This article contains information on how to order the student Laptop for the year 2022.
The global pandemic has forced universities to embrace technology and find alternative ways to campus-based classes. Like most other institutions in the country, the University of the Free State (UFS) is following an online/blended learning and teaching approach during the 2024 academic year. This means that most students will spend their time online, therefore owning or having regular access to a laptop has become a necessity.
To ensure students have access to digital devices, the UFS is offering registered students the opportunity to purchase a laptop at affordable rates. Students can apply to purchase a device in order to access online platforms, obtain learning material, and engage with lecturers. The laptops will be provided interest-free through various payment options and will become the property of the student.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE THE LAPTOP IN UFS
- The offer is open to all registered students. The UFS has made provision for 3 000 laptops, and devices will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.
COST AND MODEL OF LAPTOPS AT UFS
► Option 1:
Make: Hewlett Packard
Model: HP 250 G7
Style: Laptop
Price: R5 040,34 (VAT inclusive)
► Option 2:
Make: Asus
Model: X540NA-C45B0T
Price: R5 247,97 (VAT inclusive)
The laptops are enabled with Microsoft 365 software and a step-by-step manual to help you with the personal configuration once you receive the device.
PAYMENT METHODS AND OPTIONS
The student must agree to the payment terms as defined by the UFS.
The payment options are as follows:
A. Final-year students (students who will be completing their qualifications in 2022):
- Option 1: Two payments – one in May 2022 and a second payment in October 2022
- Option 2: Six payments – from May 2022 to October 2022
- Option 3: Once-off cash payment
B. New and other returning students with bursaries
- Option 1: Two payments – one in May 2022 and a second payment in October 2022
- Option 2: Equal payments until November 2022
- Option 3: Once-off cash payment
C. New and other returning students without bursaries (with the exclusion of final-year students)
- Option 1: Three payments – one in May 2022 , a second payment in October 2022, and a final payment in March 2022
- Option 2: Twelve equal payments – from May 2022 to April 2022
- Option 3: Once-off cash payment
Students will have the option of collecting a laptop from the Bloemfontein or Qwaqwa Campuses, or to collect it from a courier. We will communicate the logistics of this individually to students.
Students who opt for courier services will be charged an additional cost of R162,71.
HOW TO PURCHASE LAPTOPS AT UNIVERSITY OF FREE STATE (UFS)
Applications are currently open.
To apply for a laptop, click HERE and make sure that the digital form is fully completed before submitting it via the SUBMIT button.
