On June 8,Beijing University of Technology (BJUT) welcomed the first batch of students back to campus for 2020 springterm, following the principle that students volunteered to return to university orderly in batches at different periods.

BJUTarranged special shuttlebuses and sent staffsto the railway stations and airports for pick-up service while rendering temperature measurement, disinfection, indentification and distribution of epidemic prevention packages at the campus gate. The dormitory supervisors, the university hospital medical workers were well-prepared for the coming students. The canteens provided take-out meals and the inter-campus shuttles gave the campus transfer. BJUT strictly adhered to “active, sound, orderly and safe” working principle and carried out detailed plans to protect each single return-student’s safety with all-round and student-centered epidemic prevention and control network across the campus.

In the morning, Xie Hui, Party Secretary ofBJUT; Liu Gonghui,DeputyParty Secretary ofBJUTand President respectively welcomed the students at the south-east gate and the west gate of the campus and handedepidemic prevention packagesto them. They cordially talked with the return-students,askedabout their journey, academic progress, and working intention,reminded themof personal prevention, physical and mental health to complete the “last mile” of their studies and to start a new journey of life.

On May 28, the university specially held the work arrangement meeting with the theme of campus return students in 2020 spring term, which focused on the resumption of study, the safety and health of faculties and students. On the afternoon of May 29, the university conducted an emergency drill topractice the quick responds to contingencies like students’ abnormaltemperaturedetectedduring the journey or after return to thecampus.

It is reported that 105graduatesreturned to campus on June 8. The university has set 5 pick-up stations in Beijing Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station,Beijing Capital International AirportandBeijing Daxing International Airport toreceive students back to campus with their needs. From June 8 to July 20, more than 6,000graduatesfrom 28 provinces will return tocampusin seven batchesrespectively. The university will summarize the workof returning to campusin time for different phases, constantly improve the plans, and make sufficient preparations for the upcoming batches. To strengthen the epidemic prevention and control, and to reduce group gatherings, thegraduation thesis defense, graduation ceremony,graduationprocedures would be held online, presentinggraduateswith a distinctive “cloud graduation experience”.