CORONAVIRUS: ALL DIDACTIC ACTIVITIES ARE SUSPENDED UNTIL JULY 31st

Warning: this page contains all the useful information for Students, Academic, Technical and Administrative staff of the University of Parma.
The information is constantly updated. Frequent consultation is recommended.
Last updated: May 11th, 2020

Canteens

The canteens managed by ER.GO are closed

·       Campus Self-Service Restaurant

·       Grossardi Self-Service Restaurant

·       Campus Cafè

·       "Cornocchio" Cafè

·       Kennedy Cafè

The canteen on Campus - Podere La Grande managed by Camst is also closed.

College counseling for high school students

In order to face the current health emergency situation, College counseling for high school students and PCTO (Pathways for Transversal Competences and Orientation), as many of the regular activities of the Univerity of Parma, will be carried out electronically. 

Many professors, referees for high school counseling, have already come into contact with high school teachers, to agree on times and ways in which to carry out seminars and activities, on live streaming or not, but always electronically held, according to requests.

The College couseling brochure, last presented in October 2019, containing the description of the proposed activities, can be considered the starting point for planning electronically held counseling activities.

To facilitate high school teachers, the main changes to the programs and the new initiatives, keeping the College counseling brochure as main reference, can be found on the new online report. Anyway, it is possible to agree on different activities in accordance with faculty members and staff of the College counseling Office (orienta@unipr.it).

Competition procedures

The suspension of the competition procedures is confirmed until May 17th, 2020, with the exception of situations in which candidates are assessed exclusively on a curricular basis and / or electronically.

Competitions for health personnel are excluded, including state and qualification exams to practice the profession of doctor.

With regard to the new scheduling of meetings and interviews suspended during this period, adequate information will be provided in advance, and in any case in compliance with the terms of notice provided for by the applicable University regulations. Notices will be published on the institutional website of the University.

Cultural events, conferences, press conferences

All cultural events open to the public, press conferences, scientific meetings and congresses are suspended, unless further updates, until July 31st, 2020.

Exams

Face to face exams are suspended until July 31st, 2020.

Exams that were not held during the period of suspension of the academic activity will be re-scheduled and the information will be posted on the Departments' websites.

For Students about to graduate who should have taken the last exam in the suspended sessions, a special extraordinary Final session will be provided, where necessary, in the first days of April, to be held electronically. Students who find themselves in this situation will be identified by the Academic and Student Services Area, which will communicate this to the Departments.

Regardless of the number of students enrolled in the exam sessions of the various courses, it is not allowed to carry out exams in presence until new dispositions.
Therefore, it was decided to perform exams in electronically through the "Teams" platform. This method cannot be used for exams that necessarily require a practical or written test to be carried out.

Each student enrolled in the exam will be invited to participate by a member of the Commission through the use of the "Teams" program; roll call will be carried out, in order to verify the Students actually present, then the Commission will declare the exam open and proceed to call the Students to complete the test in the appropriate order. The identity of the candidate will be verified by viewing the identification document.

Instructions for students for taking exams online are available at this link. A guide for faculty members is available here.

From April 16, 2020, the possibility of taking online exams has also been activated for courses where provide written or practical tests are mandatory. A videotutorial for students is available here.

Each Department will display the updated exam calendar on its website.

For further information or requests for technical clarification, it is possible to use the appropriate communication channel (supporto.lezionionline@unipr.it), while for information on the calendar of exams please refer to the Academic Affairs Office of the Departments.

Enrollment in master's degree courses and Pre-graduation enrollment 

For pre-enrolled Students the deadline of March 31, 2020 is postponed to April 30, 2020.

The enrollment deadline for students enrolled under in master's degree courses but not yet graduated  in the academic year 2018-19 is postponed from March 31, 2020 to April 30, 2020 (Board of Directors resolution of March 26, 2020)

Erasmus and Overworld mobility

Until the date to be assigned, the suspension of the launch of outgoing mobility activities towards universities and European and international companies was scheduled within the following calls:

·       Erasmus + SMS 2019/2020

·       Erasmus + SMT 2019/2020

·       Overworld - Overseas Mobility Students 2019/2020

The decision, in line with the measures adopted by the Italian Government and the indications provided by the National Erasmus + Italy Agency, is taken to protect the outgoing Student in order to avoid the risk of incurring inconvenience, both in terms of exposure to the risk of infection as well as technical problems related to expatriation.

