Cambridge University announced on Friday it would replace this summer’s exams with online assessment. The students proposed that final-year students could receive a degree classification based on previous grades, dissertations and other coursework, or even be awarded an unclassified degree. For example, overseas students who were forced to return to authoritarian regimes faced difficulties taking exams online due to restrictive firewalls, she added. “For me personally, the best option would be doing online exams at home. Those in third year and beyond will take their exams online.

Source: The Guardian March 21, 2020 07:00 UTC