Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Please follow the current annuoncements on the website:

• World Health Organization
• Basic protection against the novel coronavirus causing the COVID-19 disease
• What you should know about the coronavirus

Statement 1 (05.03.2020)
We would like to inform you about official rector’s decision (made on 05.03.2020) according to the global health situation (COVID-19): the mobility of students and staff have to be cancelled until further notice.

Statement 2 (11.03.2020)
We would like to inform you, that due to the constantly increasing SARS-CoV-2 virus incidence rate and areas of its active transmission, the Rector of the Angelus Silesius University of Applied Sciences in Wałbrzych decreed that all mobilities and lectures are cancelled.

Statement 3 (17.03.2020)
Dear Erasmus Students, our IT specialist already created an account for you in Moodle  and sent you login and password. Our lecturers were asked to upload there materials for learning for students. Some classes might be also done online. There is special section there titled “Erasmus”. Please check it.

Statement 4 (23.03.2020)
Dear Erasmus+ incoming students, we would like to inform you, that according to the decision of the Minister of Science and Higher Education from March 21, 2020 the operation of all universities in Poland remains suspended until April 10, 2020. For attending classes chosen in your study programme please use our e-learning platform Moodle (“Erasmus” section). Our University has also decided to suspend direct service for our students in all departments. Service of our students is limited to phone calls and emails, so please use this means of communication exclusively. Please be informed also, that according to the decision of the Minister of Science and Higher Education from March 12, 2020 the validation of student ID cards is extended until May 31, 2020.
Please notice, that on March 13, 2020 our government has introduced a state of epidemic threat, which means:

• foreign rail and air services are suspended
• functioning of the shopping malls is restricted to pharmacies, groceries and laundry points
• pubs, coffee shops, restaurants (excluding delivery orders) and night clubs are closed
• mass gatherings are limited to 50 people
• controls on all Polish borders have been restored
• foreigners are not allowed to cross the Polish border, with an exception of those who work in Poland (such people will have to be put under 14 days of quarantine).

Due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Poland we strongly recommend you to follow protective measures:

• wash your hands frequently: regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water
• maintain social distancing: maintain at least 1 metre (3 feet) distance between yourself and anyone who is coughing or sneezing
• avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth
• practice respiratory hygiene: make sure you, and the people around you, follow good respiratory hygiene (this means covering your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze, then dispose of the used tissue immediately)
• if you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical care early: stay home if you feel unwell; if you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention and call in advance; follow the directions of your local health authority
• avoid mass gatherings
• avoid going out unless necessary.

If you consider the possibility of returning to your home country, kindly contact your country’s Embassy in Warsaw if travel restrictions with your home country have been put into effect (borders already closed), or else investigate the feasibility of travelling to your home country by conventional means of transport (plane, bus or train).
After your return to your home country, you should watch your health closely for 14 days and stay in isolation at home! If you develop fever and/or respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath or cough 14 days after you have returned, it is recommended that you stay indoors and immediately seek medical attention mentioning your recent trip, or contact your National Public Health Organization.

Statement 5 (26.03.2020)
We would like to inform you that by the decision of Polish Minister of Health new rules for protection against coronavirus apply from March 25:

1. meetings and events are not allowed (except for events involving only family members or people who are living together)
2. limiting the numbers of passengers in public transport (every second seating must remain free)
3. restrictions on movement except:
   – routes to/from work
   – volunteering in the fight against coronavirus
   – essential matters of everyday life (shopping, visiting a drugstore, seeing a doctor, walking the dog).
4. Previous limitations shall continue to apply:
   a. 14-day quarantine for returnees from abroad
   b. maintaining restrictions in shopping malls, gastronomic and entertainment activities.
   Please comply with this rules.

Statement 6 (01.04.2020)
Dear Students, please be informed, that our government has introduced next restrictions against the spread of coronavirus effective from April 1st:

• limit of people in stores (max. 3 people per cash desk); for example: if there are 4 cash desks in a store (it doesn’t matter, if they are open or closed), a maximum number of 12 people can stay in the store at the same time
• limit of people at post office (max. 2 people per post box)
• limit of people at market and bazaar (max. 3 people buying within the position)
• obligation for customers to wear protective gloves in stores (stores are obliged to provide customers with protective gloves)
• hours reserved for seniors in shops and service points (10am-12pm)
• closing of beauty salons (hairdressers, cosmetics, piercing and tattoo salons)
• closing of large-scale construction stores (on weekends)
• limiting the work of hotels and accommodation (except for business stays)
• a distance of at least 2 meters from person to person is required (exceptions: children under 13 years of age and dependent persons)
• children and young people up to 18 years of age outside home require adult supervision
• driving ban for the so-called “city bikes”
• restrictions in access to parks, boulevards and promenades.

Previous restrictions continue to apply. Please comply with this rules.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
Erasmus+ Institutional Coordinator
erasmus@pwsz.com.pl, tel. +48 746419205