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As per the DHET Risk-Adjusted Strategy for Return to Campuses (2020) in line with the declaration of the Disaster Act, residences are obliged to adhere to the regulations. Since the lockdown, the occupancy increased from 10% to 20% with phasing-in of final years of all programmes, subsequently, this figure will increase to 30% with phasing-in of the 5th year MB, ChB students. 

The directives require that the 33% occupancy be observed and must include the residents who opted to remain since the lockdown, those who have already returned during alert level 4, students in the final year of their programmes, who are on a path to graduating in 2020, students that require clinical training in their programmes provided that the clinical training platforms have sufficient space and can accommodate them while adhering to the safety protocols, postgraduate students who require laboratory equipment and other technical equipment to undertake their studies return to campuses. 

Furthermore, in the provision of space, those students with barriers to study at home may be considered. Students returning to residences are identified at the institutional level, concomitant with numbers that can be accommodated to enable physical/ social distancing, the handling of communal spaces, hygiene requirements, and dining hall arrangements are also taken into account.

Students not returning to Tygerberg Campus

Subsequently, the Faculty specific communication on students who will not be returning to campus was sent and this means students are able to evacuate their residential spaces. Given the limitations presented by the regulations in line with alert 3, the inter-provincial travel is not permittable, which hinder students outside of the boundaries to evacuate their rooms, however, the following are possible arrangements:

• Residence students within the City of Cape Town Metropolitan and or boundaries that do not require travel permits, they must arrange with their respective Residence Head for once-off access in line with Institutional Committee for Business Continuity (ICBC) directive. 
• Residence students outside of the boundary that will require a permit to travel, are still unable to physically evacuate their rooms given the limitations until the stage whereby this is permittable by law. Any special arrangements such as using personal courier services, requests to have family friends/relatives to assist in packing your room and or otherwise must be in line with regulations and must be arranged through the respective Residence Head.
• 肆客足球 does not have a legal scope to issue permits (unless in line with DHET directives) for students to come and evacuate their rooms or collect their belongings, therefore no travel permits requests sent to the RHs will be considered and or referred. Individuals may consult the SAPS and or Magistrate Courts for permits matters hereinto. 
  

Special Request to Return Residence

肆客足球 acknowledges that there are barriers that hinder some students from studying at home, thus a process to consider applications were put in place. To date, we have received overwhelmingly 180 applications inclusive of PSO. Currently, the residential spaces are reaching the regulated occupancy without the special request to date such that since the lockdown, the residences had occupancy of 10% with the residents who opted to remain in the residences. During the alert phase four (4) of the lockdown, the final year students were phased-in, in line with the directive by DHET and increased the occupancy to 20%.  In line with directives by DHET as per the Risk-Adjusted Strategy for consideration of other cohorts, the 5th years are scheduled to return to platforms and will increase the occupancy to 29%. Subsequently, the special requests cohorts will increase occupancy to 42%. 

? Keeping in mind, that the residences are obligated to ensure that the distribution of residents in PODS, rooms, and or sections is also compliance and is in line with 33%, we are not currently in a position to place students with special requests. Should spaces become available, this will be communicated. 

Given these limitations, a working group between the Faculty and Residences was established to look into the best approaches to support students given the occupancy challenges. The working group will make recommendations operational to the Faculty Contingency Committee and Special Requests Committee. The environment is being monitored on a daily basis to ascertain the changes. We also have been made aware of approximately students who returned to residences without permission, are not part of the required cohorts to return and this poses an extreme risk to the efforts that been made by the 肆客足球 to ensure compliance. We appeal to students to adhere to the set-out regulations, as such action is both compromising the individual and the efforts being made to meet students halfway.

Residence Rooms/Placement Regulated Re-Allocation 

Given the occupancy directive, residents in overpopulated residences are required to be re-allocated to empty spaces, also taking into account that those spaces are compliant in terms of the number of residents and conform to all COVID19 control measures as required. The protocol that guides the residence rooms re-allocation has been enacted and the process has since started in respective residences. The protocol requires that re-allocation is done in accordance with placement processes.  Students returning to the residences regardless of the category may not be returning to their initial placement and or residence, furthermore, the student account will be re-activated upon re-allocation.

