicle, it can have a maximum of 35 people on its board.We want Poles to have access to communication. However, we must ensure that the buses are not overcrowded.

Total ban on gatherings - except with loved ones

The new regulations also prohibit any gatherings, meetings, events or meetings. However, you will be able to meet your loved ones.

Safety rules during religious ceremonies

Restrictions on movement also do not apply to people who want to participate in religious events. Here, however, we have introduced another important principle. More than 5 people will not be able to participate in the mass or other religious rite at the same time - excluding those who exercise the ministry. However, we encourage you to participate in religious events via television, radio or the Internet.

Workplaces

Restrictions on the number of people do not apply to workplaces. However, they should apply particularly strict recommendations of the Chief Sanitary Inspector in the field of maintaining the distance of employees, disinfectants.

Other restrictions still apply

Despite the changes introduced, all previous bans remain in force, i.e. restrictions on the operation of shopping malls, catering and entertainment activities.

A mandatory 14-day quarantine for those returning from abroad is also still in operation.

Source: www.gov.pl

Information No. 4 of the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs of Lodz University of Technology of 18 March 2020. on 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

The terms and deadlines set out in this Information No. 4 for the payment of tuition fees and fees charged for repeating courses shall also apply to international students enrolled in full-cycle full-time and full-cycle part-time degree programs at Lodz University of Technology.

1. I hereby inform you that in connection with the decision of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology on the possibility to continue the process of education by distance learning during the suspension of on-campus teaching in the summer semester of 2019/20, the terms for the payment of tuition fees for full-time degree programs (applies to international students as referred to above), part-time degree programs and fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs shall remain unchanged.

2. I hereby inform you that the previously agreed tuition fees for full-time degree programs (applies to international students as referred to above), part-time degree programs and fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs shall remain in force.

3. I hereby introduce the following amendments to the deadlines for the payment of tuition fees for full-time degree programs (applies to international students as referred to above), part-time degree programs and fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs:

a. the deadlines for the payment of tuition fees for the summer semester 2019/20 for full-time degree programs (applies to international students as referred to above), part-time degree programs shall be extended by 45 calendar days,

b. the deadlines for the payment of fees charged for repeating courses in full-time and part-time degree programs in the summer semester 2019/20 shall be extended by 45 calendar days,

c. the deadlines for the payment of outstanding tuition fees and fees for the repetition of courses completed prior to the summer semester 2019/20 and the rules for charging interest for late payment remain in force.

Amendments listed under a., b., and c. shall remain in force until further notice.

Dr hab. inż. Witold Pawłowski, prof. PŁ

Vice-Rector for Student Affairs

Deputy Head of Crisis Management Cent

Symptoms of CORONAVIRUS infection

The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, shortness of breath and fatigue. Some patients also experience muscle pain, runny nose, sore throat and diarrhea. Some of the infected patients do not show any symptoms.

In more serious cases, COVID-19 develops severe pneumonia, acute respiratory syndrome, sepsis and septic shock, which can lead to a patient’s death.

The incubation period is the time between "catching" the virus and the onset of disease symptoms. The World Health Organization (WHO) informs that for COVID-19 it is between 1 and 14 days, and that is why people who may have been infected with it are subjected to the quarantine of 14 days. However, most often the symptoms appear after 5 days

From March 15, after returning to Poland you are obliged to undergo a mandatory 14-day quarantine.

Recommendations during the CORONAVIRUS epidemic

These are the rules to follow to minimise the risk of infection:

• frequently wash your hands with soap and water or (if necessary) disinfect them with an alcohol-based agent
• keep a safe distance from your interlocutor (1-1.5 meters)
• avoid large crowds of people
• pay attention to hygiene of the places where meals are prepared
• do not share food, e.g. crisps from one packet.

Wearing protective masks by healthy people is not recommended.

Washing our hands will not guarantee that we will not get sick. But it is one of the recommended ways to protect against potential contact with coronavirus.

What to do if you suspect that you have CORONAVIRUS infection?

If you have observed the symptoms described above or if you have been to the countries from the risk list (current list of countries available at: www.who.int, www.ecdc.europa.eu, www.gis.gov.pl) within the last 14 days, immediately notify the sanitary-epidemiological station BY TELEPHONE or go directly to the infectious diseases ward or ward for communicable diseases and observation where further medical procedure will be determined. Do not use public transport so as not to infect others.

Do not go to the outpatient clinic or the Hospital Emergency Ward! You could infect others there!

Sanitary and Epidemiological Stations in Łódź:

at ul. Wodna 40, 90-046 Łódź, tel. 42 253 62 00

at ul. Stanisława Przybyszewskiego 10, 93-189 Łódź, tel. 42 253 99 00, the phone number after hours: 600 241 646, 570 204 085, 881 565 393

Infectious diseases hospitals in the Łódź Voivodeship:

Radomsko: Szpital Powiatowy [District Hospital], ul. Jagiellońska 36, tel.: 44 6810822 Bełchatów: Szpital Wojewódzki [Regional Hospital] im. Jana Pawła II, ul. Czapliniecka 123, tel.: 44 6358555 Tomaszów Mazowiecki: Tomaszowskie Centrum Zdrowia [Tomaszów Health Centre], ul. Jana Pawła II 35, tel.: 44 7257134 Łódź: Wojewódzki Specjalistyczny Szpital [Regional Specialist Hospital] im. dr Wł. Biegańskiego, ul. Kniaziewicza 1/5, tel.: 42 2516051

The Ministry of Health has launched a helpline 800 190 590 to deal with cases of suspected coronavirus infections.

More information about the coronavirus can be found at:

www.gov.pl/koronawirus

https://pacjent.gov.pl/

https://gis.gov.pl/