Rector's Management Report to Senate

RECTOR’S MANAGEMENT REPORT TO SENATE

Friday 24 August 2018

Prof WJS de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor

Table of contents 1. Introduction ...... 4 2. Broadening access ...... 5 2.1 Enrolments for 2018 ...... 5 2.2 Fee adjustment grant to the missing middle ...... 7 2.3 SRC-facilitated assistance to students facing financial challenges ...... 7 2.4 Student recruitment ...... 7 2.5 Applications for 2019 intake ...... 8 2.6 Revised undergraduate bursaries and loans model from 2019 ...... 9 2.7 Academic support to students ...... 9 2.8 Hybrid-learning academic offering ...... 10 2.9 Online courses ...... 10 2.10 Access through language ...... 11 2.11 Broadening access for those with disabilities ...... 11 2.12 SU Museum broadening access ...... 11 3. Maintaining momentum of excellence ...... 12 3.1 NSTF awards ...... 12 3.2 Accolade for SU Botanical Garden ...... 12 3.3 SU Law Clinic recognised as a leading African law firm ...... 13 3.4 Innovus shines ...... 13 3.5 Biosensor shows promise ...... 13 3.6 100 research stories for SU’s Centenary ...... 13 3.7 Stellenbosch School for Data Science and Computational Thinking ...... 14 3.8 More research chairs ...... 14 3.9 Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival ...... 14 3.10 Support to academics ...... 15 3.11 Quality Assurance Policy ...... 15 3.12 Library Research Week ...... 15 3.13 Co-curricular programmes ...... 16 3.14 Campus Health Services ...... 16 3.15 Sporting excellence ...... 17 4. Enhancing social impact ...... 18 4.1 Telematic schools project ...... 18 4.2 SU Woordfees (including SU Choir and WOW project) ...... 18 4.3 Cultivating entrepreneurs for the future ...... 19 4.4 Impact in Oudtshoorn ...... 19 4.5 Mandela Month ...... 19 4.6 Impact by Campus Health Services ...... 20 4.7 Impact through sport ...... 21 5. Expanding internationalisation ...... 21 5.1 BRICS at SU ...... 21 5.2 Fundraising and friendraising abroad ...... 22 5.3 International collaboration ...... 23 5.4 Internationalisation in student circles ...... 23 5.5 Maties Sport in the global arena ...... 23 6. Advancing systemic transformation ...... 24 6.1 Employment equity ...... 25 6.2 Equality Unit (EqU) ...... 25 6.3 Collaboration with Walter Sisulu University ...... 25 6.4 New residence named after Nkosi Johnson...... 25

6.5 Visual redress ...... 26 6.6 Strategic engagement with stakeholders ...... 26 6.7 Reporting on transformation ...... 27 6.8 Transformation workshops ...... 27 6.9 ‘Deadly Medicine’ exhibition ...... 27 6.10 African Drumming Tuesdays ...... 27 7. Enhancing systemic sustainability ...... 27 7.1 A new vision and strategic framework for SU ...... 28 7.2 Budget 2018 amended ...... 28 7.3 Faculty renewal strategy ...... 29 7.4 STIAS report ...... 29 7.5 SU companies ...... 30 7.6 Development and Alumni Relations ...... 30 7.7 Addressing food insecurity on our campuses ...... 33 7.8 Corporate Communication ...... 33 7.9 SU in the news (external communication) ...... 38 7.10 Policy on centres, bureaus and institutes ...... 39 7.11 Campus security ...... 39 7.12 24-hour crisis service for students ...... 40 7.13 Short courses ...... 40 7.14 Drought response...... 40 7.15 ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ ...... 41 7.16 National Plan for Post-School Education and Training ...... 41 7.17 Investment trends in post-school education and training in South Africa ...... 42 7.18 Staff and student health and wellness ...... 42 7.19 Senior appointments and promotions ...... 42 8. Executing the Campus Renewal Project ...... 42 8.1 Engineering complex ...... 43 8.2 Biomedical Research Facility (BMRF) project ...... 44 8.3 Centralisation of various services and plant rooms on Tygerberg campus ...... 45 8.4 Bellville Park campus renewal projects ...... 45 8.5 Update on Jan Mouton Learning Centre ...... 46 8.6 Maties Sport facilities...... 47 9. Conclusion ...... 47 ADDENDUM: OP-EDS AND COLUMNS ...... 48 Opinion editorials (26 April to 23 July 2018) ...... 48 Columns (26 April to 23 July 2018)...... 52

