Table 3.

Time-lined steps of distance learning introduced at the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland, according to governmental and institutional regulations.

Date	Action Taken by UE Katowice
STEP 1—online platforms for education
11 March 2020	Suspension of classes and introduction of distance learning
	Establishment of the Crisis Management Committee
13 March 2020	Obligatory use of Google Classroom or Moodle
	Unification of the email account for students and employees in “Google for schools”
21 March 2020	Summary of the rules for the distance learning was issued
	Instructional videos on the use of Google services were published
STEP 2—live contact
30 March 2020	UE strategy of transition to distance learning was announced
	ICT for teacher–student live contact were introduced
STEP 3—online semester exams
3 April 2020	Detailed rules for conducting semester exams with the use of ICT were issued
	Opinion poll on e-learning for students was conducted
STEP 4—online bachelor’s and master’s exams
17 April 2020	Decision to conduct online bachelor’s and master’s exams
21 March 2020	Instructional videos on the use of Google services were published
STEP 5—quality improvement
18 September 2020	G Suite Platform is obligatory regardless of the form of study
	Requirement for interactive contact with the student using Google Meet
	Hybrid teaching for studies conducted in English was introduced
	International exchange and doctoral studies—stationary form announced
	Teachers were obliged to invite a coordinator to verify the quality of classes
15 October 2020	Stationary activities were suspended
January 2021	Polish Accreditation Commission—accreditation process online
8 February 2021	Announcement that full-time teaching can be restored, or hybrid teaching introduced
STEP 6—hybrid education
29 September 2021	Introduction of hybrid education in winter semester 2021/2022
2 February 2022	Hybrid education in the summer semester 2021/2022