China News Service, July 8 (Xinhua), according to the US "World Daily" report, a letter from the President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Rafael Leif (L. Rafael Reif) to the school on July 7 local time China announced that in the fall semester, the undergraduate school of the school will allow seniors and students who "need special consideration in safety, living conditions, visa status or other difficulties" to return to campus. Undergraduates who do not live in the school will all have online courses, and the students in the school will mix online and face to face teaching. Details of the graduate school are to be determined, and mixed teaching is expected. In particular, he mentioned that for international students, the visa policy of July 6 further complicated the question of whether to return to school.
Leif said in the letter that the original plan to increase tuition fees will be cancelled, the aid budget will be adjusted, and an epidemic grant of $5,000 will be provided to students. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology intends to allow freshman to junior students to return to school in the spring of 2021, when there will be more housing space. The school plans to host an online forum for autumn school decisions for undergraduates and parents on July 15.
Both undergraduate and graduate students can borrow Apple tablets and laptops with mobile data from the school.
The fall program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's graduate school is still being finalized. The details will be released by various colleges and projects. The schedule will be announced on July 17, and it is expected to combine online and face-to-face teaching. In addition to the basic situation, we know that students need more information to make decisions, including whether returning to school in autumn is the best option, Leif said, "For international students, the latest visa policy makes the situation more complicated." (Liu Chenyi )