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W3532 Uniwes Annual Report Text 1 2 ANNUAL REPORT 20 INSPIRING GREATNESS INSPIRING The multimillion-rand KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV (K-RITH), an international Centre of scientific research, is located on the University’s Medical School campus and was officially opened on 9 October 2012. K-RITH is a ground-breaking partnership between UKZN and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the United States. ANNUAL REPORT 2012 Report on College of Internal Control Law and 47 and Risk 72 Management CONTENTS Management Studies Report of Office Corporate the Chair of the Relations 3 of Council 51 Registrar 74 Officers and Research Human Members of Resources 11 Council 55 79 Council’s University Physical Statement Teaching and Planning and 14 on Corporate 58 Learning 83 Operations Governance Report of College of Student the Senate Agriculture, Services 19 to Council 62 Engineering 86 and Science Report of College of Annual the Institutional Health Financial 30 Forum 66 Sciences 92 Review Report of the College Consolidated Vice-Chancellor of Humanities Annual 33 and Principal 68 94 Financial Statements UKZN AR 2013.indd 1 2013/08/02 10:48 AM Giant Elephant Vase Artists: Somandla Ntshalinthshali and Jabu Nene. Studio: Ardmore Ceramic Art, KwaZulu-Natal. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2012 UKZN AR 2013.indd 2 2013/08/02 10:49 AM Report of the Chair of Council Mrs P Mnganga Chair of Council A critical component of Council’s responsibility is to ensure that the University remains financially sustainable over time. he interconnectedness of societies promote efficiency in both the academic and support globally calls for the continuous sectors. The University has recorded admirable assessment and re-evaluation growth in research output; it is widely recognised as of the strategic direction of an authority in the Teaching and Learning portfolio; it is institutions of higher learning. committed to active community engagement through In this regard the publication a range of programmes; and it is respected as the of the “Diagnostic Overview” most transformed institution in the country. Tdocument by the National Planning Commission of South Africa which includes a chapter on Council identified four objectives for implementation in Higher Education, sets out the challenges and 2012: opportunities with which universities in South Africa must engage in order to educate high-quality QQ Manage the transition of the leadership and graduates. It is imperative that we take cognisance membership of Council; of the requisite skills required by industry and the standards set by professional bodies. In addition QQ Approve key Institutional Performance the “Green Paper on Higher Education” recognises Indicators; the rapidly changing environment in which we operate. QQ Uphold the high standards of good governance; and Against this backdrop the University of KwaZulu-Natal has made significant strides in the ongoing crafting QQ Monitor the mid-term review of the Strategic of strategy and the reorganisation of its structures to Plan. Giant Elephant Vase Artists: Somandla Ntshalinthshali and Jabu Nene. Studio: Ardmore Ceramic Art, KwaZulu-Natal. UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL 3 ANNUAL REPORT 2012 UKZN AR 2013.indd 3 2013/08/02 10:49 AM The terms of office of 10 councillors, including the Chair of The following Policies were approved by Council: Council Mac Mia, came to an end during 2012 and a process to fill the vacancies was implemented. Recommended QQ Policy on Disclosure of Interests; Ministerial appointees were submitted to the Minister of Higher Education and Training. The key institutional indicators QQ Policy on Gifts; were approved at a Council meeting on 31 March 2012 and continue to provide a key governance tool. A dashboard QQ Policy on Teaching and Learning; of the critical areas of performance presented by the Vice- Chancellor provides valuable information and an update QQ Policy on Assessment; on the performance of the University as well as ongoing monitoring. QQ Policy on Quality Promotions and Assurance; and the In line with King III a self-evaluation of Council, including QQ Policy for the Acceptable use of ICS Resources. its Committees and performance of Council members, was undertaken towards the end of 2012. Accordingly a Council further approved the amendment to the Policy on questionnaire was administered to all Council members, Honorary Degrees. and members of Council subcommittees, to assess their opinion of: the performance of Council and its members, Two senior Executive appointments were made in 2012: the management and conduct of meetings as well as their own performance. In the Council self-assessment, all Professor RH Slotow was appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor statements were