Question NW4109 to the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
11 December 2023 - NW4109
Thembekwayo, Dr S to ask the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation
In light of the student accommodation shortages predicted at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology for the 2024 intake, what assistance will he provide learners of the specified institution?
Reply:
On the 21 November 2023, the occasion of the opening applications for 2024, Universities were discouraged from embarking on lengthy contracts since NSFAS is finalising its concept note on piloting student accommodation in universities at the start of the academic year 2024. Should CPUT be selected or asked to be part of the pilot project, NSFAS will advise on its decision to accredit or not accredit all properties within a radius of 1 (one) to 16km from all CPUT campuses, namely Paarl/Wellington, Bellville, and Cape Town.