Interested parties are invited to contact the University Internationalization Unit (erasmus@unipr.it) to evaluate the actions to be taken related to this provision.

Extension of deadline for paymentof the third installment of university fees 

The deadline for payment of the third installment of university fees has been extended to May 30th, 2020.

Financial support for students - ER.GO (Regional Authority for the right to Higher Education)

From ER.GO. 100 M2M SIM cards for students without Internet connectivity.
ER.GO makes 100 M2M SIM cards available to students without internet connectivity, in order to allow their participation to online academic activities, that have been activated by the universities and AFAM institutes of the region due to the COVID-19 emergency.
The SIM cards allow managing only the data traffic, for 40G monthly, rechargeable up to 160G monthly, at ER.GO expenses.
SIMs are supplied with a key (modem).
The number of SIM cards available may be increased, in agreement with the universities and AFAM institutes, in relation to the number of applications and the duration of the COVID-19 emergency.
More info on the ER.GO website.

Deadline extended for the terms for the second installment of the ER.GO. scholarship.

The Emilia-Romagna Region approved the derogation to the 31^st March deadline for the disbursement of the second installment of the ER.GO scholarship, providing for the extension of the deadline at least until April 15, 2020 (it was February 28, 2020) established by ER. GO for the certification of credits necessary for the disbursement of the second installment, to guarantee support for a greater number of students in difficult economic conditions. Info on the Emilia-Romagna Region website.

Housing facilities (according to march 30th guidelines)

ER.GO:
-grants to those who graduate and can no longer return home to stay in accommodation at the tuition fee for assisted students (according to the Ergo call they should pay the highest Guest rate)
- will not charge any housing service to the assignee students or guests who have left the housing facility leaving there their personal effects. Students entitled for scholarship: the scholarship will be recalculated according to On Site rules only for the months in which there is no domicile burden (according to national rules, to have the scholarship off-site, a paid housing domicile must be paid for a course attended for at least 10 months)

Eating facilities (according to march 30th guidelines)

ER.GO accepts students' requests to convert the part of the scholarship as unused restaurant service into cash, taking into account the closure of all eating facilities.

Scholarships (according to march 30th guidelines)

ER.GO provides facilitated personalized scholarship amounts for students who do not reach 10 months of residence for having left the ER.GO housing service or for early cancellation of a lease at the site of the course attended. Students in these conditions will receive a scholarship calculated in order to recognize the Out of Office for the months in which they have paid a rent / tuition, on site for the months in which they have not incurred this expense
ER.GO will widen records to grant scholarship for a further semester: according to Legislative Decree 18/2020  "CURA Italia" the term for the a.y. degrees 2018/2019 is extended until 15 June 2020. The achievement of the degree within the last session of the previous academic year entails the loss of enrollment for the new academic year with consequent revocation of the scholarship awarded for a semester for this year academic. The provision of a facilitation measure to provide also to students who graduate in the academic year 2018/2019 is considered acceptable after 23/02/2020 - date of entry into force of Law Decree no. 6 of 23/02/2020 "Urgent measures for the containment and management of the epidemiological emergency from COVID-19" - consisting of a contribution equal to the amount of the scholarship initially assigned.

Graduations

Graduations in presence are suspended until further instructions.
The sessions scheduled for the entire spring session will take place remotely.
The Commission will meet electronically via audio-video connection and will connect directly with the various candidates examined.
The update of the new calendar and the procedures for the graduation sessions will be published on the Departments' websites.
The decision regarding the discussion of the final exam in remote mode was adopted in order to allow the achievement of the degree to all those who had planned to finish their studies in this period, also in order not to delay any deadlines that differ undergraduates must comply.

Once the emergency ends, a ceremony will be organized in which to give the right importance to this moment so important for all students, and for their families.

