Rhodes University RUConnected Login – www.ruconnected.ru.ac.za | The official RUConnected portal is created for Guest and Current Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Diploma, Certificate, Degree, Masters, and P.hD. programs Student of the University to login and perform academic task
Is this your first time here?
To log onto RUconnected staff and students at Rhodes University have to use their Rhodes usernames and passwords. This is the same user name and password that they would use to access their email, the Internet and other services.
Students
Your RUconnected username is your student student number. Please note that you should replace the 6 at the beginning of your student number with a g when logging in to any of Rhodes’s online systems. For example, if your student is 612A1234 you should use g12A1234 as a username.
If you do not know what the password for your Rhodes student account is, you can click on Forgotten your Password to reset your password for ROSS (Rhodes Online Student Services) and receive a new one-time password for ROSS via SMS. Once you’ve set a new password for ROSS, you will also have to change your Rhodes student account password (which will affect all other services that uses that password such as Novell logins, e-mail, web access, RUconnected, the library eprints server, etc.)
Alternatively you can reset your Rhodes student account password by visiting the Student Bureau in the Eden Grove Lecture Complex, making sure to bring along some kind of picture identity (student card, ID book or passport).
Staff
In most cases, your RUconnected username will correspond to your staff number. However, a number of staff who have been at Rhodes for a long time will have a different username than their staff number. If you do not know which username and password to use to access RUconnected should visit IT Support on the first floor of the Struben Building, (making sure to bring along some form of picture identification such as your staff card, ID document or passport).
If you know your old password you can change your password at Change Staff Password. Changing your email password will affect everything that uses that password, including Novell logins, e-mail, web access, RUconnected, the library eprints server, etc.
External or off-campus users (i.e. those people who do not have a Rhodes account)
Please use the Forgot Password? link to reset your password.
- Rhodes University RUConnected Portal Login: https://ruconnected.ru.ac.za/
- Official Rhodes University Website: https://ru.ac.za/
Rhodes University has a well-established reputation for academic excellence. Rhodes is a small University, which enjoys the distinction of having among the best undergraduate pass and graduation rates in South Africa, outstanding postgraduate success rates, and the best research output per academic staff member.
The University takes pride in its motto, Where Leaders Learn, and producing graduates who are knowledgeable intellectuals, skilled professionals, and critical, caring and compassionate citizens who can contribute to economic and social development and an equitable, just and democratic society.
Almost 50% of Rhodes students and the majority of undergraduates live in the University residences, while there also special residences for postgraduates. Through a well-established structure of wardens, sub-wardens and residence committees, the residences play an important role in overall student development, including developing leadership skills.
Numerous clubs and societies provide extensive opportunities for students to participate in a variety of intellectual, social, cultural, and sports activities and further develop valuable skills.
Rhodes University looks to the future with confidence, secure that as indawo yolwazi (a place of knowledge) and through the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research and community engagement it produces outstanding graduates that are sought after and makes a vital contribution to human and social development.
Our graduates perform well in an increasingly competitive job market and are highly regarded by employers around the world. During your time here, we will help you prepare for your chosen career. The employability of our graduates continues to increase and rates up there with the very best the world has to offer. Our degree offering prepares students for the job market by ensuring they develop the skills employers want, whether through work experience, volunteering or social activities.
Orientation Week is designed not only to provide you with information on courses that are on offer at Rhodes University but also to expose you to the wide array of services and opportunities provided by the University to enhance your chances of success. The overarching goal of our Directorate of Student Affairs is to “create a living and learning student support system and an environment which is inclusive and is conducive to a healthy life-style, personal growth, development and academic success for our students.”
On behalf of our students and staff, welcome to Rhodes University. You can rest assured that you have made the right choice for your studies. You have selected a quality institution and have taken an essential step towards achieving your personal aspirations.
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