The College
of Engineering at Korea University (Dean Kim Yong-chan) is continuously
arranging measures to maintain a healthy and safe campus life and remove
inconveniences for using facilities, despite the increasing spread of COVID-19.
For instance,
smart thermal detectors are installed at each entrance of the engineering
building for an easy-to-use thermal check system. Also, separate online
classrooms for smooth non-face-to-face classes are set up.
Currently,
there are three lecture halls where online classes can be conducted at the
College of Engineering: Room 162 at Engineering Building, Room 106 at
Creativity Hall, and Room 316 at New Engineering Building.
These
classrooms have fixed webcams and Wacom Tablet monitors to ensure the convenience
of online lessons. Remote controls and pens must be borrowed in person through
the College of Engineering office. Since these are not dedicated spaces for
online classes but are used for face-to-face lectures as well, students who
wish to use the spaces must make reservations during their available hours.
When making
reservations for all classrooms within the jurisdiction of the College of
Engineering, Korea University members must access the KUPID portal, a knowledge-based
portal of KU. According to the university’s regulations, students need to apply
for space reservation/management under the Life category of the portal at least
two weeks in advance. This procedure also applies to reserving spaces for
examinations in each major (department).
However, in the
case of conferences and events, reservations may be made under exceptional
circumstances. Moreover, due to the proliferation of COVID-19, reservation
schedules are subject to change to comply with the government and KU’s disease
prevention guidelines. /College of Engineering News