Students enrolled in the Spring Graduation session of the 2018/19 Academic Year, who have already delivered or are about to deliver the Final Thesis and who do not intend to graduate in the sessions held remotely, can opt for the summer session with the awareness that the Academic Year of achievement of the title will be 2019/20. In this case, exceptionally, given the contingency of the national emergency, payment of the enrollment fee for the 2019/20 Academic Year will not be required. Unless otherwise provided not dependent on the University, stamp duty (€ 16.00) and the Regional Tax (€ 140.00) will be due.

An extraordinary Graduation session of the Academic year 2018/2019  (to be held by June 15th, 2020) will be scheduled according to the calendar published by each Department on its website, together with deadlines and operating methods. This session is reserved to both those who have already delivered or are about to deliver the Final Thesis and do not intend to graduate electronically, and to those who have suffered delays in preparation of the thesis due to the ongoing health emergency. No additional payment is requested from students. We hope, obviously, that this session will be carried out in presence.

Being an extraordinary session fully re-entered in the 2018/2019 Academic Year, students will not pay any additional charge.

Lectures

All lectures are suspended until May 17th, 2020.
Professors will make available, on Elly portal, the course material and video lessons of each course of the second semester of the Academic Year.
To view the course material it is necessary to access the Elly platform with the usual procedure, choosing the individual courses from the individual study plan.
Those who have never accessed the University's Microsoft Office365 services and must access the video lessons uploaded by the Professors and published on the Elly portal, will necessarily have to change their password using the appropriate procedure available on the University portal or directly at following link.

For assistance please write to helpdesk.informatico@unipr.it

Libraries, study areas and museums

All Libraries are closed to the public. Loan and consultation library services are expected to resume by May 25th. The University Libraries continue to provide online services for staff and students.

Access to University Museums and study areas is suspended. According to emergency development, timely communication will be given for a progressive reopening of these structures.

Masters and specialization courses

Face-to-face lectures are suspended until July 31st, 2020.
According to Course Coordinators’ decision, teaching activities can be re-scheduled or held electronically, as final tests will, also using IT solutions different from those suggested for First and Second Degree Courses, Master and Single Cycle Degree Courses.
Each Course President may decide to extent of the deadlines (students will not have to pay late payment fees).

PhD - Research Doctorates courses

All lectures are suspended until July 31st, 2020.

According to the possibility, starting from 11 May, of allowing access to research laboratories strictly respecting the safety provisions, PhD students will be able to resume research activities. This indication also applies to grant holders and fellows.

Final tests: the Coordinators of the Research Doctorates can decide whether to arrange the final tests scheduled during the suspension period electronically. Otherwise, the new scheduling of the final tests (not carried out during the suspension period) must be provided with adequate advance and, in any case, in compliance with the terms of notice provided for by the University regulations in force. The Commission may also meet via videoconference.

Presentation of the graduation application and filing of final thesis

In order to avoid the in person delivery of the final thesis and its annexes, it has been implemented on ESSE3 management program a new electronic procedure for the presentation of the application and the filing of the final thesis.

Each Student, without any need to go to the Student Secretariat in person but by accessing their own ESSE3 reserved area, can independently upload the thesis work (in PDF / A format) and any attachments (in PDF format) for the approval by the lecturer.

The Professor can approve or reject the thesis work proposed by the graduating student using the "Graduated Assigned" function in the "qualification achievement" menu of his / her ESSE3 reserved area (it is not necessary to approve any attachments).

For students who have already filed paper documents at the Students Affairs Office at this stage, no further requirements are required, while from 9 March 2020, given the new provisions, the final theses must be presented exclusively as indicated above.

A guide is published on the University Portal, on the dedicated web page, which illustrates all the steps of the procedure, also for the Professors.

Requests for information or to report any technical problems from the Students: email to helpdesk.studenti@unipr.it.

The Degree Program Councils and Departments will disclose the dates of the sessions of the Degree sessions and the timing for the submission of the degree thesis on their respective sites.

An extraordinary Graduation session of the Academic year 2018/2019  (to be held by June 15th, 2020) will be scheduled according to the calendar published by each Department on its website, together with deadlines and operating methods. This session is reserved to both those who have already delivered or are about to deliver the Final Thesis and do not intend to graduate electronically, and to those who have suffered delays in preparation of the thesis due to the ongoing health emergency. No additional payment is requested from students. We hope, obviously, that this session will be carried out in presence.