1. Introduction Tuesday 24 July was an important day for Stellenbosch University (SU). That was when we launched our new vision and strategic framework at a staff assembly held on our central campus and streamed live to other campuses. For the past five years, the SU Institutional Intent and Strategy 2013–2018 (IIS) and its accompanying Vision 2030 have guided SU’s journey. Yet that framework expires this year. Therefore, a new Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024 has been developed under the competent leadership of Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy and Internationalisation Prof Hester Klopper. This new roadmap will take us forward together as we enter SU’s second century. It bears testimony to our commitment to being relevant to our context, and of service to our country and continent – an inclusive, world-class university in and for Africa. At the Executive Planning Forum (EPF) in Franschhoek from 25 to 26 July, deans and responsibility centre (RC) heads in the Rectorate shared and aligned their top priorities, which had been formulated in terms of the new strategic framework. All environments across the institution should now make the document their own by fleshing it out and giving it meaning. The last thing we want, is for our new vision and strategic framework to be mere words on paper. We want it to make a real difference – not just for us as SU, but for society at large. Of course, marking our 100th year, we have already seen a number of Centenary-related events and initiatives in the course of 2018. SU’s Centenary coincides with what would have been former President Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday, so we have also hosted a number of successful Mandela initiatives to date. For example, on 27 July, staff and students participated in several activities to commemorate Mandela Day. These were coordinated by Matie Community Service and focused on community development. The compassion our staff and students demonstrated through their involvement in these initiatives would have made the late President Mandela very proud. I am cautiously optimistic about the national higher education context. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) continues to be plagued by challenges, but I am hopeful that these will be resolved so that talented students will not be excluded because of financial problems. SU is an active participant in South African higher education (see for instance 7.16 and 7.17 below) and is therefore committed to seeking solutions to the seemingly intractable problems of the sector, together with our peers. We also seek innovative, inclusive and forward-looking ways to address the local manifestations of national and international challenges – as is apparent from the renewal strategies for our faculties of Education as well as Arts and Social Sciences. We also mourn the passing of Prof Bongani Mayosi, the 51-year-old A-rated scientist and dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town (UCT). His tragic death highlights the extreme pressure that South African academics and managers in our sector have experienced these past few years. The death of this epitome of excellence is a great loss to his family, to academia and to the country. His passing makes us reflect anew on depression as a biological illness with mental and physical symptoms, and also on how we, as the various stakeholders in the academic domain, interact with one another. It reminds us of the importance of respect, care, collegiality and professionalism in our relationships, no matter our differences. As is customary, a member of the Rectorate is again afforded the opportunity to submit a comprehensive annual report to Senate. This time, it is Prof Klopper’s turn. In my report, I will therefore highlight only a few developments in the RC strategy and internationalisation. Please consult her report for more detailed information. Please note that the report is still structured according to the seven institutional strategies arising from our existing Institutional Intent and Strategy (IIS), and not yet according to our new vision and strategic framework. That is because we will still be implementing the IIS until the end of the year, although our planning for next year is already based on our new framework.

This report covers the period 26 April (RC submission date for the previous Senate meeting of 1 June) to 23 July 2018 (submission date for the meeting of 24 August), with a few exceptions so as to cover significant developments outside this period (up until my submission date of 6 August). I welcome this opportunity to engage with colleagues in Senate.

2. Broadening access

Broadening access is one of three overarching strategic priorities listed in SU’s Institutional Intent and Strategy (IIS) 2013– 2018. It is specifically linked to the first element of our Vision 2030, namely to become more inclusive. And in SU’s Institutional Plan (IP) 2018–2023, broadening access is further unpacked as one of seven institutional strategies. It is stated that we aim to achieve it by, inter alia, increasing the diversity profile of our staff and student corps.

2.1 Enrolments for 2018

A comparative overview of enrolments at SU in 2018 follows below based on the official figures released by the Division for Information Governance in June every year (click here for the full report):

2.1.1 Overall enrolments

A total of 31 765 students enrolled at SU in 2018, of whom 20 168 were undergraduate, 10 506 postgraduate and 1 091 occasional students. This is depicted in figure 1 below, which also shows the figures and percentages for the previous four years.

35 000 1 118 1 355 1 091 2018 30 000 1 136 1 057 Occasional 25 000 10 440 10 506 3.4% 10 119 10 051 10 154 20 000 Postgraduate 15 000 33.1% 10 000 18 138 19 042 19 582 19 844 20 168 5 000 62.7% 63.5% 61.7% 63.2% 63.5% Number enrolments Number of 0 Undergraduate 63.5% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Undergraduate Postgraduate Occasional student .

Figure 1: Overall enrolments, 2014–2018, as well as 2018 distribution

2.1.2 Enrolments by population group1

Enrolments by black, coloured, Indian and Asian students have now grown to 13 182, or 41,5% of the total. At the same time, enrolments by white students have dropped to 18 447, or 58,1%. Compared

1 Two additional population categories were added during 2017, namely “Asian” and “Prefer not to say”. For reporting purposes, the Asian and Indian students were grouped together. In 2017, twelve students preferred not to disclose their population group, and 136 in 2018.

5 to 2017, the number of coloured students has increased by 0,7%, black African students by 5,9%, and Indian/Asian students by 10,2%. The number of white students has declined by 2,6%.

