COVID-19 FAQ

During the 2021-2022 autumn semester study process for the first-year students of the first cycle and integrated studies and the part-time students is organised in the contact mode at the University premises, ensuring the safety of people participating in the study process.

During the 2021-2022 autumn semester, theory lectures in a blended mode, and practical work (workshops and laboratory works) in contact mode are organised at the University premises for the following students:
1. for the second-to fourth-year students of the first cycle of full-time studies;
2. for the second-to fifth-year students of full-time integrated studies;
3. for second cycle students.

Schedules must indicate which activities will be organised remotely and which – in a remote mode.

Attendance of all practical sessions must be registered in the list of students in each group, which can be downloaded from mano.vgtu.lt.

International students who have not arrived in the country for objective reasons before the start of the semester or in case they are subject to self-isolation in Lithuania shall be provided with the opportunity to study synchronously in a remote mode. In this case, practical work or counselling can be organised in an asynchronous mode.

All interim and final assessments, including the defence of the final thesis (the terms correspond to the Procedure Description for Student Performance Assessment and Earning Credits at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University), are organised in a contact way. 

Study process indoors is organised following these recommendations:
1. to wear face masks, respirators or other protective means covering the nose and mouth indoors, which fit close to the face and completely cover the nose and mouth (hereinafter – mask). Persons with disabilities who, due to their health condition, can not wear masks and persons whose health may be affected by wearing a mask are recommended to wear face shields ; 
2. to keep a distance of at least 2 meters from other persons where possible.

The Moodle virtual platform must provide all the information and teaching materials needed for lectures organised in all modes. The Head of the Department must ensure that the academic staff provide all the necessary information (i.e. general information about the study course, Zoom links (if the lectures are organised remotely), slides (pptx), text documents (docx, pdf, etc.), web pages, videos, etc.) in the Moodle system.

The Academic Support Centre organises trainings and individual consultations for academic staff on Moodle virtual platform, use of Zoom programme and didactics. Information about the training and links to the training materials are provided in the Moodle information section. Heads of Departments may also ask Academic Support Center to implement the training of the academic staff of the department following the tailored programme.

Please be informed that in order to participate in the contact study process, students must have and submit one of the following documents (together with an identity document): 
1. A valid national certificate (Galimybių pasas); 
2. A valid EU digital certificate COVID-19; 
3. Negative antigen test (performed at least every 10 days and not more frequently than every 7 days since the last test); 
4. An extract downloaded from the e-health and uploaded by a medical institution that the person cannot be vaccinated;
5. Negative PCR test, which is issued to students who have received 1 dose of vaccine (performed at least every 10 days and not more frequently than every 7 days since the last test); 

Do not forget to declare the compliance with the conditions for participation in the study process through mano.vgtu.lt when the status changes.