Being an extraordinary session fully re-entered in the 2018/2019 Academic Year, students will not pay any additional charge.

Professional Qualifications

According to DM n. 38 of 24/04/2020 the deadlines for the State Exams for the professional qualification as Architect, Social Worker, Biologist, Chemist, Chartered Accountant and Accounting Expert, Legal Auditor, Pharmacist, Geologist, Engineer, Odontologist, Psychologist, Food and Veterinary Technologist have been moved as follows:

June 4: online registration activation
June 22: registration deadline
July 16: first test section A (master's degree)
July 24: first test section B (three-year/first degree)

Professors' Office Hours 

Professors' office hours, for reception of Students, are suspended. Professors are requested to take all useful measures in order to facilitate interaction with students by telephone calls or electronically, through the tools available on Elly platform (Forum, chat etc.).

Prospective Students 

Due to the restriction to the free circulation of people on the entire territory and the lock down of several activities here in Italy as well as in several other Countries, the University of Parma has provisionally adopted an online modality for its Bachelor and Master programs to allow students to follow the lessons, to take exams, etc.. 
The hope is of course that the pandemic will finish soon (the situation is improving in Italy, with the contagion curve decreasing day by day), but difficulties could be foreseen for travelling from one Country to another in the next few months. 
For these reasons we offer, in parallel to the on-site lectures, the opportunity to follow the lectures remotely, at least until the situation would be totally recovered. 
Thus, if you might experience difficulties to come to Italy and to arrange your stay in September when the program starts, you have the possibility to follow the lessons of the 1st semester on line from your Country. We are waiting for you!

Specialization schools and post graduate schools

The same provisions about electronically held final exams have to be considered valid for the achievement of PhD qualifications, graduate e post graduate diplomas, being understood that each Coordinator will be able to organize tests using different IT solutions than those foreseen for the study courses.

Student Affairs Office and other Offices open to public

Front-office activities, Student Affairs Office and other Offices open to public are closed until May 17th, 2020.

Back-office activities continue by implementing the precautionary measures indicated by the Prime Minister's Office. The services requested by users will be attended electronically.

Students' part-time jobs and tutoring activities

The term of validity of the ranking relating to students’part-time jobs for the academic year 2018-19 is postponed from 30 April 2020 to 31 May 2020 (Board of Directors resolution of 26 March 2020). The term of validity of the rankings relating to tutoring activitiy in the Penitentiary Institute of Parma for the 2018-19 academic year is postponed from 30 April 2020 to 31 May 2020, and in any case until the new rankings come into force (Board of Directors resolution of March 26, 2020).

Traineeships

April 20th update

The University of Parma has decided to extend the possibility of continuing or starting all internships (internal, external or abroad), according to training projects, to all students.

The University of Parma is willing to meet the needs reported by numerous students, who will therefore have the opportunity to complete their studies, obtaining the qualification within the set time frame or acquiring the necessary credits for obtaining the scholarship.

The University has also established the possibility of modifying the "non-impeding" traineeship (ie the traineeship not necessarily carried out at external structures for the purpose of achieving the qualification) from practical to theoretical, according to evaluation by the University tutor Professor and, in case of external internship, also of the Private o Public Company, in order to verify the possibility of an online tutoring by the company tutor.

Another alternative, in particular for students who must obtain eligibility to access the final exam or to acquire the necessary credits for the achievement of the scholarship, is to opt for an internship within the University (with activation of the related training project and in compliance with the training objectives) to replace the external internship or on the move, after evaluation by the University Tutor Professor.

Finally, if none of the options indicated is viable, the University Tutor can evaluate an alternative method, always at a distance, to recover the missing hours of internship, so as to allow access to the final exam or the acquisition of the necessary credits for obtaining the scholarship.

For any information, please refer to the Training Internship Office (tirocinicurriculari@unipr.it) or the URP - Public Relations Office (urp@unipr.it).

University Employees

          Staff

In order to balance the interest in public health with that of the continuity of administrative action, the University of Parma promotes flexible forms of work, allowing working from home through "Smart Working" and "Remote Working", taking into account the following indications and upon request, authorized by direct Managers, as well as by the top Manager of the Structure, to be presented to the Training and Organizational Well-being Unit.

