The Deans and Senior Management Team met yesterday morning to discuss the way forward for the University of Fiji in light of the 14 day lockdown in Nadi and Lautoka and the Hon. Prime Minister’s Covid-19 guidelines to mitigate any further risks to community health in Fiji.
Accordingly, from today (April 21), the University will be implementing the following regime for the safety of its staff and students without risking its core business, namely, education.
The University of Fiji: 15-Point Advisory.
1. The University will be closed to students during the current study break unless they are involved in trimester programmes or postgraduate study.
2. The maximum number of people (staff and students) permitted on Samabula and Saweni Campuses at any one time will be 100.
3. Deans will decide for their own Schools, in consultation with the Registrar’s Office, how their numbers are to be organised.
4. All staff and students entering the University will register at the security booths at the entrance of both campuses so that the numbers can be monitored.
5. Students and Staff with smartphones are requested to download the Fiji Care App which will be checked by security at the Samabula and Saweni gates.
6. Students and staff entering the University (both campuses and PC Labs) shall wear masks.
7. Staff and students on campuses and in PC Labs will observe social distancing according to the guidelines (2 metres) which will be monitored by security at each facility.
8. PC Labs outside the campuses around Viti Levu and in Labasa will remain open.
9. All academic staff should contact their Deans and School Administrators regarding their presence on the campuses.
10. All administrative and support staff should contact their section heads for duties and availability during this period.
11. All student enquiries about campus access and connectivity should be made to the Registrar.
12. All student enquiries about lectures should be made to the respective Deans and School Administrators.
13. The Library will remain open on both campuses and provide virtual library services via email to those not on campus.
14. BemaCino at Samabula Campus and the Saweni Campus Cafeteria will remain open but the furniture will be re-arranged to comply with social distance guidelines.
15. All lectures will be delivered in the virtual classroom (interactive) mode or as arranged by individual Schools.
Semester 1 will resume on Monday 26th April mainly in the virtual mode unless otherwise advised by the Schools for specific programmes or courses.
