Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesStandard Institutional Statute, 2018Chapter 6 : Senate24. Functions |
| (1) | The Senate conducts its business under the management of the Council and is accountable to the Council for academic, research and community engagement matters as contemplated in section 28(1) of the Act. |
| (2) | The functions of the Senate are as follows— |
| (a) | academic planning and development; |
| (b) | the regulation of all academic activities of the University in respect of teaching, learning and research, including— |
| (i) | guidelines for the appointment and promotion of academic staff; |
| (ii) | guidelines for the organisation, structures and administration of teaching, learning, research and community engagement at the University; |
| (iii) | management and supervision of student evaluation; and |
| (iv) | quality assurance in respect of teaching, learning and research; |
| (c) | to make recommendations to the Council on inter alia the following matters – |
| (i) | the establishment, amalgamation or closure of faculties, departments, institutes, bureaus, research units and centres; |
| (ii) | the introduction or discontinuation of degrees, diplomas, programmes, curricula, subjects and courses; |
| (iii) | curricula for degrees, diplomas and programmes and the content of subjects and courses: Provided that in case of certificates for short courses the Senate may delegate its authority to the faculty boards; |
| (iv) | the general admission policy of the University; |
| (v) | the management, operation and development of the library; |
| (vi) | the conferring of honorary degrees; |
| (vii) | academic dress, graduation and diploma ceremonies; |
| (viii) | organised student life, including student services and student discipline; |
| (ix) | the selection of candidates for the position of Chancellor, Principal, and Vice-Principals; and |
| (x) | the appointment and promotion of the academic staff of the University; |
| (d) | together with the Council, as required by section 37(4) of the Act, to approve the following – |
| (i) | the language policy of the University; |
| (ii) | admission requirements for specific academic programmes; |
| (iii) | the number of students who may be admitted to a specific programme as well as the method of selection; |
| (iv) | the minimum admission requirements for readmission to the University and the refusal of students who do not comply with the minimum requirements; and |
| (e) | the execution of any other function that the Council may assign or delegate to the Senate. |
| (3) | A Senate member must, before the meeting of the Senate or a committee of Senate, in writing inform the Chairperson of that meeting of the existence of a conflict or possible conflict of interest that he or she may be aware of. |