It is specified that face-to-face work is to be considered as residual and must be used to the extent strictly necessary and indispensable to ensure the functioning of machineries, online services as well as to ensure the welfare of the animals and the safeguard of scientific experiments in progress and, of course, healthcare activities, in a broad sense.

In light of the above, only people engaged in these activities will have to go to work from 23 March to 17 May. All the others will have to workfrom home and, in case of manifest impossibility to operate with this form of flexible work, use the available vacation or leave periods.

The top Managers of the Unit, in addition to promoting the flexible forms of work indicated above, are invited to promote the granting and use of holidays and / or leave, provided for by the current collective working agreement, taking care to ensure the necessary operations.

Technical-administrative staff who work in libraries and laboratories from 11 May will be able to receive different indications in relation to the possible reopening of the structures they belong to.

Working from home - "Smart Working"

Workers who are in one of the conditions above specified:

• for those who already carry out work in smart mode,  can temporarily increase the number of days, in agreement with their direct superior, regardless of the provisions of the signed individual agreements;

• for workers who currently do not carry out work in smart mode, it is now possible. In this case, the employee must declare:
  • to have defined the contents and methods of carrying out the work activity with your direct manager;
  • to have access to an internet connection;
  • to have their own IT equipment for carrying out the work and to be available and configure it as required by the Administration, or to have the IT equipment provided by the Administration;
  • the availability hours as well as a telephone number to be reached at.

The technical / IT procedures to make the PCs operational will be indicated later.

Remote working

For workers who are already working from home, it is recognized the possibility, on a temporary basis, to increase the number of days working from home by a requesting to their top manager, regardless of the weekly days already authorized.

Special care leave (law 104/92) and Special parental leave 

On 20 March 2020, the General Manager sent a notice to all staff specifying the methods for accessing these two further types of permits, in the light of what is indicated in the "Cura Italia" Decree of 17 March 2020.

National and International Missions

National and International Mission are suspended until May 17th, 2020.

Meetings and collegial bodies

All face-to-face meetings are suspended until May 17th, 2020, including those relating to the corporate bodies.

It is recommended to use remote mode where allowed by current regulations. Regarding the meetings of the collegial bodies (Academic Senate, Board of Directors and Department Councils), their regular operation will be guaranteed through remote modes.

          Faculty 

Starting from 11 May 2020, access to research laboratories is gradually allowed, in compliance with the safety conditions and organizational methods defined by the University.
Reopening of facilities during the COVID-19 emergency (update May 6, 2020)

National and International Missions

National and International Mission are suspended until May 17th, 2020.

Meetings and collegial bodies

All face-to-face meetings are suspended until May 17th, 2020, including those relating to the corporate bodies.

It is recommended to use remote mode where allowed by current regulations. Regarding the meetings of the collegial bodies (Academic Senate, Board of Directors and Department Councils), their regular operation will be guaranteed through remote modes.

Medical emergency recommendations

Please find following the recommendations by the Ministry of Health.

Those indications are intended to reduce exposure and to limit the transmission range of the disease and include hand and respiratory hygiene.

• Wash your hands often.

• Avoid close contact with people suffering from acute respiratory infections.

• Do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth with your hands.

• Avoid hugs and handshakes.

• Follow respiratory hygiene procedure (sneezing and / or coughing in a handkerchief avoiding hand contact with respiratory secretions).

• Maintain, in social contacts, an interpersonal distance of at least 1 meter.

• Avoid any promiscuous use of bottles and glasses.

• Do not take antiviral drugs and antibiotics unless prescribed by your doctor.

• Clean the surfaces with chlorine or alcohol based disinfectants.

• Use the mask only if you suspect you are sick or if you are caring for sick people.

• Pets do not spread the new coronavirus.

For more information:

• Ministry of Health toll-free number: 1500
• Emilia-Romagna Region toll-free number: 800.033.033
• Local Health District (AUSL) phone number:  0521396436

 

March 10th 2020

Coronavirus COVID-19 infection – Information about on line exams - Update March 10, 2020

Dear students,

the Prime Minister of Italy, in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 infection, has extended the suspension of frontal teaching activities.

