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, by Barbara Orlando
In person classes with Green Passes and a rapid testing campaign: this is how Bocconi is starting the third academic year marked by the Covid19 pandemic

Green Passes and a rapid swab testing campaign starting on 1 September. And then classes will start, with students attending 83% of lessons every other week to ensure distancing (the rest will be fully online or blended). Masks and differentiated walking routes round out the main initiatives implemented to ensure a safe return to the university.

This is how Bocconi is starting the third academic year marked by the Covid19 pandemic. Strengthened by the experience gained since the first lockdown in March 2020, the teaching model has been innovated by integrating in-person and online attendance, so as to guarantee the best of both modes. "We invest a lot in educational innovation and this year we are continuing to experiment in particular with the 17% of courses that will be digital," explains Gianmario Verona, Rector of Bocconi. "This is done thanks to the expertise of BUILT, Bocconi University Innovation in Learning and Teaching, and our professors who return to the classroom as students every year for training and to learn new teaching methods."

Also in the field of safety, the experience gained in the last 18 months has allowed the university to obtain the Biosafety Trust Certification, the first certification scheme created to provide a set of best practices to minimize the risks of spreading epidemics in public and private gathering places.

And, after passing an increasingly competitive selection process given the increase in applications (of approximately 30% for the Undergraduate School and the School of Law and 13% for the Graduate School), new students are coming to Milan to participate in the various Welcome Days initiatives. Along with professors and staff, students can also sign up to participate in the rapid testing campaign on a completely voluntary basis, which will end on 17 September. Every day, from Monday to Friday, about 300 swab tests will be carried out.

"We want to get back to sharing the campus life experience, which is also an important part of the learning and growth process for our students," concludes Verona. "But to do this we must all be committed to complying with the essential rules to contain the spread of the virus. Vaccinations, testing and distancing are essential measures to protect our health and that of our community."

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