We study abroad, and we have lectures that conflict with the times of prayer. May we combine and shorten the prayers?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. We are a group of students studying abroad, and we have lectures that conflict with the times of prayer. Often, the time for prayer passes while we are in the lecture. If we want to pray at its time during the break, we do not find a suitable place. We have heard a fatwa that permits us to combine and shorten the prayers, especially since some of us act on what they have heard. Is this fatwa correct? And is it permissible for us to combine?

Answer:
Combining is permissible if you are unable to pray at its time and you delay it to the next one, such as Maghrib with 'Isha' and Zuhr with 'Asr. If you need to combine, you combine; there is no harm. As for shortening, it is not permissible because you are residents for study. Shortening is not permissible; you are residents for a long stay for study, which prevents shortening. Yes.