Honam University Postpones Semester Start to April 16 to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Honam University (President Park Sangcheol) has decided to postpone the start of the first semester of the 2020 academic year, originally scheduled for March 2, by two weeks to March 16 in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection.

According to Honam University on the 7th, an emergency expanded executive meeting was held on the 6th, chaired by President Park Sangcheol, where it was decided to delay the start of the first semester by two weeks and to review the possibility of further postponement depending on the trend of the infection spread.

Prior to this, Honam University canceled all official events including the 2019 academic year degree conferment ceremony, the 2020 academic year new student entrance ceremony, and the winter faculty training, and postponed the ‘Aljja School,’ a new student university life settlement support program, until after the midterm exams.

Academic information that new students must know will be produced and provided as YouTube videos.

Also, for international students, the International Exchange Headquarters has instructed all international students individually to suspend entry until the novel coronavirus outbreak situation calms down, and to minimize movement in their home countries and take thorough care of their health.

To prepare for this infectious disease situation, Honam University launched the Infectious Disease Prevention Comprehensive Countermeasures Headquarters (Head: Kim Munho, Director of Student Affairs) on the 29th of last month, and is making every effort to prevent infection and block its spread by operating a comprehensive situation room at the campus medical center.

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