Members of the Media are invited to a briefing by Minister for Higher Education and Training, Dr Blade Nzimande, on the report submitted to the Minister on the review of the provision of Student Housing at South African Universities.
The Ministerial Committee was commissioned by the Minister in September 2011.
It was mandated to review the provision of student housing in the public university education system in the country, and its scope called for an assessment of the following specific aspects of student housing:
- Demand for student accommodation at university and national levels.
- Current mix of students in residences.
- Benchmarked findings across universities in South Africa and worldwide.
- Current and potential types of physical accommodation.
- Models of securing physical accommodation.
- Current levels of student payment for accommodation, including National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) provision.
- Sources of finance available to universities.
- Minimum standards for all residences.
- True ownership cost of new accommodation buildings and its impact on future operational budgets.
- Possible changes to funding frameworks.
Minister Nzimande will brief the Media on the report the Committee, which was chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg, Professor Ihron Rensburg, has submitted.
Date: Wednesday 29 February, 2012
Venue: Imbizo Media Centre, Parliament in Cape Town
Time: 9h00
There will be a link to the GCIS Media Centre, in Midtown Building, 356 Vermeulen Street (Corner Prinsloo Street) Pretoria.
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