Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)NoticesInstitutional Statute of North West UniversityChapter 2 : Governance and Other Structures32. Membership and right to vote |
CONVOCATION
| (1) | Every graduate of the university or its predecessors is eligible for membership of the convocation, to be nominated for election as a member of the council, and to vote in an election of council members in accordance with paragraph 5. |
| (2) | Every diplomate and permanent staff member, present or past, of the university or its predecessors is eligible for membership of the convocation in terms of subparagraph (3). |
| (3) | In its constitution, the convocation may define types of membership in addition to those referred to in subparagraphs (1) and (2), and may determine the rights and privileges pertaining to such other types of membership. |
| (4) | A member may participate in the proceedings, activities or elections which, in terms of the constitution of the convocation, is open to that member’s type of membership, as reflected in the convocation roll, if— |
| (a) | the member’s personal particulars, valid postal address, and the other communication channels determined from time to time in terms of the constitution of the convocation have been furnished to the registrar; and |
| (b) | the member has deposited the prescribed membership fee, as determined by the council on the recommendation of the convocation, into a bank account of the convocation. |