The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has cancelled exams that were set to be written after 24 July 2020.
This comes follows a government directive ordering all tertiary institutions to stop face-to-face lessons and revert to online teaching.
The directive effectively meant tertiary institutions cannot have students staying in their halls of residence. Government had given tertiary institutions until Friday 24 July to comply with the new regulations.
UZ, however, announced that clinical classes and examinations for MBChB and BDS Part V students of 2019 and 2020 are unaffected and remain as previously scheduled.
The institution also announced that ‘only approved critical staff members will be allowed entry into the University Campus, effective 27 July 2020 until further notice.’
Savanna News publishes the full notice by the University of Zimbabwe below:
Following the pronouncement of new strategies and response measures made by the Government of the Republic of Zimbabwe on 21 July 2020 on the management of the Covid-19 pandemic, the University wishes to advise Staff and Students as follows:-
1. The University is switching to 100% online learning and all face-to-to face interactions are discontinued with immediate effect. Consequently, all First Year classes and other groups of students scheduled to take their face to face classes and examinations beyond 26 July 2020, will no longer do so and are therefore no longer required to come to the University. They will continue with their learning online and prepare for examinations. New examination dates and modalities will be advised in due course.
2. All students who are currently on Campus and writing examinations arc expected to complete their ongoing examinations by Friday 24 July 2020 and vacate the halls of residence by 1000 hours on Saturday, 25 July 2020.
3. All examinations beyond week ending 24 July 2020 are effectively deferred and students are expected to continue with their online classes and also hand in their projects and dissertations as earlier advised.
4. Clinical classes and examinations for MBChB and BDS Part V students of 2019 and 2020 are unaffected and remain as previously scheduled.
5. All academic members of staff remain on duty are expected to fully utilise the UZ e-LMS platform to deliver lectures and prepare students for examinations.
6. Marking of examinations will continue as scheduled.
7. All other staff members shall be accordingly guided by Human Resources Department on their duty reporting schedules and critical roles during this period.
8. Only approved critical staff members will be allowed entry into the University Campus, effective 27 July 2020 until further notice.
