The university’s deputy vice-chancellor Prof Dr Durrishah Idris said new students from the B40 bracket would be given free 10GB Internet data monthly with unlimited access to class-related websites and apps such as Zoom, Cisco Webex and UTM e-learning.
She highlighted that the free Internet data plan had been given to 2,500 students since June 9, across three phases and phase four would begin soon.Prof Durrishah said 8,177 undergraduate and postgraduate students were scheduled to register for the new 2020/2021 semester from Oct 10 to 13. “Students currently staying on campus, including those undergoing internship and doing research, are allowed to stay in their dormitories,” she said, adding that students who had paid their on-campus hostel fee could seek a refund from the university.