Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to inform you that the Social Affairs Office of Lodz University of Technology resumes accepting social applications from 23 April 2020. Therefore, I hereby provide information about the scope and form of possible applications and the deadlines for their submission:

on awarding hardship grants to students/doctoral students or members of their families in the same household due to a complete or partial loss of a source of income by students/doctoral students or members of their families in the same household, caused by restrictions on business operations of employers linked to the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus

I would like to inform you that the Ministry of Science and Higher Education has decided to extend the deadline for entering data into the POL-on System until 28 April 2020. The extension of the deadline applies to entering data into both POL-on registers (students, employees, doctoral students) as well as GUS reporting. The change of the reporting deadline also applies to the supplementary data form for the purposes of subsidies and grants.

By the decision of the Government of the Republic of Poland of April 9, 2020, mandatory mouth and nose covering was introduced effective Thursday, April 16, 2020. All individuals will be required to wear a mask, a scarf or other cloth covering that will cover both the mouth and the nose, while in a public place. This obligation applies to anyone who is out walking in the streets, at offices, shops, service providers, and the workplace.

Announcement No. 6/2020 of Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 9 April 2020 issued on the basis of Regulation No. 21/2020 of Rector of Lodz University of Technology of 9 March 2020 on specific measures related to prevention, counteraction and combatting SARS-CoV-2 virus at Lodz University of Technology

In addition to the Announcement of the Vice-Rector for Education on the principles of organizing diploma exams with the use of distance learning methods and techniques, of 2 April 2020, we would like to inform you that two functionalities supporting the preparation of documents submitted by students applying for a diploma exam with the use of distance learning methods and techniques have been made available in the "Panel Dyplomanta".

In view of the doubts raised as to the current status of the planned schedule of the academic year 2019/20, we would like to inform you that the current date of the spring break, i.e. the break in teaching at all types of studies from 9.04 to 14.04 of the current year, remains unchanged.

Ladies and gentlemen,
Due to the escalating epidemic situation caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic causing COVID-19 as of 08.04.2020, changes are made to the restrictions on access to the TUL campuses.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
In accordance with Ordinance 21/2020 of 9 March 2020 and 22/2020 of 11 March 2020 and Announcements 1/2020 of 11 March 2020 and 2/2020 of 13 March 2020 of the Rector of Lodz University of Technology, the suspension of direct teaching and restrictions on the functioning of the university are valid and binding until 14 April 2020.

Further to the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education on the implementation of mandatory student internships in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat of 1 April 2020, I would like to inform you that due to the announced state of the epidemic and restrictions imposed on the activities of many companies, mandatory student internships of the students of Lodz University of Technology taking place in the summer semester of the academic year 2019/2020 may be suspended based on individual or group referrals before the end of the internship period specified in the agreements.