January 14 2011 at 04:18am Professor Ihron Rensburg, UJ vice-chancellor and principal, said on Thursday: “The late application process was an intense period with considerable time and effort expended. I'm overwhelmed to see that so many applicants want to study at UJ, and I wish to take this opportunity to thank prospective students as well as all the late applicants for selecting UJ as their university of choice.” The university closed submissions for late applications on Wednesday, he said. Top achieving applicants and applications for selected programmes in engineering science would still be accepted. Information on the availability of remaining space would be reflected on the university's website. - Sapa
For the first time since qualification verification became available in South Africa, university students will be able to instantly verify the fact that they have registered. "The implications of this are far reaching," Qualifications Verification Services (QVS) managing director Danie Strydom said in a statement on Wednesday. "It means, among other things, that student loans can be granted much quicker so that individuals can pay for tuition and buy books sooner than before," he said. In the past, students had to obtain a letter from the university to confirm that they had registered. This had to be presented to the bank where the student had applied for a loan. It usually took several days for the bank to verify the authenticity of the letter before funds became available. "By replicating the computer database of the university, the whole process can take place online and student registrations can be verified in seconds rather than the days that it to...