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UCT will use a phased-in approach for the return of students and staff to campuses. In the plans for this, they also announced that students will be allowed back on residences during these phases.

Students were caught cheating at Wits in a WhatsApp group and are now set to have hearings with the University's disciplinary committee. This has lead Wits to implement many changes to their assessment protocols. 

Due to Covid-19, many academic programmes have moved online for students. Government has acknowledged that not all students have access to data and is therefore stepping in to solve this problem.

The Minister of Higher Education addressed the fate of Universities and what predictions are to be made about the future of Universities due to Covid-19. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has left higher education institutions to develop contingency plans to ensure students are able to complete the 2020 academic year. Online learning has been the main move for many institutions and further assistance has been provided to ensure this move was done swiftly.

Many institutions are making use of online learning and for this internet connection and data is needed. Here are some data solutions to help guide this move to online schooling.

Many higher education institutions have stepped up to the challenge that is Covid-19 and contributed to helping fight the virus. University and college gates may be closed, but that is not stopping these institutions.