Covid 19 coronavirus: K-festival postponed for the third time because of Covid-19
16 Feb, 2021 03:43 AM
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K-festival was to celebrate all things Korean, like K-pop. Photo / Supplied
Lincoln Tan is the New Zealand Herald’s diversity, ethnic affairs and immigration senior reporter.lincoln.tan@nzherald.co.nz@LincolnTanNZH
It won t be third time lucky for organisers of K-festival as the largest local Korean event gets postponed again due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
The festival was originally planned for March last year, which had to be cancelled because of New Zealand s first lockdown.
In November, it was then meant to become the first major cultural festival in Auckland since the start of last year but had to be once again postponed due to Covid-19.
Author: Colin Jones
(MENAFN - The Conversation) Throughout the world , COVID-19 health regulations have made the on-campus lecture mostly defunct. And most Australian universities won t be offering on-campus lectures in 2021.
The Australasian Council on Open, Distance and e-Learning (ACODE) recently published a white paper on lectures , based on survey responses from 43 member universities (91% response rate). About two-thirds indicated they would not be conducting on-campus lectures this year.
University of Southern Queensland (USQ), for example, sent a document to all staff and students announcing on-campus classes, such as tutorials, lab work and small-group seminars, will continue in 2021, with the notable exception of the traditional lecture. At USQ, when didactic content does need to be delivered, it will be done online, in smaller chunks , with student learning activities interspersed.