5 October 2023
Changes in exam procedure at SDU

Dear Academic Study Board and SDU decision-makers,

I write this letter, on behalf of my fellow students, to express my discontent with the change in the exam procedure. From this semester on, we’re not allowed to use mobile phones to scan the handwritten notes. The solution suggested to us is to buy drawing tablets, digital pens or hand scanners. And while I understand the challenge to stop students from cheating during the exams, I don’t think it’s an optimal way to go.

It seems like an unsustainable idea, for each student to buy a piece of hardware that will probably be used only during the exams. And sounds absurd while the documents can be scanned with photocopiers all over the campuses or mobile phones. It also doesn’t align with one of the Sustainable Development Goals, which SDU pursues to follow – SDG 12 – “Responsible consumption and production”.

The other thing is simply the affordability of hand scanners. They might be an uncomfortable expense for some of the students - especially these still looking for jobs after the study start or unable to receive the SU grant. To keep the education affordable, I think this idea should be abandoned.

To solve the problem, I suggest a few solutions:

Yours sincerely,

Maksymilian Dąbrowski and other signees

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  1. Maksymilian Dabrowski, student, Sønderborg
  2. Hubert Sylwesiuk, student
  3. Eduard Liehn, Student, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg
  4. Mihai Surugiu, Student, SDU, Sonderborg
  5. Kiss Lőrinc, Studnet, SDU, Sønderborg
  6. Lucas Simoncelli, ME student, SDU, Sondenborg
  7. Omar Al-Jarida, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  8. Carmen Jadzewski, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  9. Andreea Andriuta, Student, SDU, Sonderborg
  10. Eduards brīvkalns, Student, SDU TEK, Sønderborg
  11. Elizaveta Gertner, BEng in electronics, Sønderborg
  12. Malak manzar, Student, SDU, Sondenborg
  13. Joel von Rotz, Student, SDU Sønderborg, Sønderborg
  14. Adam Mazurak, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  15. Alina Kristell, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  16. Álvaro Alcarria Olid, Mechanical engineering student, Sønderborg
  17. Zayin Conde, student, SDU, Sønderborg
  18. Niklas Braun, SDU, Sønderborg
  19. Ionela Sorina, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  20. Linards Pakalns, Student, Sdu, Sonderborg
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  4. Roko Sango, student, SDU, Sonderborg
  5. Vladyslav Berezhnyi, student, SDU, Sønderborg
  6. Shahedul Alam Talukder, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  7. Saykot Majumder, Student, SDU, Sonderborg
  8. Mubashra Nabi, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  9. Shovan Saha, Student, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg
  10. Martin Pecena, Software, SDU, Sønderborg
  11. Larisa Popa, student, SDU, Sønderborg
  12. Emil Piszczek Andersen, student, SDU, Sønderborg
  13. Mihnea Radu, Student, SDU, Sonderborg
  14. Máté János Farkas, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  15. Anastasia Cozma, student, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg
  16. Miguel Carvalho, student, SDU, Sonderborg
  17. Andrejs Milovanovs, Student, Sønderborg
  18. Saqib Saeed, Student, SDU, Sonderborg
  19. Rafael Tedone Quiroz, Student, SDU, Sønderborg
  20. László Balázs Orbán, student, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg
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