Following the information provided in these days aimed at ensuring, as far as possible, the continuity of your educational path and the regularity of the Academic Year, the University of Parma advises that the possibility to take exams “online” through the platform "Teams" has been assessed and considered viable. Unfortunately, this method cannot be used for exams that require a practical or a written test. In any case, the decision on how to take the exams belongs to the Professor, also in consideration of the peculiarities of the different courses and in accordance with the recommendations formulated by the Department.

In this regard, in accordance with art. 38 of the University Didactic Regulation, the need for evaluations to be “always individual.…. take place in conditions that guarantee the deepening, objectivity and fairness of the assessment in relation to the teaching or activity followed and with what is explicitly requested for the purpose of the test. " In addition, the same Regulation provides the following indication: "The exam commissions are composed of the President and one or more members chosen from among the other official professors of the course, the researchers and scholars of the subject appointed by the Course Council and defined at the following paragraph 11. The exam session is considered valid when at least two members of the commission are present, including the President. In the case of online registration, only the President of the Commission signs the electronic report."

For the exams that will be carried out "online", the student will receive appropriate operational indications about the technical tool to be used; in any case, I anticipate that the examination will take place in the following ways, being understood that each Commission will take all the necessary measures to ensure the correct performance:

1. Each student will be invited to participate in the exam by a member of the Commission by Microsoft's "Teams" program.
2. Roll call will be carried out in order to verify Students’ presence, then the exam will be declared open and the students will be called to carry out the test in the order considered appropriate by the Commission.
3. The identity of the candidate will be verified by showing a valid identification document and the exam will be performed.

Please note that each Department is organizing all the activities to make it possible to start this procedure for carrying out online exams as soon as possible, with times and methods according to the different situations; therefore, I thank you in advance for your understanding.

Here you can download a step-by-step "Guide", and here you can view the video tutorial (in Italian).

For further information or technical requests, it is possible to address to the appropriate communication channel (supporto.lezionionline@unipr.it), while for questions concerning the organization of the exam session calendar, please refer to the Academic Affairs Office of the different Departments.

Thank you again for your attention and collaboration,

Best wishes

The Rector

Prof. Paolo Andrei

March 5th 2020

To the University of Parma community
Students, teachers, technical and administrative staff

Subject: precautionary measures against the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 infection - Update March 5, 2020

Dear students, dear colleagues,

the Presidency of the Council of Ministers issued the Decree of 4 March 2020 which, by defining the measures to combat and contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus throughout the country, confirmed the precautionary measures already communicated previously, extending the suspension of educational activities until March 15, 2020.

The constant updating of the internal provisions relating to the organization of the activities allowed in this moment of emergency (many of which are managed on line) can be read on our institutional website (www.unipr.it), where we have dedicated a page (in evidence) which summarizes all the available information.

Aware of the inconvenience that everybody is facing, I would like to thank you again for your collaboration: I am sure that each of us is doing his best to overcome this emergency, with due attention to health prescriptions and with the sense of responsibility that the moment requires.

I hope that, as soon as possible, our University wil again be the meeting place we all want and know, but I am convinced that this test, like all those that life holds for us, can be a reason of growth for everyone and for the entire academic community we belong to.

Best wishes.

The Rector

Prof. Paolo Andrei

text of the Prime Minister's Decree of 4 March 2020

 

March 1st 2020

To the whole University of Parma community
Students, teachers, technical and administrative staff

Subject: precautionary measures against the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 infection - Update March 1, 2020

The Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers has just published the text of the Prime Minister Decree of March 1st 2020 which, in art. 2, establishes the following provisions regarding our Region:

