Is it too late to sign up to study at CityVarsity?

Definitely not! We’re allowing first year students to sign up to join us right up until the end of Orientation Week; so you have until Friday the 24th of February to join us. If you’re not sure what we’re all about, why not join us on Open Day? What is Open Day? Open Day gives potential students, parents and fee-payers a chance to meet and greet staff members and see some student work on display. Typically run on Saturday mornings until 1PM at the latest, queries include course application requirements and structure as well as how to tackle the registration process.

 When is your next Open Day?

On Saturday, the 28th of January, from 9-12 midday, both our Cape Town and Newtown campus doors will be open to the public. Where is CityVarsity Newtown? Situated in Newtown, on the corner of Carr Street and Quinn Street (GPS co-ordinates S26° 12.0782, E28° 1.7072)

Where is CityVarsity Cape Town?

We have 2 campuses (2 minutes’ walk away from each other) in Cape Town, each of which hosting different departments. For simplicity’s sake, we host our Open Days at our campus at 32 Kloof Street. Situated between the iconic ETV studios and the Kloof Street Kwik Spar, you can’t miss us halfway up Kloof Street in the Gardens area of the Cape Town City Bowl.

Who should I talk to about Fulltime Course Email Contacts?

 If you’re unable to make it to our Open Day; just email info@cityvarsity.co.za. Please include your query (e.g. ‘Registration Query’) in the subject line and our web team will make sure it reaches the correct person. Short Course Queries: Cape Town’s Short Course student adviser is Thabisa Ngxola Thabisa.ngxola@cityvarsity.co.za; telephone (021) 488 2021 Newtown’s Short Course student adviser is Marius Van Vuren Marius.VanVuren@cityvarsity.co.za; telephone (011) 634 9840 ext. 114 Facebook & Twitter Communities Feel free to join our online community at http://www.facebook.com/cityvarsity where you’ll find some news, job and internship offers as well as secret discounts.

Tweet @CityVarsity for all the latest scoops and loops from the Twitterverse! Free 1Time Return Flight Ticket Promotion! You betcha! Our 1Time return flight ticket promotion offers new as well as returning students a complimentary local return flight aboard 1Time airline.

There are some conditions; which are as follows:

• You must have paid cash for the entire 2012 academic year OR
• Have paid the full deposit and have submitted a signed debit order form.

Kindly note that this promotion has been extended until 15 February 2012 on a 'first come, first served' basis. For further queries, please contact sean.hippolyte@cityvarsity.co.za

When does school start?

 All our first year students begin their Orientation Week (Monday 20th until Friday 24th) to get you up to scratch on your class schedules, venues, procedures, schedules and surroundings…oh and some fun as well. All our returning 2nd and 3rd Year Students Register on Wednesday 22nd...and everybody will kick-start their Academic Year on Monday 27th February.

B.A. Degree vs. Diploma – Confused?

As of 2012, CityVarsity Cape Town will offer B.A. Degrees not only in Film & Television, but also in Acting. Both of these fields of study can also be approached in a more practical manner via our Diploma and Advanced Diplomas option. If you’re a bit confused and would like to know the difference between Degrees and Diplomas, please email info@cityvarsity.co.za or phone Stephen Schmidt or Chanel Engelbrecht in Cape Town at (021) 466 6800 .

MyCiti Bus Service

Our Cape Town students will soon benefit from the famous MyCiti Bus Service, since a bus stop is being built right outside our Kloof Street campus front door. This innovation (operational within the next couple of weeks) will make your way to and from school that much simpler.

For more info on this service, here’s the website with routes, fares and just about everything you need: https://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MyCiti/Pages/default.aspx

Can you help me with sourcing Student Loans?

 We will have a variety of bank advisers available during Orientation Week to present you with a variety of student loan options.

Do you have any accommodation advice?

Staff at both Newtown and Cape Town campuses will be able to talk to you about what the majority of students do for accommodation. While we have no official ties to any accommodation places, we can say that some basic student accommodation is available just 5 Minutes from our Cape Town campuses (at both Kloof and Park Road) at 179 Loop Street. The prices start at R1750 per month. For more information check out www.179loop.co.za; kindly note these rental periods only kickstart at 1 February. Hope this helped out! Here’s to a great year folks! 

Issued by Evert Lombaert