2018 Withheld 35 000 0.4% Coloured 30 000 18.1% 25 000 18 937 18 447 20 000 18 636 18 764 18 907 59.9% 58.1% 15 000 63.4% 62.2% 61.3% 10 000 5 006 5 355 5 629 6 018 6 375 Black African 5 000 5 015 5 238 5 443 5 719 5 757 White 20.1% 0 58.1% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Indian/Asian Coloured Black African Indian/Asian White 3.3%

Figure 2: Number of enrolments by population group, 2014–2018, as well as 2018 distribution

2.1.3 Enrolments by language group The number of students with Afrikaans as their home language has dropped to 12 000, or 37,8% of the total, and those with English as their home language have grown to 15 176, or 47,8%. From 2017 to 2018, students with Afrikaans as their home language decreased by 3,3%, while those with an official South African language other than Afrikaans or English as their home language increased by 12,5%.

35 000 1 320 1 310 2018 Xhosa 1 380 1 182 1 192 30 000 2 912 3 275 3.9% Other SA 2 435 2 559 2 614 25 000 6.4% Other 20 000 11 987 13 316 14 219 14 999 15 176 inter- 15 000 English national 10 000 47.8% 13 591 13 093 12 829 12 408 12 000 4.1% 5 000 46.2% 43.… 41.6% 39.2% 37.8% 0 Afrikaans 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 37.8% Afrikaans English Other SA official language Other international Figure 3: Number of enrolments by language, 2014–2018, as well as 2018 distribution

2. 1.4 Undergraduate enrolment trends 2018 The key enrolment trends for the 2018 intake can be summarised (click here for the full report) as follows:  Overall enrolment trends: The number of provisionally admitted newcomer first-years (NFs) increased marginally (0,4%) from 2017 to 2018, while the number of actual enrolments decreased by more than a percentage point (1,4%). This resulted in a 0,8 percentage-point drop in the enrolment rate from 2017 to 2018, from 46,1% to 45,3%.  Population group trends: The enrolment rates for black African (28%) and Indian/Asian NFs (22%) were significantly lower than for coloured (52%) and white NFs (54%).  Home language trends: The enrolment rates for NFs with Afrikaans as their home language (±60%) were significantly higher than those for NFs with a home language other than Afrikaans (±40%).

 Home province trends: The enrolment rates for NFs from within the Western Cape (61%) were almost twice as high as for those from outside the Western Cape (33%).  Programme choice: The enrolment rates for NFs admitted to their first-choice programmes (56%) were nearly double the enrolment rates for NFs admitted to their second (30%) or third-choice (26%) programmes.  Application mark: NFs with an application mark of 80% or higher showed the strongest growth in admissions and enrolments over the period 2016 to 2018, with 5% growth in enrolments from 2017 to 2018, and 22% from 2016 to 2018.  Socio-economic status: The enrolment rates for the medium to high socio-economically disadvantaged groups were significantly lower than for the no and low socio-economic disadvantaged groups. Only 13% of enrolled first-years are from medium to high socio- economically disadvantaged groups.  SU strengths: The University’s academic reputation was the top reason for enrolling at SU across all population groups, while SU being perceived as stable and safe was the second to third most important reason.  Barriers for access to SU: Two major barrier categories were identified, namely (i) insufficient financial support, no affordable accommodation near campus, and transport issues, and (ii) Afrikaans, media reports about SU, and the prospective student not fitting in with SU’s culture. 2.2 Fee adjustment grant to the missing middle At the end of 2017, the DHET announced that the fee adjustment grant to the “missing middle” would continue in 2018. All students from families with a gross household income of up to R600 000 per annum qualify for a fee adjustment grant, capped at 8% of their tuition and accommodation fees. At SU, 184 new students in this category applied for the grant, and 143 were successful. 2.3 SRC-facilitated assistance to students facing financial challenges The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) has released figures reflecting the results of their partnership with SU’s Bursaries and Loans Office and other structures to provide financial support to students during the registration period earlier this year. In total, the SRC’s Register All fund disbursed R177 514. The figures show that:  16 students (including five from abroad) were assisted with their first registration instalments; and  59 students with historical debt received registration assistance from a working group that comprised the structures above as well as the Postgraduate Office. In addition:  80 students were assisted with accommodation; and  100 students received food security assistance, including during the examination period, in a joint initiative of the SRC, the women’s residence Irene, Student Affairs and the Centre for Student Counselling and Development. 2.4 Student recruitment

2.4.1 Recruiting at schools In May and June, the Centre for Student Recruitment and Career Advice focused strategically on recruitment from designated school communities. More than 4 757 Grade 12 learners were reached

7 by means of formal presentations at schools, particularly in the Western Cape and Limpopo. Various campus visits also took place – either by individual learners, their families or school groups. The Centre and the faculties of Science, Engineering as well as Medicine and Health Sciences have also partnered with iThemba LABS in Faure to raise awareness of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) opportunities available at SU. iThemba LABS is currently coordinating a supplemental tuition programme for top-achieving learners from Mfuleni, Khayelitsha and Philippi. In addition, the Centre engaged with learners, parents, educators and the public during conferences, exhibitions and community projects, and accepted a number of invitations to partner with school districts, radio stations, non-governmental organisations, student societies and teacher unions to reach out to schools. To have an impact on prospective students’ entire cycle of decision-making regarding their study careers, the Centre also connects with those groups influencing their decisions, such as parents, peers, educators, school principals and community workers. A highlight was a teachers’ event in Umlazi District, KwaZulu-Natal, hosted in collaboration with the faculties of Science, Engineering and AgriSciences. The event showcased SU as a partner to top schools in Durban and surrounds.

