CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION – LATEST REGULATIONS AT CHIMIE PARISTECH-PSL

March 15, 2020
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Saturday, March 14, 2020 Suspension of activities open to the public.

Following the Prime Minister’s announcements last night, from this message it appears that:

All activities open to the public are suspended. This includes seminars, colloquiums, meetings with external staff, etc… (and therefore any renting or lending of rooms for these activities).

Administrative functions must be carried out in the form of work at home subject to essential activities (payroll …). The modalities of setting up work at home will be finalized for the most part on Monday.

For the pedagogical aspects, access is allowed only to implement distance learning tools. For the teaching staff, this means working at home and preparing distance courses from home according to the instructions of the director of studies and training. All exams are postponed until, at least, April 5th .

For research, access to the laboratories is only allowed for :

  • Activities related to the Activities Continuity Plan (ex. animal facilities, filling of liquid nitrogen …).
  •  Work related to COVID 19
  • The activity of certain “research laboratories, when the interruption of manipulations would lead to the loss of essential, sensitive or particularly complex scientific studies or those that are difficult to reorganize”. A priori, no laboratory of the school is concerned.
  • Trainees and doctoral students are a fortiori invited to stay at home. The thesis juries are authorized in person, strictly limited to the candidate and the jury.
    – For all personnel:
  • Any staff “at risk” according to the recommendations of the High Council of Public Health (pregnant women, kidney, heart, respiratory, cardiovascular risks, diabetes, obesity, immuno depression … ) must
    not be concerned by any exemption leading them to come to the school.
  • From Monday, we will finalize the organization of work at home for the
    vast majority of staff.
  • Exceptionally, access to the school will be authorized on Monday to collect the documents and tools necessary for working at home.