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The director of the Polytechnic of Gijón on online exams: “They devalue the educational system” | BE Gijón | Today for Today Gijón

The Gijón Polytechnic School of Engineering started on December 18 its face-to-face exams, which will last until January 27. Presence has sparked controversy among students and the community itself Health Council of the Principality it discouraged, but the Oviedo University he has gone ahead with his plans. According the EPI director, Juan Carlos Campo, “everything is happening with a lot of normality, without incidents or complaints “.

An average of 300 students pass through the EPI a day who spend three hours in the facilities. The start times of the tests are staggered, which avoids crowds even on public transport. Once there the safety distance, the hydroalcoholic gel and the mask are mandatory measures with which there is little risk of contagion of COVID-19. Juan Carlos Campo, director of the Polytechnic School, he assured in an interview in Today for Today Gijón that single incident that is being registered is the absence of some students who are quarantined or sick with coronavirus. For them, the exams are postponed until their recovery.

According to the director of the EPI “it is possible to carry out online exams. We already did it in May when there was no alternative, but it entails a huge devaluation of the educational system, specifically for public education. You can’t experiment with this matter. “


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