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2012 Annual Report ON THE COVER: Durban University of Technology’s (DUT) vision is to be Top row, left: Will Sarah Jane Reddy (8 years old, Grade 2, a student-centred university that is focused on academic Penzance Primary School) be the next Deena Naidoo, winner of Masterchef SA 2012? research and excellence. At DUT, our goal is to ensure Top row, middle: Perhaps Nasser Khan (14 years old, Grade 8, that every student reaches his or her full potential. Clifton College) will be the next Sean Wisedale, World-famous DUT recently researched the top graduates out in Mountain Climber. industry and found that our alumni are making great Top row, right: Could Tiaan du Toit (7 years old, Amanzimtoti Primary School) be the next Benny Masekwameng, Chef and strides in their respective professions. Judge of Masterchef SA? In December 2012, DUT ran a campaign entitled ‘Imagine Middle row, left: Will Nandi Mncwango (6 years old, Grade 1, your child as a DUT Alumnus’. Children at play were Izotsha Primary School) be the next Dion Chang, one of South Africa’s top Fashion Designers? featured in a print and television campaign, asking the Middle row, right: Sophia Brink (9 years old, Grade 4, Manor viewer to imagine their own child as the next big name Gardens Primary School) could be the next Zakes Bantwini, in a chosen field, as many DUT alumni are. Stills from this popular local musician. campaign grace the cover of this Annual Report. Bottom row: Will Mpilwenhle Snethemba Ndlovu (2 years old) be the next Gordon Murray, Formula One race car designer? CONTENTS Message From the Chancellor 2 Report of the Chair of Council 4 Report of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal 10 Statement on Internal Administration/ 14 Operational Structural Controls Report on Risk Exposure Assessment 17 and the Management Thereof Council's Statement on Corporate Governance 18 Report of the Senate to Council 22 2012 Statistics 26 Composition of Senate in Terms of the University 27 Statute Financial Aid to Students 2012 28 Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching 29 (CELT) Centre for Quality Promotion and Assurance 32 Library Report 36 Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) 42 Institutional Forum 52 Faculty Reports 54 Faculty of Accounting and Informatics 54 Faculty of Applied Sciences 60 Faculty of Arts & Design 66 Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment 74 Faculty of Health Sciences 86 Faculty of Management Sciences 92 Report of the Chief Financial Officer and the 102 Chairperson of the Financial Committee Consolidated Annual Financial Statements 106 DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT 2012 1 message from the chancellor message It gives me great pleasure to contribute to this 2012 Annual lecturers and professors, to celebrate with their students – to Report of the Durban University of Technology (DUT) to reflect on the nature on their profession and their engagement which I have been reattached as Chancellor since March with their student wards. At the dinner after the graduation 2012. This is a singular honour for me to be associated with a ceremony at which he was awarded an honorary degree, university that has such a long history of contributing to the Vice-Admiral JR Mudimu, Chief of Staff of the South African wellbeing of our society. I was last connected to the institution Navy, described the graduation ceremony as ‘an avalanche of as a member of the Council in the former Technikon Natal hope’. This is very apt and it gives one a sense of the power during the years 2000 to 2001 and when I was approached of education. to rejoin the family of DUT in 2012, it came as a very pleasant It was also a pleasure to attend other functions of the surprise. University, especially those that bring it into close connection It is also an honour for me to have been appointed after and proximity with communities and non-governmental the illustrious term of Ms Ela Gandhi as Chancellor who organisations. There is a strong emphasis on this kind of activity embodies so many of the attributes that a chancellor should at DUT. This allows it to be a university that is responsive to have. She has laid a firm foundation for me. its context. One of my functions as Chancellor is to constitute the As Chancellor I felt honoured to welcome into the DUT graduation ceremonies of the University and there are 18 or family Vice-Admiral Mudimu, the late Lewis Nkosi, Professor 19 such ceremonies every year. It has been exhilarating to Njabulo Ndebele, Wendy Luhabe and Sizwe Nxasana – all five preside over these ceremonies that give formal recognition outstanding citizens. They each received an honorary doctorate to these outstanding young people as they graduate. These from the University in 2012. are also occasions for families and guardians to celebrate I wish to take this opportunity to thank the staff of the the success of their children. For many, this is the culmination University for making