"For instance, our friends in Surabaya and Padang have been preparing for this since the last semester," he noted.
According to Nizam, there are a number of universities that have started to implement limited face-to-face learning.
Limited face-to-face learning is being carried out in medical and engineering faculties, he said.
So far, no COVID-19 infection cluster has emerged in universities that have carried out face-to-face learning, he informed.
"There is no new cluster so far. The key is maintaining discipline in implementing the health protocols," he explained.
Universities have been carrying out face-to-face learning gradually in accordance with the availability of supporting facilities and infrastructure within the campus environment, Nizam said.
In addition, COVID-19 has brought lecturers and students closer to technology as well as encouraged universities to produce various innovations, he remarked.
"We are doing a serious effort so that many universities that are not yet optimal amid the pandemic can conduct acceleration," Nizam affirmed.
Meanwhile, several regions have rolled out 100-percent face-to-face learning in schools on Monday, he noted.
The policy refers to the joint decree (SKB) of four ministers on Learning Activities during the COVID-19 Pandemic Guide, which allows regions with Level 1 and 2 public activity restrictions (PPKM) to implement 100-percent PTM.
Responding to the decree, House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker Puan Maharani called for an evaluation of the implementation of 100-percent face-to-face learning (PTM) until vaccinations for children can be realized more equally.
Maharani asked the government to consider the advice of experts, who believe that 100-percent face-to-face learning should not be carried out at the moment.
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