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Guidance for Students & Guardians

This page will be updated periodically with guidelines for students, guardians and families. We also encourage that students pay close attention to their emails at this time. 

  • January 2022 Semester Reopening Open or Close

    Full Vaccination Requirement
    For us to safely reopen in the coming semester, we are asking all members of our community to be vaccinated before returning to campus in January 2022. This is in line with guidance from the Ghana Health Service. Unvaccinated members of the community would have to start the semester online.

    Testing
    All members of the Ashesi Community will have to present a negative PCR Covid-19 test to be allowed back on campus at the start of the semester. The University Health Team will continue to conduct periodic tests on random samples of the university community and will cover the cost of these tests. All our masking and social distancing protocols will also continue to remain in place.

  • Housing Open or Close

    On-Campus Housing

    • Students living on campus will be allowed to move into their permanent rooms only after showing a negative test result taken with 48 hours of their return to campus. 
    • Room occupancy will be a maximum of four to a room, based on recommendations from Health experts.
    • Mask wearing is mandatory in common external areas of the hostel. 
    • Students are encouraged to maintain physical distancing, everywhere on campus including hostels.
    • As part of the roommate agreements, students will need the consent of roommates before allowing colleagues into rooms. If you must do so, consider hosting guests in airy open spaces, mask up and observe appropriate physical distance. 
    • Entry into the hostel will be through the new porter's lodge ONLY on move-in day. Students will be required to have their temperature checked, wash AND sanitize their hands before being allowed entry. All other entrances to on-campus housing will be closed off on move-in day and opened afterwards for free flow of traffic.
    • Cleaning of individual rooms and bathrooms will continue to be done by students. Students are not allowed to solicit the services of auxiliary staff to do this on their behalf.
    • The janitorial staff will continue to clean and sanitize common areas such as kitchenettes, corridors, walkways, general grounds, tv rooms and lounges.
    • Students are to either do their own laundry or make use of the laundromats. Students are not allowed to solicit the services of auxiliary staff to do their laundry on their behalf.
    • Residence Assistants will champion the enforcement of laid down protocols.
    • Students are encouraged to send in their maintenance requests directly through their Residence Assistants.
    • All students will receive training on how to clean and sanitize their rooms through their Residence Assistants.
    • Living spaces on and off campus will be inspected monthly as part of hygiene, public health, safety and COVID-19 protocol compliance.


    Off-Campus Housing

    • The rules and protocols that have been instituted on the Ashesi campus are by extension applicable to approved off-campus facilities as well, especially those for MOVE-IN DAYS.
    • Students are expected to comply with protocols, and any additional measures put in place by management of off-campus facilities.
  • Lecture Halls & Academic Spaces Open or Close
    • Only designated spaces are to be used.
    • Face masks are required for use in all lecture halls and academic spaces, at all times.
    • Comply with temperature checking and hand washing and/or sanitizing protocols established in administrative areas.
    • Observe physical distancing. 
    • Comply with maximum occupancy limits that have been established for each space (i.e. do not carry additional chairs into spaces or admit more persons than what is prescribed).
    • Comply with any additional directives that may be instituted in specific areas and spaces such as the Warren Library, Workshop, Computer, Design and Engineering Labs.
  • Face Masks Open or Close
    • Every student will be expected to come to campus with appropriate face covering and additional face masks for their personal use.
    • Face shields alone will not be an acceptable substitute for face masks and if worn, must be worn with a face mask as well.
    • Face masks must always be worn properly to cover the nose and mouth completely.
    • Disposable masks are for daily use only. These types of masks are to be tied and disposed of properly. When wet, kindly dispose of disposable face masks
    • Reusable masks can be used for as long as the integrity of the material used in making them stays intact. These types of masks can be worn for up to 12 hours and must be washed with soap and warm water, sun/air dried and ironed before re-using.
  • Receiving Packages and Deliveries Open or Close
    • Delivery personnel and anyone delivering a parcel to students (including family) will not be allowed entry beyond the designated delivery drop-off point(s) 
    • All deliveries and parcels are to be packed properly and labelled with the NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER of the receiving student.
    • Items received on behalf of students (including food) will be conveyed to the Main Hostel Lobby and they will subsequently be contacted by the Hostel Coordinators per the details provided on the labels for collection.
    • Students are to notify the Hostel Front Desk (0501331667) when they are expecting a package.
    • Packages when received are to be handled with gloved hands and/or sanitized before opening. Where possible the contents of the package should be sanitized as well.
    • Consider leaving non-urgent packages in the sun or for a recommended fallow period where possible.
    • Where possible, reheat food before eating.
  • Suspected or Confirmed Cases Open or Close
    • Any persons presenting with a fever (> 37.7oC) or who have a history of fever, show symptoms of respiratory illness (e.g. cough, difficulty in breathing) OR have close contact with a person who is under investigation or confirmed for COVID-19, will be isolated for treatment.
    • All suspected persons including staff, faculty, students, and auxiliary staff will be admitted to the isolation unit.
    • The district health directorate will be contacted and given a report.
    • Partner laboratories will be contacted to report suspected case for samples to be taken and sent for testing.
    • Suspected case(s) and close contact(s) (roommate, close friends) will be admitted at the isolation center until result from test is received.
    • Suspected cases will be monitored twice daily until COVID-19 test results are ready.
    • In the event of a negative result, the patient will be discharged back to his or her room.
    • In the event of the positive result the protocol for a confirmed case will be applied.
       

    Confirmed Cases

    • Any person with laboratory confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with or without symptoms will be transported by the COVID-19 team to a designated treatment centre for further management.
    • Contact tracing will be initiated to include the following:
      • All persons the confirmed case has been in contact with in the last 14 days.
      • Classes, offices and other public areas the case has been in the last 14 days
    • All contacts within the 14-day period will be placed in our treatment centre or have to isolate at home if off-campus. Where capacity is exceeded, additional room will be created in a designated hostel facility for treatment. All suspected contacts will be tested to confirm COVID-19 status.
  • Approved Off-Campus Hostels Open or Close
    • Columbiana Hostel
    • Charlotte’s Court Hostel
    • Dufie Platinum Hostel
    • Hosanna Hostel
    • Masere Hostel
    • Queenstar Hostel
    • Tanko Apartment
    • Nasmay Hostel
    • Nananum Hostel
    • Quest Hotel
    • Maranatha Hostel
    • Uni View Hostel
Questions & Feedback

Questions & Feedback

If you have questions or feedback about Ashesi's COVID-19 response measures, do kindly reach out to us via email:
info@ashesi.edu.gh OR 
supportcentre@ashesi.edu.gh.