With 10 ° below zero, climb a 10-meter tree to study – News

The young man studies naval mechanical engineering and lives in a small village of Stankevichi with 50 inhabitants in winter, where the internet connection is barely 2G.

Dudoladov began looking for a signal to log into his virtual classrooms and download college grades following in-person schools being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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In this way, the student ended up finding that the only place where there was a very good connection was at the top of a tree ten meters high.

“I tried to explain to the faculty that in order to download the material or take a few minutes of class I have to climb a tree, but they didn’t believe me; they must have thought i wanted to skip them“Dudoladov revealed to local media.

In my city, there is no cable and a lot less fiber; only mobile internet can be used, and only 2G. But the cover is ugly. You cannot download videos and the signal does not give to follow a class by Zoom

Finally, the young man decided to expose his risky way of studying on social media to make his situation known to the university authorities, and to his surprise it ended up going viral with over two million views on TIC Tac and 60,000 in Instagram.

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Dudoladov said Omsk Governor Alexander Burkov promised him that he would fix the problem with his connection, although the solution has not yet been announced.

And on behalf of the university, they designed a personalized learning plan for the young Russian to continue his studies in naval mechanical engineering.

“What will happen to the rest of the students from other cities, will they have to continue on the road or climb on the roof of their house or in the trees?“, the young man reflects on the school digital divide.

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