MUT finds common ground with SRC
By Staff Reporter
SINENHLANHLA ZUNGU
DURBAN - THE Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT) has found common ground with the student representative council (SRC). The two parties were in a meeting at the weekend regarding the studentsâ demands.
According to MUT SRC president Mthokozisi Gumede: âWe have decided to retreat from striking and met with the management to find common ground. The university has agreed to clear students who are in debt, who were previously funded by either the National Students Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) or any other bursaries.â
âStudents who are also in arrears with the university will also be now able to access their academic records and get their completion letters,â said Gumede.
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