2.4.2 Careers@Maties The lack of effective career guidance at schools often results in uninformed decisions, both in terms of subject choices in Grade 9 and career paths post-matric. The Careers@Maties programme is facilitated at schools by a psychologist from SU’s recruitment team. Top-achieving Grade 11s are subjected to psychometric assessment, which provides insight into their personalities, interests and aptitudes. The results of the assessment are shared with both the participant and his/her parents or guardians. An analysis has revealed that a high percentage of learners who participate in the assessment eventually apply at SU. Social media applications are also used to assist learners with the electronic application process for admission, residence placement and financial aid.

2.4.3 Social media campaigns The Centre for Student Recruitment is committed to finding innovative ways to attract talent to SU. Digital platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are used to promote the University and communicate important information and dates to the prospective student market. The Facebook page for prospective students (Future Maties) currently has 20 570 followers, an estimated reach (people who see our posts) of 77 893, and an engagement rate of 8 922. Short, informative videos clearly are the preferred medium to promote the University. The most- watched recruitment video clip, Why be a Matie?, attracted 19 000 views. The website for prospective students , www.maties.com, remains the most valuable resource for information-sharing in the recruitment pipeline. It attracted 351 258 visitors and 998 901 views in the reporting period. Telethons were also planned for July to follow up on incomplete applications of academically strong candidates and make bursary offers, in particular to deserving black African, coloured, Indian and Asian applicants. 2.5 Applications for 2019 intake Undergraduate applications for SU’s 2019 intake closed on 1 June 2018. Although the Admissions Office is still verifying documents and supplementing incomplete applications, the initial trends can be summarised as follows:  There has been a 6% decrease in the number of complete applications compared to 2017.

 The number of applications by white candidates is down. Complete applications have decreased by 14% compared to 2016. Similar trends in white demographics have been reported by the universities of Pretoria, Free State and the Witwatersrand.  The number of applications by black African, coloured, Indian and Asian candidates is up. Complete applications have increased by 18% compared to 2016. 2.6 Revised undergraduate bursaries and loans model from 2019 At its meeting on 1 June, Senate approved a revised institutional funding model for undergraduate financial support. It will be implemented from 2019, as follows:  The principle of full-cost funding will be applied to fewer students.  The existing institutionally funded categories will be maintained.  Bursaries and loans will still be awarded based on financial need (excluding full-cost DHET bursaries to poor students). These will be limited to the minimum duration of a programme, plus two years.  Academic merit bursaries to undergraduate students will be awarded more conservatively. First-year students with a Grade 12 aggregate of 90% or higher will be eligible for a 40% discount on their basic tuition fees. Instead of awarding senior merit bursaries based on the same fixed average mark for all academic years across all faculties, these bursaries will now be awarded to the top 5% of students in a faculty/programme, depending on the available budget.  We will be working towards full-cost recruitment bursaries for black African, coloured, Indian and Asian candidates. However, the status quo – i.e. tuition costs only – will remain in place for 2019 while recruitment criteria are developed. This will ensure that the full impact of the new DHET and Ikusasa (ISFAP) bursary schemes is discounted, and that a new strategy is in place to selectively recruit top students with full-cost scholarships.  Sport bursaries will be awarded within the constraints of an incremental decline in the allocation from the SU main budget.  It has also been argued that leadership bursaries should be scrapped, since student leaders already receive a significant honorarium as reward. Furthermore, it was recommended that external funds should be channelled towards financial support for students from the missing-middle income bracket. A need was identified to develop an automated allocation model to integrate donor and other external bursary funds’ fixed criteria with those of institutional and internal funds. The Centre for Bursaries and Loans will initiate a comprehensive business process re-engineering project in the near future. 2.7 Academic support to students The Unit for Academic Counselling and Development, a structure in the Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD), follows a systems approach in terms of supporting students to study successfully. In the reporting period, the Unit presented workshops on self-management for student mentors and members of the Student’s Representative Council (SRC). The Unit also plays a key part in SU’s annual readmissions process and received 198 student referrals from readmissions committees this year. The first-semester workload at Tygerberg campus increased to such an extent that the Unit had to double the number of sessions offered to students.

