Given the exceptional circumstances related to the Covid-19 pandemic that the University of Luxembourg is facing during the summer semester 2020, there is a need to temporarily adjust a number of internal rules governing the student assessment and progression process.
The modifications to the student assessment and progression process are established to mitigate the unavoidable impact on courses and assessments of the current health crisis.
It is expected that students who are due to complete their study this semester will be able to do so and graduate by the end of the calendar year 2020.
The following arrangements were announced by Catherine Léglu, Vice-Rector for academic affairs and are applicable to all study programmes at the University for the summer semester 2020:
All exams will take place remotely except in very specific cases for which physical presence is essential.
The 50% rule (30 ECTS) for passing from the first to the second year for all students having obtained at least 1 ECTS credit in the academic year 2019/20, will be applied at the end of the winter semester 2020/21, i.e. 30 ECTS credits must have been obtained by the end of the third study semester (for a full-time student).
Course sessions and exams can take place until 4 September 2020. The timetable and dates will be sent to you by your Study Programme Director.
Exam retakes can be exceptionally offered during the semester. The Study Programme Director will decide if this is possible.
The attempt at exams that a student does not pass (grade <10) is not counted.
For students for whom the summer semester 2019/20 would have been the last possible semester to finish their studies (maximum study duration), the summer semester 2020 is not taken into account in the calculation of the maximum study duration.
The calendar of the current academic year 2019/20 remains unchanged. Course requirements (as adapted or confirmed) remain in force for all students enrolled in the course. Students will not be awarded credit if they do not comply with all the compulsory course requirements, as communicated by the Course Coordinator.
Compulsory attendance in person is waived. Students are expected to participate in online learning and to catch up with coursework remotely.
In the case of a course lecturer falling ill and the course being interrupted, students in affected classes may be granted an ABS-J (absence justifiée).
In the case where the study programme includes a compulsory internship period which cannot be completed by August 31, 2020, the student should be able to benefit from replacement work, in agreement with the study programme director.
More information about studying remotely and remote exams on remote.uni.lu/study-remotely.