Support for education

Since the spring semester 2021, Umeå University participates in a WHO project on students' mental health. The aim of the project is to get a clearer picture of how our students are doing and to eventually develop digital forms of support. Employees who meet the spring 2022 first-semester graduate programme students, are therefore asked to provide the students with information in advance.

On 2 November the limitation on number of participants in the university's various premises is removed. The university's guideline to leave every chair empty is also removed from that date. Individuals who are not fully vaccinated must, however, still follow the general guidelines of the Public Health Agency of Sweden when it comes to maintaining distance to others.

To enable good opportunities for planning autumn semester courses, the decision to allow deviations from course syllabi has been extended. Deviations can only be done to the extent necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden has removed its recommendation that higher education should be conducted online. Umeå University's decisions for summer courses and the start of the autumn semester are in line with the recommendations and will hence remain in place until further notice. A new decision regarding the autumn will be reached in August when a better analysis of the current situation will be possible.

When this autumn semester starts and some students are offered education in university premises again, a 50 people limit applies to each room. But small rooms seat considerably fewer than that.