2.8 Hybrid-learning academic offering A working group led by Prof Arnold Schoonwinkel, Vice-Rector: Learning and Teaching, has tabled a report to the Rectorate on SU’s so-called mode-2 or hybrid-learning academic offering. Hybrid learning is defined as a combination of face-to-face and fully online delivery of programmes, modules and short courses. Students meet with learning facilitators for block contact sessions (short-term, e.g. a week at a time) in physical learning spaces, which can be geographically distributed beyond SU’s current campuses. A large part of the learning, however, is facilitated online via the internet. This would include the studying of digitally archived learning material, and could also involve online, interactive sessions between students and learning facilitators. Assessments could be a combination of invigilated tests/exams in distributed assessment centres, and online assessments via internet connections. SU presently has a number of hybrid-learning course offerings, for instance for undergraduate programmes, honours programmes, postgraduate diplomas and master’s programmes in the faculties of Economic and Management Sciences, Education, Military Science, AgriSciences, Arts and Social Sciences, as well as Medicine and Health Sciences. Consultation on the report will now commence with all faculties and support services divisions to determine which academic programmes, modules and short courses could be offered in this way, the potential target markets who may benefit, and the support and funding models required to expand this offering of the University. In a further bid to gear up for the future, the Centre for Learning Technologies (CLT) and the faculties of Economic and Management Sciences as well as Science have also started planning the design of these faculties’ first hybrid (mode-2) academic offerings. 2.9 Online courses The CLT in the Division for Learning and Teaching Enhancement is working on three fully online short learning programmes. The “Just Lead!” course of the Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert (FVZS) Institute for Student Leadership Development started on 23 July, recruiting youth leaders from other higher education institutions and community organisations across South Africa and using online and collaborative learning to equip them to create sustainable change by demonstrating personal leadership, being context-aware and forming systemic partnerships. In October, a doctoral supervision course by the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) will commence, as well as an ethics course by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Figure 4: A planning workshop in May for the CREST online training course for supervisors of doctoral candidates at African universities

The CLT provides user support for all its learning technology systems. Solid technical user support is crucial to ensure that the momentum gained in blended-learning and fully online courses is maintained. Between January and July, the support team resolved 3 236 support issues and achieved an average satisfaction rating of 98%.

2.10 Access through language A new initiative of the Language Learning Hub of SU’s Language Centre is the informal Survival Afrikaans and Survival isiXhosa short courses. Aimed at non-mother tongue speakers who would like to converse in basic Afrikaans or isiXhosa, the short courses are offered to residences and LLL (Listen, Live & Learn) houses, or any interested local students. Participants are taught to use Afrikaans or isiXhosa in a social and functional manner, and also gain an understanding of the value of multilingualism. The courses are practical and interactive, focus on speaking, listening and reading skills, and are based on campus-related scenarios to encourage the use of authentic language. The first intake was scheduled for 6 August, and the first 40 enrolments were sponsored for a free course. The English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programme (click here), in turn, is a credit-bearing course offered to SU students who wish to enhance their English language skills in the academic environment. This course has traditionally been aimed at international students. However, due to challenges in the South African schooling system, many local second-language speakers have also expressed a need for assistance. Therefore, from the second semester this year, the programme has been opened to local non-mother tongue English speakers as well. 2.11 Broadening access for those with disabilities Following Council approval on 26 March, SU’s revised Disability Access Policy took effect on 1 April. The policy outlines the principles and provisions that should guide SU in its pursuit of becoming a universally accessible institution for staff, visitors and students with disabilities. This implies efforts to include persons with disabilities, inter alia by making physical spaces accessible and making information available in an accessible format. The implications of the revised policy cut across the University and will require all environments to pay close attention to systemic disability inclusion. The Disability Unit (DU) in our Centre for Student Counselling and Development has for instance identified the need for closer collaboration with Facilities Management to ensure that all projects on campus adhere to the principles of universal design. The DU has signalled that they have no budget for assistive technologies vital to the inclusion of students with disabilities. In the meantime, HUMARGA continues to support our students with assistive technology, and bursary support is sought wherever possible. Increasing bursary support from private companies will help broaden access for students with disabilities. As part of its efforts to reach out to the University community and beyond in the reporting period, the DU provided disability sensitisation training to staff of SU’s shuttle service. The Unit will also be hosting a beginner’s sign language course for staff and students on Tygerberg campus in the second semester, in collaboration with Student Affairs. In addition, the DU remains involved in the Stellenbosch Disability Network. 2.12 SU Museum broadening access “Access to Visual Arts” is a flagship project of the SU Museum aimed at bringing particularly disadvantaged learners to the museum. The learners are not only introduced to museum exhibitions, but are also shown around campus, including visits to the Botanical Garden, the Department of Visual Arts and the Rooiplein. During the reporting period, 901 learners participated in the programme. In total, the museum attracted 5 445 visitors between 1 April and 23 July. This represents an increase of 281 visitors compared to the corresponding period last year. During the same period, the museum was also booked 17 times for events hosted by other SU departments.

