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Sudan: An update to Response to Information Request SDN22071.E of 23 October 1995 on whether prisoners who are academically qualified were allowed to register for courses at the Sudan University of Science and Technology in Khartoum in 1992-94; whether persons who are registered for courses are required to attend lectures; whether a person in prison is expected to attend lectures; whether a student is able to sit for examinations without attending lectures; whether a person in prison is allowed to sit for exams without attending lectures; how a person in prison might write examinations for the university and where examinations are normally held

The following information was provided by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, in a telephone interview with the DIRB on 26 March 1996, in response to the above questions.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor stated that the university does not inquire into someone's personal background when determining acceptance: anyone who is academically qualified would be accepted to the university, including prisoners. To his knowledge, however, there are no prisoners who are currently, or were recently, studying at the university. Further, the university requires that all students attend at least 75 per cent of their lectures. He stated that prisoners, if enrolled, would have to attend the lectures and write exams, and "would be treated like any other student." Routinely, examinations are held in the same lecture rooms as the classes are held in.

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor did not comment on whether there were any prisoners studying at the university in 1992-94, or explain if and how a prisoner might be allowed to write examinations if unable to come to the university.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.

Reference

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum. 26 March 1996. Telephone interview with the DIRB.