rated as 3 or better on average. The lowest and Head: College of Health Sciences with effect 1 October rated statements (at 3) being those dealing with Council’s 2012 and Professor CA Potgieter was appointed as Deputy monitoring and evaluation of its own performance, and the Vice-Chancellor and Head: College of Humanities with effect orientation and developmental training of Council members. from 1 January 2013. Recommendations included the need for induction and orientation for new members of Council and that members In addition the Chief Executive Officer of UKZN Extended should be familiar with and understand the Higher Learning, Mr Simon Tankard, was appointed in June 2012; Ms Education Act and the UKZN Statute. Both the Finance and Bridget McBean, the Executive Director of UKZN Foundation Remuneration Committees of Council received excellent Trust was appointed and took office on 1 November 2012; and comments. eminent scholar Damtew Teferra was appointed as Professor and Director of Higher Education Training and Development in the University’s Teaching and Learning Office. Council noted the following appointments as Professor Emeritus Operational Information of UKZN: Professor Michael Mulholland, Professor Vishnu Padayachee, Professor LR Uys, Professor AW Sturm and Professor PK Penumala. The College reorganisation implemented in January 2012 is now firmly embedded. During the course of the year The review of the University’s Strategic Plan (2007 -2016) was the Vice-Chancellor visited 19 Schools in the four Colleges undertaken in 2012. Executive task teams reviewed the Plan to gain insights into the new operations and to propose and consideration was given to the National Development improvements in efficiencies where needed. Reports from Plan, the Green Paper on Higher Education and the influence the Colleges indicated a need to improve efficiencies in of world university rankings globally and in South Africa. Human Resources and Finance. Overall the general opinion The revised Plan now includes clear, measurable indicators was that students were content with the new structure. that are aligned to indicators approved by Council. As set Schools reported a consolidation of research and teaching out in Government Gazette No. 35124 dated 7 March 2012, as a result of increased opportunities that included funding Council made amendments to the Statute of the University opportunities. Council noted that postgraduate management in accordance with Section 32 of the Higher Education Act had improved and this received special mention at the 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997). feedback sessions. The Council approved the January 2012 Conditions of The PhD project has been embraced by Academic staff and Service (CoS), which are to pave the way towards a single set the continuous up-skilling of staff in the professional staff of conditions of service for all staff. The CoS are distinguished sector was recommended at the feedback sessions. from other current CoS in that the economic sustainability UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2012 UKZN AR 2013.indd 4 2013/08/02 10:49 AM of the University’s remuneration and benefits packages are establishment of a University Health and Safety Committee taken into account, while ensuring that the University remains has been approved. competitive. Almost all our senior staff have migrated to the new CoS and all new appointments are being made in terms of the 2012 CoS. Negotiations are continuing through the Joint Bargaining Forum (JBF) to reach a collective agreement Transformation and Social for all lower level staff which might necessitate minor changes Responsibility and compromises, that will comprise a possible new set which includes all staff. The University continues its trajectory as the most transformed As part of the University’s commitment to expanding teaching institution in the country. In this regard Transformation and learning resources the Council approved a request for Committees were established in all the reorganised Colleges permission by the Provincial Health Department, with support as a conduit to the implementation of the Transformation from Central Government, to access the western side of Charter and the adherence to the Employment Equity Act Howard College campus in order to undertake a feasibility and all other related Acts and Policies. study to determine whether the site would be suitable for the construction of a new academic teaching hospital with A total of 42 157 students registered for study in 2012, of associated Health Sciences teaching facilities. Council which 58% were women. The profiles of the students were agreed in principle that the land be used for this purpose, as follows: African (64.1%), Indian (25.9%), White (7.5%) and subject to final negotiations with Provincial
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