The SU Museum hosted the Nelson Mandela colloquium (click here for a full video recording and here for a shorter, edited video) cooperation with the Nelson Mandela Museum on 12 April. I opened the event, which featured Prof Jonathan Jansen, Dr Wilhelm Verwoerd, Ms Malaika Mahlatsi and Ms Nwabisa Makunga as speakers. The theme was “Nelson Mandela and Stellenbosch University at 100”, marking SU’s Centenary as well as what would have been Madiba’s 100th year. The event was attended by 189 people and received extensive media coverage. On the first Wednesday of every month, the museum organises “art walkabouts”. During the reporting period, four such walkabouts were held. The themes covered still life, collage and mixed media, as well as framing art. To share its cultural exhibitions with the public, the museum also hosts Centenary Fridays. In addition, on the last Thursday of every month, the museum opens its doors after hours. On 26 April, 50 people made use of this opportunity. On 31 May, the extended opening hours coincided with the launch of a book and exhibition by documentary photographer Omar Badsha, which was attended by 60 people. He recently received an honorary doctorate from SU recently and is a former recipient of the Order of Ikhamanga, which the state president bestows on exemplary citizens. Finally, in cooperation with the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, a networking event for registered tour guides was held at the museum on 28 June. Altogether 172 tour guides were welcomed to the event. 3. Maintaining momentum of excellence Excellence is one the overarching strategic priorities set out in our IIS 2013–2018. In that document, it is linked to the second element of our Vision 2030 – to become more innovative. And In our IP 2018–2023, maintaining our momentum of excellence is one of our seven institutional strategies. We do this by keeping up our student success rates and by positioning the University as one of the foremost research‐intensive institutions in Africa. 3.1 NSTF awards Profs Resia Pretorius (also see 3.5 below).and Coenrad Fourie both won prestigious National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)/South32 awards on 28 June. Pretorius, from the Department of Physiological Sciences, won the TW Kambule award for emerging researchers who have contributed to scholarly work and outputs over a period of up to six years. She was honoured for her discovery of the link between inflammation and non-infection diseases such as type-2 diabetes and Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. (Also see 3.4 below.) Fourie, from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, won an innovation award in recognition of the pioneering work of his company, SUN Magnetics, in the area of integrated superconducting circuits in supercomputers. Innovus is involved with both these projects and works closely with the researchers to provide the support needed to bring these technologies to the market. 3.2 Accolade for SU Botanical Garden Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), which is known globally for its efforts in securing plant diversity for the well-being of people and the planet, has accredited the SU Botanical Garden. The SU Botanical Garden is but the second botanical garden in Africa and the first in South Africa to receive this honour. Worldwide, only nine botanical gardens boast BGCI accreditation. This accolade recognises the plant conservation achievements of institutions that carry out a range of conservation-related policies, practices and activities.

3.3 SU Law Clinic recognised as a leading African law firm The SU Law Clinic has been shortlisted as a finalist in the category “Specialist Law Firm of the Year” of the prestigious 2018 African Legal Awards – a first for a university law clinic. The awards ceremony will take place in Johannesburg on 7 September. The awards recognise exceptional achievements, excellence and innovation in the legal profession on our continent. The SU Law Clinic will compete for the award with top law firms such as Allen & Overy, Webber Wentzel, DLA Piper, Bowmans and Spoor & Fisher. According to Dr Theo Broodryk, head of the Law Clinic, being shortlisted is a significant achievement because legal services constitutes but one component of the entity’s work. Yet the quality of its service offering places it on a par with the best law firms in the country. The SU Law Clinic has been involved in significant social-impact matters, such as the successful high court application a few years ago to have garnishee orders obtained by micro-lenders set aside and, more recently, the call for tampon tax to be abolished. Previously known as the SU Legal Aid Clinic, the SU Law Clinic underwent a name change earlier this year to reflect the broad scope of its work, namely legal aid, clinical legal education as well as practical legal training. The entity has also relocated to Crozier Street, directly opposite its parent Faculty of Law. 3.4 Innovus shines The annual meeting of the Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association (SARIMA) took place from 29 May to 1 June in Johannesburg. Innovus team members and SU colleagues played a major part in the parallel sessions with nine presenters in the technology transfer stream of the conference. SU representatives served as presenters and/or chairs in each of the eight sessions dedicated to technology transfer. During the conference, it was also announced that Ms Nolene Singh, technology transfer manager at Innovus, had been awarded the Department of Science and Technology and SARIMA’s award for early-career excellence in innovation management. 3.5 Biosensor shows promise SU researchers continue to engage with Innovus regarding new inventions. In particular, there is great excitement about the developments in the sensor technology field, which is a truly interdisciplinary project. Prof Willie Perold from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Prof Resia Pretorius (also see 3.1 above) from the Department of Physiological Sciences are working on a novel hand-held nano-electronic biosensor. The device requires only one drop of blood to diagnose cancer more rapidly and at a lower cost than current methods. The invention was featured on Carte Blanche recently and continues to attract wide interest. 3.6 100 research stories for SU’s Centenary SU annually publishes its research report in magazine format that illustrates how a selected number of our research projects have contributed to one of our most significant goals – making a positive impact on the lives of people. As a research-intensive university, SU is proud to host a group of highly talented and dedicated researchers. Research at Stellenbosch University pays tribute to their exceptional contributions to society. The publication offers a glimpse of the innovative and interesting research conducted at SU and serves as a platform to share research results with the public. The latest edition forms part of SU’s Centenary commemorations, consisting of 100 pages with 100 research stories. The formal launch of the publication will take place on 8 October. Meanwhile, a digital copy is available here.