• sospensione, sino all’8 marzo 2020, dei servizi educativi per l’infanzia di cui all’articolo 2 del decreto legislativo 13 aprile 2017, n. 65 e delle attività didattiche nelle scuole di ogni ordine e grado, nonché della frequenza delle attività scolastiche e di formazione superiore, comprese le Università e le Istituzioni di Alta Formazione Artistica Musicale e Coreutica, di corsi professionali, master, corsi per le professioni sanitarie e università per anziani, ad esclusione dei corsi per i medici in formazione specialistica e dei corsi di formazione specifica in medicina generale nonché delle attività dei tirocinanti delle professioni sanitarie, ferma in ogni caso la possibilità di svolgimento di attività formative a distanza;  
• sospensione, sino all’8 marzo 2020, di tutte le manifestazioni organizzate, di carattere non ordinario, nonché degli eventi in luogo pubblico o privato, ivi compresi quelli di carattere culturale, ludico, sportivo e religioso, anche se svolti in luoghi chiusi ma aperti al pubblico, quali, a titolo d’esempio, grandi eventi, cinema, teatri, discoteche, cerimonie religiose; 

• apertura al pubblico dei musei e degli altri istituti e luoghi della cultura di cui all’articolo 101 del codice dei beni culturali e del paesaggio, di cui al decreto legislativo 22 gennaio 2004, n. 42, a condizione che detti istituti e luoghi assicurino modalità di fruizione contingentata o comunque tali da evitare assembramenti di persone, tenendo conto delle dimensioni e delle caratteristiche dei locali aperti al pubblico, e tali che i visitatori possano rispettare la distanza tra loro di almeno un metro. 

In accordance with the above, I think appropriate to summarize the measures to be adopted up to 8 March 2020 at the University of Parma, without prejudice to any further updates that may become necessary.

1. Lectures and office hour

All lectures are suspended until March 8th.

As already specified in previous communications, from Monday 2nd March teachers who have to recover lessons suspended during the last weeks (First Cycle Degree Courses, Master Degree Courses, Single-cycle Degree Courses) will be able to make available teaching materials and video lessons on the Elly web site.

As regards the technical instructions about the use of distance teaching tools, all the teachers and students are asked to follow the previous communication.

Activities regarding the reception of Students are not suspended. Teachers are requested to take all useful measures aimed at allowing students unable to come to University with facilities (using, if necessary, telephone or telematic methods in addition to the usual attendance procedures).

2. Masters and specialization courses

All lectures are suspended until March 8th.

If deemed appropriate by the Coordinators of these training activities, lessons or groups of lessons can be organized according to distance teaching methods, also using different IT solutions than those suggested for First Cycle Degree Courses, Master Degree Courses and Single-cycle Degree Courses.

3. Research Doctorates courses

All lectures are suspended until March 8th.

The research activities of Research Doctorates’ students can continue inside University locations, in accordance with the provisions of the Coordinators of the various Doctorates, taking care to ensure adequate distancing between the people operating in the same areas.

Final tests: the Coordinators and Teachers' Colleges of the Doctorates can evaluate whether to arrange the completion of the final tests scheduled during the suspension period using telematic methods. Otherwise, the new scheduling of the final tests (not carried out during the suspension period) must be decided with adequate advance, and in any case in compliance with the terms of notice provided for by specific University regulations

4. Traineeships

Internal traineeships are suspended until 8 March 2020, with the exception of those carried out by doctors in specialist training and by trainees in the health professions. For traineeships carried out outside the University structures, any restrictions provided by the host bodies and companies apply, also in relation to their geographical location. In this regard, we communicate from now that the Municipality of Parma has ordered the suspension of the traineeships carried out at its Educational Services until March 15.

5. Graduation sessions and exams

Graduation sessions and exams are suspended until March 8th.

The new dates of the academic calendar will be communicated by the Departments this week, following appropriate coordination at University level. In any case, the new deadlines will be communicated well in advance.

In order to facilitate students and allow the streamlining of the administrative procedures of the student secretariats, a new electronic procedure for the presentation of the degree theses will be communicated to all interested students in a short time.

6. Libraries, study areas and museums

The University Libraries provide the loan service, allowing students to access it in a limited and regulated manner in order to avoid gatherings of people. It is important to verify the size and characteristics of the locations open to the public, so that visitors can respect the distance of at least one meter between them. The same access rules apply to the University museum structures.

The study areas remain closed.

7. Student secretariats and other offices providing services to the public

As happened during the past week, the Student Secretariats and all the other Offices which provide services to the public guarantee their opening. Public will be admitted in a limited and regulated manner, in order to avoid gatherings of people, and depending to  the size and characteristics of the locations, so that visitors can respect the distance of at least one meter  between them.

