Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of North West UniversityChapter 2 : Governance and Other Structures22. Establishment and composition |
INSTITUTIONAL FORUM
| (1) | There is an institutional forum as contemplated in section 31 of the Act, known as the institutional forum of the North-West University, which consists of— |
| (a) | one member of the council designated by council for a term of three years; |
| (b) | the vice-chancellor or any other member of the management committee designated by the vice-chancellor; |
| (c) | three members of the senate elected from among its members for a term of three years; |
| (d) | three members of the permanent academic employees elected in accordance with the rules for a term of three years; |
| (e) | four members from among the employees of the university who are members of recognised trade unions, designated by the trade union(s) for a term of three years; |
| (f) | three persons elected from among the support employees for a term of three years; |
| (g) | six students designated for a term of one year from among the members of the SRC; |
| (h) | two persons designated by the president of the convocation for a term of three years; |
| (i) | not more than two persons co-opted from time to time by the institutional forum to perform specialised tasks related to the functions contemplated in paragraph 23(1)(a) to (g). |
| (2) | The provisions of paragraph 5 apply, with the necessary changes, to the election of the members of the institutional forum referred to in subparagraphs (1)(a),(c),(d) and (f). |
| (3) | The chairperson, the deputy chairperson and the secretary must be elected annually at the first meeting of the particular year from among the members contemplated in subparagraphs (1)(c) to (i), and they form the executive committee of the institutional forum. |
| (4) | The members of the institutional forum contemplated in subparagraphs (1)(c) to (g) must be designated with sensitivity for race, gender, disability and the nature of the university as a multi-campus institution. |
| (5) | A person may serve on the institutional forum for not more than two consecutive terms. |
| (6) | Membership of the institutional forum terminates if the member concerned— |
| (a) | resigns in writing to the chairperson; |
| (b) | ceases to be an employee or student respectively of the university; |
| (c) | is absent from three consecutive ordinary meetings without prior apology having been made to and formally accepted by the chairperson; |
| (d) | is declared insolvent by a court of law; |
| (e) | is convicted of any offence involving dishonesty or for which the sentence is imprisonment without the option of a fine; |
| (f) | becomes incapacitated, or his/her continued membership is deemed improper after a due process in accordance with the prescribed code of conduct, taking into consideration the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2000; |
| (g) | ceases to be a member of the body which designated or elected the member; |
| (h) | is found guilty of contravening an applicable code of conduct in disciplinary proceedings against the member, and the institutional forum confirms the recommendation by the disciplinary committee to terminate membership. |