2020-08-21
Academic quarter is introduced at JTH
To prolong the lunch break and thereby reduce the congestion at e.g. the students' dining room is academic quarter introduced for all lessons in the afternoons at the School of Engineering (JTH).
This means that lessons that are scheduled for 13.00 start at 13.15 at JTH, and lessons that are scheduled for 15.00 start at 15.15. Of course, all lessons also end 15 minutes later than the scheduled time. This applies to all teaching, both campus and distance, but only at the School of Engineering.
The system of academic quarters in the afternoon has been used at Chalmers for a long time (even before Corona), precisely to create a longer lunch break.