3.7 Stellenbosch School for Data Science and Computational Thinking In March, a steering group was formed for the establishment of the Stellenbosch School for Data Science and Computational Thinking. This proposed interfaculty initiative will span the entire academic project, from undergraduate and postgraduate training to research and specialist consultation. The main purpose will be to coordinate and integrate SU’s various activities in this area and provide a platform for collaborative learning and research as well as the generation of knowledge, ideas, applications and products. National and international partners and investors will be invited to collaborate with the School. Small task teams were convened to investigate the current status of training activities, research and services delivered in the areas of data science and computational thinking in all SU faculties. Databases of the current and planned undergraduate and postgraduate courses, research projects and key role-players in these fields have been compiled. An interactive undergraduate workshop on SU’s data science footprint was subsequently held in May, and participants agreed that an introductory, generic “Data Science Literacy” course may be a valuable addition to the application-specific courses already presented or planned at SU. A task team is currently formulating the definition and scope of data science in undergraduate programmes and working on the details of a proposed framework for a Data Science degree programme. (Also see 7.10 below.) 3.8 More research chairs Two new DST/NRF SARChI chairs were awarded to SU recently – the chair in innovative rehabilitation to Prof Quinette Louw (Physiotherapy) and the chair in food environments, nutrition and health to Prof Xikombiso Mbhenyane (Human Nutrition). Both chairs are based in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Prof Louw’s research under the SARChI chair award will focus on promoting a long and healthy life for all South Africans by improving the quality of healthcare, with a particular focus on new and innovative approaches to rehabilitation. Prof Mbhenyane’s research, in turn, will aim to strengthen and broaden knowledge generation and capacity-building for human nutrition. This will be in line with the National Department of Health’s goal of strengthening the available human resources to deliver nutrition services, particularly population-based prevention and promotion services. SU now has 45 research chairs – nearly double the number we had five years ago. Of these, 27 form part of SARChI (the South African Research Chairs Initiative) and are funded by the Department of Science and Technology. Another 18 research chairs at the University are funded by other sponsors. 3.9 Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival The 15th annual Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (SICMF) took place in SU’s Department of Music from 6 to 15 July. By all accounts a great success, the event again put SU on the international music calendar and established the Department, which forms part of our Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, as a centre of excellence. This year’s festival included 27 internationally acclaimed artists. In addition to representatives from SU and UCT, artists hailed from the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Utah Symphony, the Mozarteum Orchestra, the Moscow Conservatoire, the Royal Academy of Music, Conservatoire Royal de Mons, Canadian Brass and the Folkwang University of the Arts, to name only a few. Guest artists included local composer Neo Muyanga.

The 2018 SICMF hosted 206 student participants, of whom 79 (38,4%) were from previously disadvantaged communities – 4,4% more than in 2017. Invited student groups included the Baltic Neopolis Academy String Quartet, the PRISM Wind Quartet from the USA, the Hugo Lambrechts Senior String Ensemble and our very own SU Wind Quintet. For the first time, the invited groups also included a student music technology team from Memphis, who received training through a newly conceived collaboration between our Drama and Music departments. In addition to the good attendance in the Endler Hall, the live internet streaming registered 17 557 viewers from 90 countries and a total of 1 070 viewing hours. The festival offered seven lunch-hour and six afternoon student concerts, nine public master classes, four invited student group concerts, seven evening faculty concerts, four orchestral concerts, and eight lectures/discourses presented by international faculty members. This year’s community concert was organised in collaboration with e’Bosch Heritage Project and took place at Rietenbosch Primary School, Cloetesville. The 100-member Festival Concert Orchestra and well-known M-Net SuperSport presenter Xola Ntshinga drew a large audience. 3.10 Support to academics The opening day of the Professional Educational Development of Academics (PREDAC) programme, which is aimed at new academics, was held at STIAS on 21 May with 90 participants from nine faculties. Phase 2 took place at Goudini from 17 to 20 July and attracted 61 participants from nine faculties. A writing retreat for 15 beneficiaries of the Fund for Innovation and Research into Learning and Teaching (FIRLT) was hosted from 22 to 25 May. The session afforded the scholars the opportunity to write up their research outcomes for publication. Prof Lesley le Grange’s Auxin lunchtime session on 29 May on decolonising the university curriculum sparked great interest. More than 50 participants attended his talk. Click here for his presentation. 3.11 Quality Assurance Policy Quality assurance (QA) at SU dates back to 1994, when the first QA cycle started with eight academic departments. Since then, the University has completed another three cycles. The most recent one – from 2011 to 2017 – involved QA evaluations of 63 academic departments and 20 support services divisions. The fifth cycle, which will run from 2018 to 2023, will evaluate the same number of departments and support services divisions, also including all centres, bureaus, institutes and units. SU already has a mature QA system in place. Now, the Quality Committee has also identified a need for a set of formalised QA principles and points of departure, which are to be contained in an overarching Quality Assurance Policy. This will be an important enhancement to ensure a robust QA system with which to manage, ensure and promote the quality of work done at different levels within SU in a reflective and evidence-based manner. Ultimately, it will be aimed at supporting our pursuit of Vision 2040. The Quality Assurance Policy will address and align with national requirements, such as those of the Council on Higher Education, and identify key areas for improvement and new areas for development, including international benchmarking. A task team has been appointed to draft the policy, which will then follow the usual institutional route for consultation and approval. 3.12 Library Research Week The sixth annual Library Research Week themed “Research in action” took place from 30 July to 3 August. The target audience was emerging SU researchers and postgraduate students. Topics included research essentials such as preparing a literature search strategy, writing a research proposal, dealing with copyright issues, and managing research data. For the first time, Tygerberg campus held their own Research Week in the brand-new Medicine and Health Sciences library.

