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Corona 19 continues to extend online lectures that major universities in Seoul have announced that they will be doing by this week. As a result, the local students who left their hometown and found a room near the school have to stay in Seoul or not.

Reporter Ahn Hee-jae.

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Anjin University student Jin-Woo Ahn, who visited Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province, is practicing a remote practice on a daily mat in a small studio.

I already paid 1 million won for the fee for using the lab this semester, but I was never able to enter the lab since only online classes were conducted due to corona events.

You will also pay for your own money, such as 500,000 won per month.

[An Jin-Woo / Hongik University Department of Wooden Furniture: If you're only going to do it at home, you might have done it at home… The money goes out as well, and the quality of the classes decreases. Because there is a contract period, there are some here… .]

Kang Gyu-min also thought about going to Changwon, his hometown, in an effort to save even the cost of living, but he ended up with an uncertain school schedule.

[Gang Kyu-min / Seoul National University, Department of Western History: If the situation improves, you may be able to give a face-to-face lecture, but I don't know what the situation will be during the final exam… .]

As the turmoil surrounding cyber lectures continues, college students are constantly inquiring about canceling their room contracts.

[University real estate agency official: (room) There are many places to ask for, right now. There are places like this where I will rent it to another person for about 3 months and I will come after 3 months ... .]

Five universities, such as Sogang University and Ewha Womans University, decided to conduct the entire course for the first semester as an online lecture, but 40 universities, including Seoul National University, did not decide when to start the face-to-face classes until the situation stabilized.

The rest of the colleges are also uncertain as to whether or not to start class on a scheduled date, which is deepening their concerns.

(Video coverage: Yongjin Joo and Donghwan Shin, video editing: Seontak Kim, VJ: Jonggap Kim)