Tuks campus goes virtual

The University has launched an exciting Virtual Campus platform on its website, whereby prospective students, their parents, and other members of the public can experience its facilities and campus life through a combination of 360-degree panoramas and videos and course-related, relevant information.

According to Prof Stephanie Burton, Vice-Principal of Research and Postgraduate Education, the aim of the Virtual Campus is to showcase the learning, teaching and research facilities of the University and to make the campus more accessible to a wider and more diverse group of prospective students, at all levels and from different communities across the country and internationally.

The Virtual Campus is a media-rich mini-site that provides information to all students, including postgraduate and international students, as well as other members of the community who wish to know more about UP in terms of academic activities, research opportunities and collaborations. The platform allows prospective students to tailor and personalise the information they require after they log into the platform.

The platform has video messages from the deans of all nine faculties, information on degrees on offer, entrance requirements, as well as videos of residences and a panoramic tour of the campuses.

There is also a text-only content version option for those students who have data and other accessibility constraints.

Phase Two of the Virtual Campus will feature information on postgraduate studies and the Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), in Illovo, Johannesburg, as well as additional media such as webinars and more videos.

Go to www.virtualcampus.up.ac.za to visit the site.