How our university won praise for its reaction to the shift online

The University of Groningen’s response to the pandemic has been widely lauded. Key to it was taking teachers and students seriously from the start, says Klaas van Veen

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February 24, 2021

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Klaas van Veen

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The University of Groningen has won praise for its reaction to the shift online

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