Gallery: TUT students in Mbombela continue with strike
TUT students insist that their requests be met, or they will not resume their classes.
SRC president Thulani Mlangeni told Lowvelder, “We have been speaking to the management since last year and they committed to providing solutions. But we have not seen any changes yet.”
“The practice at TUT is that all students, whether they owe the university or not, are invited to come and graduate for their respective qualifications,” De Ruyter said.
“She says this has been the practice at TUT since 2016.
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“However, the agreement with the minister is only limited to making academic records available either for the purpose of pursuing employment and further studies and does not cover availing academic records for any other purpose.
The university acknowledges that there might be students, particularly first-year students, who are not familiar with some academic policies and procedures.
The university is committed to address issues on academic exclusion, predicates and other academic interventions across TUT.
This commitment to educate students in this regard will commence with immediate effect.
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“The University will make provision for students who failed to register before the registration closing date due to non-availability of results to finalise registration after publication of such results.
The same arrangement applies to other students who failed to register before registration closing date due to other internal delays,” she said.
“Current and previously NSFAS-funded students with outstanding debt from previous years who wish to register in 2020, will be required to sign an acknowledgement of debt before they register. This can be done at the Student Finance Offices at any of the TUT campuses.”
According to the Financial Aid Office (FAO), a number of students whose allowances were loaded did not update their banking details as requested, hence did not receive their allowances.
These students are being informed to do so. Students who are affected by late-result submissions and meet the minimum academic requirements will be assisted with allowances while the FAO engages with NSFAS to confirm them.
“However, it is important to note that should NSFAS not confirm them for whatever reason, these students will be liable for the debt. This will be done before March 6.
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Any student who still has not received their allowances should report to their campus FAO for assistance and clarification of their NSFAS status.
“All NSFAS fully funded students had access to their results. This will include students for whom funding has still not been paid by NSFAS to the university.
The exceptions are the following: NSFAS students who are not fully funded; capped students who are returning students who received funding prior to 2018; and students who did not apply or did not qualify for all the years registered at the university and now owe money,” De Ruyter concluded.
