With the outbreak of COVID-19 worldwide, Britain and the United States have continuously upgraded their prevention and control measures. The major art schools are also constantly paying attention to the development of the epidemic. As can be seen from the above listed schools, almost every school has placed the announcements related to the epidemic in the most prominent position on its official website and kept them updated in real time. Next, let's take a look at the interpretation of the new policy of studying abroad in the UK in 2020, the latest epidemic announcement of colleges and universities, and what new policies have been adopted by colleges and universities in response to the increasingly serious epidemic recently.

　　 Interpretation of the new policy of studying abroad in the UK in 2020, and the latest epidemic announcement of colleges and universities

　　 RCA Royal College of Arts

With the aggravation of the epidemic situation in Europe, the epidemic prevention policies and measures of Britain finally began to be gradually active. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on the evening of the 18th that all schools and educational institutions in England will be closed from March 20.

Huangyi also responded to the call at the first time and updated relevant measures: since March 20, all buildings and facilities on the campus have been closed, and all offline courses have been changed to remote/online teaching. However, no information about the adjustment of language classes has been released.

　　 London University of the Arts UAL

Lunyi's response to the epidemic is usually very rapid. At present, the campus has been completely closed on March 23, and all courses have been changed to online. This week, we released corresponding measures for new students in this year's language class (Pre session) and autumn:

1. Language class arrangement:

a. The 19 week language class on April 14 and the 13 week language class on May 29 will be postponed or changed to online teaching.

b. The current time and form of the 9-week language class on June 25, the preparatory language class on June 29, and the unconditional language class on July 27 are to be determined.

Moreover, Lunyi also promised that if the epidemic situation was controlled before June, all language classes would start from July to September and strengthen their completion (the class hours would remain unchanged, increasing the curriculum density), and the school would start normally in autumn; If the epidemic continues to the end of August, Lunyi will extend the start of school in September to January 2021, and change the language class to September December.

The Natural Light application team communicated with the university that the seats in the language class are very scarce at present. It is suggested that students who can meet the relevant requirements should register as soon as possible.

2. For students enrolled in autumn:

At present, the school plans are as follows: a) The school starts normally; b) The school starts one month later; c) One semester will be postponed (until January 2021).

Regardless of the specific opening date, the university will carry out corresponding professional teaching according to the established teaching content, and carry out corresponding student status and class management. Therefore, students who should enroll this fall should follow the procedures such as confirmation of existing offers, deposit payment, etc., occupy a good degree and wait for the unified arrangement of the university.

3. Accommodation arrangement:

The language class accommodation has been opened for registration on February 20, and there is no change temporarily. The accommodation of the language class shall be on a first come, first served basis until it is filled. The number of places is limited. It is recommended that the students who have signed up for the language class should sign up as soon as possible.

The registration for accommodation of autumn professional courses will be open on April 2, only for students who have already applied for the offer of main courses; Other admitted students can apply after May 14. It is suggested that all students should complete the acceptance of the main course before April 2, and apply for dormitory from April 2. Only the accommodation application submitted before May 15, 2020 will finally ensure the accommodation quota.

　　 University of Edinburgh

A student at Edinburgh University has been diagnosed with COVID-19 before, and the campus has been basically closed, and only basic services will be provided on the campus from Tuesday, March 24.

Edinburgh University offers 7 and 10 week English courses, which have been confirmed to be changed to online teaching mode, and the course content and learning achievements will remain unchanged.

The school also said that it will try to develop the possibility of online English test in the next few weeks to determine whether other measures can be taken to alleviate the situation that freshmen cannot obtain language scores.

　　 University College London UCL

On March 13, UCL has suspended all offline courses of the academic year. Since March 23, the student center has also been closed, and most courses and semester end exams have been transferred to online.

UCL accepts a variety of English tests as qualification certificates, including Duolingo. The score requirements are divided into 115, 125 and 135 grades according to the professional disciplines.

The 19 week language class was originally planned to be reduced to 15 weeks, and the specific teaching method is to be determined. The school also said to promote online teaching as much as possible. However, students who register for English classes must provide corresponding UKVI IELTS scores.

　　 Kingston University

Kingston University announced on March 17 that all language courses, including Extended course and Long Pre sessionals, will be converted to online teaching, and it is not necessary to prepare a British visa, and can stay in the country for teaching. If accommodation fees are submitted, the school will also refund them.

The online language course arrangement, results and costs remain unchanged. This kind of course is a full-time interactive teaching course, and the specific class time is to be determined.

Specific course form

In order to cope with the impact of the epidemic on freshmen, the school is still exploring other ways to help, including offering short-term summer courses online, or holding long-term online courses in autumn.

　　 Goldsmiths, University of London

At present, Goldsmith College, University of London has postponed the submission date of all language classes and CAS visa materials:

a. The 12 week language course on June 15 was postponed to July 6, and the latest date of CAS materials was June 29;

b. The 9-week language course on July 6 was postponed to July 27, while the deadline for receiving CAS was July 17;

c. The 5-week language course on August 3 was postponed to August 10, and the date of applying for CAS was before July 29.

Schools also support the use of IELTS scores of more than two years to apply for language classes.

At the same time, colleges and universities said that if they were unable to enroll this year due to the impact of the epidemic, they could postpone enrollment until September 2021. If they gave up the opportunity to enroll, they would also refund the fees and advance payment for language classes in full.

　　 Birmingham City University BCU

BCU has suspended all teaching activities on campus since March 17. This week is the adjustment cycle for all teachers and students. Next week, it will officially switch to online courses until April 27 (before Easter). Subsequent arrangements will be determined according to the epidemic situation.

BCU has set up an online language internal test system, and has set up language classes in China (Shanghai) and the United Kingdom respectively. Students can register with IELTS scores or internal test scores.

　　 UCA

UCA officially launched the language internal test registration, and this exam was held in the British campus, Beijing and Shanghai. All students can take the first exam for free, and then the cost of each exam is 55 pounds.

The time of the British examination center is March 20, April 24 and May 15;

Beijing, China: April 25, May 30, July 4;

Shanghai, China: April 25, May 30, July 4;

This exam is divided into four parts: listening, reading, writing and oral practice skills. Different courses require students to meet different score requirements in the test.

At the same time, UCA also provides domestic language classes in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou in China, and the specific start time is to be determined.

　　 Sheffield University

Sheffield has decided to change all language courses to online teaching, and successful students can teach in China without a British visa; Students who sign up for the language class can accept Puya and other language scores. Students who plan to sign up for the preparatory course do not need to apply for the language class at the same time; At present, online language classes are open for application, and students can fill in the application form on the official website.

Today, we introduced the interpretation of the new policy of studying abroad in the UK in 2020, and the latest epidemic announcement of colleges and universities. Every college and university is doing its best to promote teaching tasks and new student applications normally under the premise of protecting student safety. At the current stage, students must actively pay attention to the dynamics of colleges and universities, including language tests and other relevant information, and decide their next learning plans according to the official countermeasures. At the same time, the Natural Light Team will keep in close contact with each school at any time, and share the latest information with you at the first time. You can also follow our public account at any time for understanding.

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