THE Board of University of Limerick (UL) subsidiary company Plassey Campus Centre Ltd. (PCC), which manages UL’s on-campus student residences, has approved the return of rental income to the students who left their accommodation on foot of the government’s decision to close the University campus in March.
Each student will be refunded rent from the date they vacated their student residence to the end of their semester licence term. The full amount being refunded is €3.45 million.
The announcement comes following the Governing Authority of the University of Limerick’s recommendation earlier this week to issue refunds for students in rented accommodation at UL.
On Wednesday, May 28, International Students associated with the Postgraduate Student’s Union (PSU) at University of Limerick held a demonstration at the entrance to the UL campus. Abraham Agboola PSU President said those attending the protest were doing so on behalf of the students who had returned home or couldn’t be there on the day, “everybody here is a voice of the student,” he said.
In compliance with Government public health directives, UL will facilitate online, remote, blended and face-to-face learning as well as other forms of interactive engagement for 2020-21.
Semester 1 of the academic year 20/21 will commence on September 28 for all students. At this point, UL intends to offer students blended delivery of their academic programmes with some on campus face-to-face teaching as well as online teaching and learning.
The feasibility of blended delivery of the education programmes is being explored, keeping in mind that the campus may have to close again at any time. The details of UL’s offer of student accommodation will be based both on the nature of the academic offering and the public health advice.
