Last Updated on April 20, 2021, 6:19 AM AST by Anthony Morris
Thirteen months after thousands of its pupils departed for the United States and other parts of the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St George’s University (SGU) in Grenada, has declared that its plant will be reopening for in-person gatherings for the August 2021 semester.
“Today, St. George’s University (SGU) announced that all the students in the Schools of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Graduate Studies will be greeted back to in-person training on (its) campus in Grenada for the August 2021 term,” said the university in a statement on Thursday.
The statement revealed that the power of SGU considered all aspects of a safe return, placing the health and safety of pupils, faculty and staff on campus, and that of the Grenada community as a priority.
“As part of our plan is for a safe arrival to campus life, COVID-19 vaccinations will be also berequired for all students, faculty, staff, and administrators, vendors as well as visitors on campus. Many universities in the world are requiring COVID-19 vaccinations as part of their return strategies for the Fall term,” said the report issued just weeks after Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell said that all frontline and entertainment workers are going to be mandated to be vaccinated.!
The University said that while it is an expectation that all students will eventually return to campus, the University also knows that the situation regarding the pandemic, travel, and treatment delivery is evolving.
“Although our goal is to return all pupils to in-person learning as quickly as possible, we will be right in our state of exceptions to in-person education and use of online education for the August 2021 term,” said the report which confirms an option to attending classes.
“An option to continue online learning will also be made available for students who have a lack of way to vaccinations in their country, challenges with travel visas, passports, and flights from some nations and other situations that may require students to remain online for the August term,” the statement said.
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