this important task easy for me and I of a long period of support and financial contribution. For look forward with great anticipation to four more years as others it is a halfway stop as students may continue on their Chancellor at DUT. educational journeys to proceed on to studies leading to Bachelors, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. It is also a time Judge Vuka Tshabalala for the academic system at the University, and especially the Chancellor “This is a singular honour for me to be associated with a university that has such a long history of contributing to the wellbeing of our society.” Judge Vuka Tshabalala pic to come report of the chair of council report INTRODUCTION Gandhi served the University with distinction and presided at The University’s achievements in 2012 are evidence that the every one of the seventy-five graduation ceremonies during seeds sown towards positioning DUT as an important role her tenure. player in the South African higher education landscape are Dr J Reddy was re-elected unopposed as Chairperson beginning to bear fruit. of Council for a further period of two years. Towards the end of the year, Mr AS Ngidi, the 2013 SRC President, Mr A COUNCIL MATTERS Mjajubana, the 2013 SRC Secretary General, together with Council continued the practice of hosting a dinner for its Mr N Chonco, from Convocation, were welcomed as new members and invited staff of the University on the evening Council members. prior to each scheduled Council meeting, at which an address Council’s bi-annual self-evaluation was conducted by is given by an invited external expert on a topic relevant to the Centre for Quality Promotion and Assurance (CPQA). higher education in general and DUT in particular. In 2012 The process involved the administration of a self-evaluation these were “The Green Paper for Post-School Education questionnaire. Overall the results were positive, with a few and Training” by Mr John Pampallis, DHET Ministerial Special suggested areas for improvement. Advisor; “South Africa’s Science and Technology Policy Terrain” Council members undertook informative tours of DUT’s by Dr Phil Mjwara, Director General of the Department of Indumiso and Riverside campuses in Pietermaritzburg, and Science and Technology; “The Research and Innovation Needs expressed high praise for their operations. of the Sugar Milling Industry” by Dr Janice Dewar, Chief Executive Officer of the Sugar Milling Research Institute; and FINANCIAL MATTERS “The Msunduzi Innovation and Development Institute” by its The budget process is underpinned by the principles Director, Professor Robert Fincham. of a balanced budget, financial sustainability, supporting The following internal stakeholder presentations were infrastructure projects and ensuring alignment to the strategic made, in turn, at the four scheduled Council meetings in 2012, plan of the University. For 2012, the University budgeted for a namely, “DUT’s Rebranding Project” by Mr Alan Khan, Senior surplus of R2,3 million. Director: Corporate Affairs at DUT; “DUT’s Curriculum DUT was bequeathed a generous R36 168m from the estate Renewal Project” by Professor Thandi Gwele, Deputy Vice of the Late Elias Bertrand Levenstein, for investment, with the Chancellor: Academic at DUT; “DUT’s Growth Plan for its derived income to be used as bursaries for post graduate students. Pietermaritzburg Campuses” by Mr Tom McKune, Senior The Kresge Foundation awarded DUT a grant of Director: Civil Engineering: DUT Midlands Campus; and “DUT $660 000, payable over five years, for the establishment of Libraries: 2013 and Beyond” by Ms Lucille Webster, Manager: an Advancement Office to build capacity and sustain DUT Library Sites. the fundraising activities of the University. In Council bid farewell to its outgoing Chancellor Ela Gandhi addition, the Department of Higher and welcomed the new incumbent, Judge Vuka Tshabalala. Ela Education and Training (DHET) “The University’s achievements in 2012 are evidence that the seeds sown towards positioning DUT as an important role player in the South African higher education landscape are beginning to bear fruit.” Dr Jairam Reddy DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT 2012 5 report of the chair of council allocated infrastructural funding of R361 525m for the period Staff from the Co-operative Education Unit have 2013 to 2015. represented the University at numerous high level national and Third stream income continues to be a strategic international engagements. A record number of companies imperative and it is therefore encouraging to witness a growth participated in the Unit’s main student/external stakeholder’s in the activities of both the Business Studies Unit (BSU) and event, the World of Work. the Enterprise Development Unit (EDU). The University’s IT Strategic Plan is being implemented to ensure a strong platform for seamless access by students STUDENT AFFAIRS and staff to critical functions and information.
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