The university is also surveying its students to ascertain what kind of support they need to be able to participate in online learning.
This comes after higher-education institutions, including UCT,as the country battles with the coronavirus.
because of high data costs and not having ready access to WiFi. Many students have taken to social media to remind authorities, including heads of institutions, of this fact., the university said it has undertaken a survey to ask students, among other issues, if they have access to WiFi and the internet; whether they can access a quiet place for dedicated study or research; and the hours the student expects to be able to study or conduct research.
“Due to both cost and availability, UCT cannot distribute laptops to all students who do not have devices . The overarching criteria for allocating laptops is financial need,” UCT said in the statement., announced that the Motsepe Foundation had donated R5-million to the university to assist with its programmes during the time of the crisis.
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