Archive for June, 2020
Ban on Entering the Königshügel Stadium to be Lifted On June 15
The University Sports Center (HSZ) has announced that the current ban on entering the Königshügel Stadium will be lifted on June 15. As a result, the running track and the woodchip track can then be used once again. The extended interim sports program has already been running since June 2. In addition to the outdoor classes already on offer, courses are now once again held in the Königshügel Sports Hall Complex, the Ahornstraße Sports Hall, and the Eckertweg Sports Hall. The reopening of the RWTH Gym under special arrangements has also been successful and participants can go upon a single appointment booking. Booking is always enabled 24 hours prior to the course via the HSZ website and no staff sports card is required for this. The running tracks can also be used to prepare for the online Lousberglauf, which is part of the NRW Uni-Laufcup. The event is free of charge and independent of location. Please read further information on this offer at Lousberglauf.de.
New Download Area for Documents Related to the Coronavirus
The various downloads previously available on the topics of health, studies, teaching and research, infrastructure and travel are now available on one central page of the RWTH website. This page, as well as the FAQs and the overview of the current deadlines, will be constantly updated:
RWTH Podcast Episode 5: Professor Dreher Presents the Physician’s View of the Situation
With Professor Michael Dreher from the Clinic for Pneumology at RWTH Aachen University, episode 5 of the RWTH podcast Corona – Our Answers to the Pandemic presents a medical view of current events and their development to date.
Together with his team from the RWTH Chair of Sociology of Technology and Organization (STO), Professor Roger Häußling conducts video chat interviews with those responsible for the digitization of teaching, as well as virologists and physicians at Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, the Rectorate of RWTH, AStA Student’s Committee, political scientists and experts in ethics, economics (including innovation research), computer science, and mechanical engineering.
The podcast “Corona und das Studi-Life” of the Student Health Management of RWTH, SGM for short, is also still running. Episode 4 is available online.
Online Continuing Education Events for Employees
Due to the current situation, many continuing education events at RWTH Aachen University cannot take place in a seminar format as originally planned. However, in order to enable all employees to continue developing their skills during these times, many planned events have now been converted to an online format. To facilitate the overview, the event database can be filtered according to the formats “Online”, “In-Person” and “Blended (Online + In-Person)”. If you have any detailed questions about the corresponding offers, please contact the respective contact person.
Student Course Evaluations Only Conducted Online
The online semester also has an impact on the student course evaluations, which have been conducted at RWTH every semester since 2004. Previously, it was usually possible for instructors to choose between conducting the questionnaire online or on paper. The overwhelming majority chose the paper questionnaire, which was filled out during the course and consequently resulted in consistently high participation rates. Under the conditions of the online semester, however, this option is not possible. Therefore, all courses will be evaluated online this time around. In order to do justice to the changed conditions in teaching, the questionnaire also differs in content. In particular, a new block of questions on online teaching has now been added.
Details of Participants in Necessary In-Person Meetings Must be Recorded
The Crisis Management Team at RWTH advised that according to the current version of the Coronaschutzverordnung (CoronaSchV), in-person work meetings of two or more persons may currently only be held on the condition that they are absolutely necessary for operations and that remote meetings (even with restrictions) are not possible. For these work meetings, there must be a possibility to trace contact within a period of four weeks from an in-person meeting in the event of a coronavirus infection. The data for all participants of in-person work meetings should be recorded in everyone’s interest. A form is available for this purpose. Please also note that the recorded data/forms must be destroyed after four weeks.
Latest Episode of the RWTH Podcast: The Opportunities of Learning Online
Teaching as a whole has been confronted with rapid changes due to the corona pandemic, not just at RWTH Aachen University. But this necessary digitalization also represents a great opportunity. Dr. Malte Persike, Scientific Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching Services (CLS), explains the different possibilities modern teaching offers in the latest episode of the RWTH podcast Corona – Our Answers to the Pandemic.
Together with his team from the RWTH Chair of Sociology of Technology and Organization (STO), Professor Roger Häußling conducts video chat interviews with those responsible for the digitization of teaching, as well as virologists and physicians at Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, the Rectorate of RWTH, AStA Student’s Committee, political scientists and experts in ethics, economics (including innovation research), computer science, and mechanical engineering.
www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Die-RWTH/Profil/Social-Media/~hpfrd/RWTH-Podcasts/lidx/1
University Sports Starts Indoor Offers
The extended interim program of the University Sports Center began today. The program now includes various indoor activities and the reopening of the RWTH GYM. The complete overview shows which offers can now be booked.