Three channels lead to the same answer, and each one is handled separately.
The answer is in the enrolment regulations, in a single paragraph, but it is written in official jargon. At the counter, in the inbox and on the phone it is translated afresh every time, and into English as well for international students. If the answer ever differs from the one given at the next desk, the student is back the following day.
1paragraphA single paragraph of the enrolment regulations governs the re-registration deadline.
3channelsCounter, inbox and phone are handled separately, with no shared answer.
2languagesWith a high share of international students, every answer is needed in English too.
6 weeksstart of semesterRe-registration, enrolment and exam registration all pile up in this period.
First-level support notices it in the queue at the counter: one paragraph is interpreted six ways, and up to 60% of these enquiries resolve themselves once students can look up the interpretation, with its reference, for themselves.
The reduction of up to 60% in first-level enquiries is this agent's headline figure. The student registry keeps no count for the three channels or the six weeks at the start of semester; both figures serve here as an example of a peak load.