Covid-19: students want end to full university shutdowns
Students are currently studying online Keystone / Jean-christophe Bott
Swiss students are calling for teaching to be possible again at universities, and for their concerns to be addressed when the government decides next week on continuing or easing current restrictions to control the pandemic.
This content was published on April 10, 2021 - 10:00
April 10, 2021 - 10:00
Isobel Leybold-Johnson
Isobel trained as a journalist in Great Britain and speaks all three Swiss national languages. She reports on education for swissinfo.ch.
Universities went into shutdown in spring 2020 as part of measures to control the pandemic. They were able to reopen for lectures, under special hygiene requirements, for the autumn term only to be closed again in November when the second virus wave struck.