8. Cultural events, conferences, press conferences

All cultural events open to the public, press conferences, scientific meetings and congresses are suspended, unless further updates, until March 8th.

9. Competition procedures

The suspension of the competition procedures is confirmed, with the exception of situations in which candidates are assessed exclusively on a curricular basis and / or electronically. Competitions for health personnel are excluded, including state and qualification exams to practice the profession of doctor.

With regard to the new scheduling of meetings and interviews suspended during this period, adequate information will be provided in advance, and in any case in compliance with the terms of notice provided for by the applicable University regulations. Notices will be published on the institutional website of the University.

10. Missions and other special indications

The indications regarding the conduct of the missions and the other special measures (not related to the previous points) remain confirmed.

Text of the Prime Minister's Decree of 1 March 2020

 

23 February 2020
12:00 a.m.

To all the students, to the Faculty, technical and administrative staff of the University of Parma

In close relation with the unforeseen evolution of the COVID-19 “Coronavirus” on the Italian territory and in agreement with the Italian Ministry of University, the Emilia-Romagna Region and the other regional universities, in order to minimize the risk of contagion as well as to facilitate students who may encounter serious difficulties in travelling to reach the University:

• all lectures and didactical activities in all University structures (lectures, traineeships, internships, exams and graduation sessions) are temporarily suspended from Monday 24^th to Friday 28^th February 2020, the suspension also including any educational activity carried out at the sanitary structures located in Piacenza and its province. It is also guaranteed that the deadlines and the planned dates of the academic calendar will be adjusted accordingly.

It is furthermore confirmed that any other activity will regularly take place and that the university structures and offices will remain open during the usual working hours.

Furthermore, the University of Parma invites everyone to behave carefully attending the safety rules approved by the Italian Ministero della Salute, Istituto Superiore della Sanità and Regione Emilia-Romagna, namely:

• 14-day quarantine, under active surveillance, for anyone having contacts with confirmed cases of COVID-19 “Coronavirus” infection;
• stay at home, under active surveillance, for anyone entering the Italian territory after being in the areas and regions hit by the virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of China;
• interruption of the working activities, also if performed outside the city of residence, for anyone residing in one of the cities hit by the virus outbreak and officially listed by the competent authorities, presently: Codogno, Castiglione d'Adda, Casalpusterlengo, Fombio, Maleo, Somaglia, Bertonico, Terranova dei Passerini, Castelgerundo, San Fiorano, and Vo’ Euganeo
• obligation to contact the toll-free number 1500 in case of symptoms of infection

The indications above are provided in order to reduce the risk of infection. This University will promptly provide to inform about any further official update.

 

23 February 2020
8:00 p.m.

UNIVERSITY OF PARMA: UNTIL MARCH 1ST ALL THE EVENTS ARE SUSPENDED; MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES AND STUDY AREAS ARE CLOSED

Competitive exams are also suspended

Following the ordinance signed today by the President of the Region, Stefano Bonaccini, and the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, to contrast the spread of Coronavirus, we communicate further updates following what has already been communicated by the University this morning at 12:00.

In addition to all educational activities, cultural events, conferences, meetings, press conferences and events of any kind, which require groupings of people, will be suspended from Monday 24 February and until Sunday 1 March.

The libraries, museums and study area of the University will also be closed. The competitive exams already scheduled in the University until March 1st are also suspended.

It is specified that the suspension of teaching and training activities does NOT apply to doctors in specialist training and trainees from the health professions.

The decisions that have been taken, as well as those that will be taken in the coming days, derive from a constant and timely coordination with the competent Authorities on the matter (the only ones entitled to issue or prescribe behaviors and rules to follow); in fact, these are issues that require an adequate involvement of all the institutions in charge.

We ask you, therefore, to follow them scrupulously, while praying at the same time to avoid attitudes that can generate unnecessary misunderstandings or confusion from the interpretative point of view.

If there are further elements to consider, I will take care of keeping you informed with the due and usual timeliness, and with the use of the University's official communication channels: the website www.unipr.it, the emails sent via the lists of University and institutional social profiles.

Thanks for collaboration.

The Rector
Prof. Paolo Andrei