1. ?Placement for 2021 and Room Points 
   In keeping with the developments, the residences note that the academic calendar for 2021 may be different and this will impact the placement for 2021. Developments around placement for 2021 will be communicated as it becomes available. Furthermore, residences that usually use the 'room point' system will also have an opportunity to submit their input of a special system that may be considered for allocation in 2021. Students are reminded that the re-admission closes on the 31st July 2020 midnight, all inquiries around placement must be directed to the Placement Office.  
   
   
2. Student Leadership Elections 
   Given the changes in the structure of programming for 2020 such as blended learning, the student elections for 2020/2021 are also set to take a similar approach. The respective communities will communicate the structure of their in-house elections. To ensure the elections' integrity, fairness, and democracy, a detailed protocol of conducting online elections has been enacted and communicated accordingly to the relevant structures. Communities are given flexibility around their processes taking into account their specific environment, however, this will be done in accordance with administrative law to ensure that the processes are inclusive.
   
   
3. ?Programming/Activities 
   We acknowledge and appreciate the marvelous work and great efforts made by student leaders in all spheres and levels to move programming to online platforms to continue engaging the communities. In terms of physical programmes/face-to-face activities such as i.e., house dances are currently not permitted under the enacted regulations. Therefore we further encourage online programming where necessary. Residence committees can engage their specific residence heads on further information and advice.
   
   
4. Storage Process for 2020
   Given the directives and information that some of the academic programmes will not be returning to campus and or residences, a detailed protocol on storage procedures for 2020 will be communicated in due course by the respective environment taking into account different communities. We also appreciate those who used the once-off opportunity to collect their belongings, while noting that not everyone is able to collect their belongings due to regulation limitations at this stage.
   
   
5. Residence COVID19 Control Measures 
   The protocol on responding to COVID19 requires that all residences comply with basic measures to stop the virus spread. Efforts are made and reviewed constantly to ensure that residences spaces are COVID19 control measures are in place. Essential services were re-installed for the residences to ensure that residents are supported. We appeal to the residents to remember to do the basics such as wearing masks, disinfect the common areas, keep physical distances, and regularly washing hands.?

PROTOCOL FOR ONCE-OFF ACCESS TO TYGERBERG CAMPUS

1. The once off/access to the residence is granted in line with the ICBC decision taking into account what is possible under alert three (3) regulations.
2. Residence Head prior allowing the students/residents to come and collect their belongings must adhere / or plan the following:
• Set up the online booking system for students to make arrangements, either an online form and or emails
• There must be a limited number of students who collect their belongings on a specific day and or date and or time.
• There must be maximum allocated time to the resident to ensure efficiency.
• COVID19 controls must be in place such as:
• Clear posters for the route where necessary.
• Waiting area outside of the residence where residents are either seated and or lined 1-2m apart from each other
• Every person entering the residence/campus must wear a mask.
• Hand sanitizes must be available at the arrival point.
• Possibility of storing the belongings not collected.
• Ensure that the USBD and or Security Manager is aware of residents approved to collect their belongings.
• Students who are currently in the residences must be made aware of this operation.
3. Student must do a self-screening before leaving home using the self-screening tool at www.healthcheck.higherhealth.ac.za /  or WhatsApp 0600110000 or USSD *134*832*2# ) If the self-screening is not green, students must stay at home and make alternative arrangements.
4. No student shall visit the campus/residence without confirmation by the Residence Head.
5. Only a maximum of one person can accompany the resident to collect their belongings.
6. Residence Heads shall not issue any letter and or legal document (i.e. traveling permit) to students under no circumstances unless stated otherwise.
7. Only students within the boarder of City of Cape Town Metropolitan under alert 3 are able to come to campus.
8. Students outside of the boarder of City of Cape Town Metropolitan and province must indicate the use of courier services.
9. Residence Head may use their discretion on other arrangements such as students who are assisted by others to collect on their behalf.
10. The once-off collection period must not exceed 14 days from the ICBC decision. ?
     

FEES

Rebates on tuition and residence fees

Stellenbosch 肆客足球 is currently considering the full impact of 肆客足球 on tuition and residence fees and is aware of the financial strain experienced by our students and their families during this difficult period. As there are many uncertainties, an accurate assessment has not been made yet. We will communicate with students and parents as soon as decisions have been taken in this regard.
 
It is recommended that you make use of the various support services that we offer our students. All the related information is available on the COVID-19 webpage.????

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