A highlight of this year’s Research Week was the launch of the Marloth digital collection. Rudolf Marloth is best known for his magnum opus The Flora of South Africa, which was compiled between 1912 and 1932 in collaboration with botanical illustrator Ethel Dixie. The Marloth family donated the original illustrations and plates with handwritten notes to the University. This precious collection can now be viewed on the SU Library’s SUNDigital platform. 3.13 Co-curricular programmes The Co-Curriculum Office in the Learning and Teaching responsibility centre has begun with a series of workshops to ensure that teaching and learning principles as well as quality assurance are firmly embedded in new and existing co-curricular programmes. In a further development in this field, the Co-Curricular Recognition Committee met to consider nine applications for formal recognition on the academic transcript. The following four programmes met the standards and were approved:  Eendrag Leadership Course  Leadership through Community Interaction  Primary Healthcare Volunteer Programme  Stellenbosch Toastmasters Public Speaking The Coordinator: Co-Curricular Programmes is currently engaging various role-players to submit further applications for formal recognition to the Co-Curricular Recognition Committee, whose next meeting is scheduled for September. The Centre for Student Communities continues to develop and extend its offering of co-curricular programmes. The Centre for Student Leadership and Structures, in turn, is working on accrediting its leadership development programmes. By formalising its offering, the Centre intends to strengthen alignment, consistency, benchmarking, collaboration, networking and innovation across different structures. In light of the growing number of leadership initiatives on campus, the FVZS Institute has started reviewing its entire offering. A programme renewal phase has commenced to streamline the short- course offering, eliminate duplication of offerings, and identify opportunities to create new short courses for 2019. The latter is aimed at expanding SU’s national and international reach in line with our vision of broadening access. As part of the programme renewal process, the Co-Curriculum Office focuses on embedding SU’s graduate attributes in all programmes. To this end, they are developing faculty-specific competency frameworks that are linked to industry and will ensure that our graduates are fully prepared for the world of work. A pilot will be run across 11 departments in the Faculty of AgriSciences, mirroring a similar process followed in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Click here for more information on the co-curriculum accreditation process. 3.14 Campus Health Services Campus Health Services (CHS) is a crucial service provider to Maties Sport’s high-performance programme. In the reporting period, a total of 117 high-performance athletes accessed CHS’s pre- contest screening services to ensure safe participation. CHS physiotherapists also contributed to the recent success of Matie teams at University Sports South Africa (USSA) competitions. These include hockey (men’s and women), rugby, soccer, basketball and, for the first time, netball. Moreover, a CHS team received an international award at the annual meeting of the American Association for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) hosted in San Diego, USA, in early July, in recognition of their translational research. The team led by Dr Pierre Viviers was awarded the prestigious

T. David Sisk prize for best international research paper published in the official journal of the AOSSM. Two CHS presentations were also tabled at the 65th annual meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in Minneapolis, USA, towards the end of May. Lastly, the clinical teaching and learning platform for sports and exercise medicine has now been established. The platform offers final-year physiotherapy and postgraduate medical students the opportunity to help treat students and staff. 3.15 Sporting excellence With many sporting codes’ annual USSA competitions taking place during the winter holiday period, it was a busy time for both sport managers and student athletes. During July, USSA presented 24 national university championships in six provinces, hosted by a number of member universities. Maties Sport participated in 13 of these. Maties Sport aims to achieve a top-three position in university and league competitions. In this regard, our teams did us proud during the past two months. USSA: Maties Sport teams won three USSA titles and various medals at the USSA championships held across the country. The Maties Rugby, Cycling and Badminton teams won their competitions, while Maties Hockey, Netball and Gymnastics brought medals back to Stellenbosch. Maties Rugby won the USSA tournament for the second consecutive year, beating Tuks 52-10 in the final. Ben-Jason Dixon and Joa Swart were respectively named player and forward of the tournament. It was the Maties Cycling team’s fourth USSA title in as many years, with the men’s team and Gert Heyns taking overall victory. The women’s team finished second. Both Maties Hockey teams reached the finals of their respective competitions. Maties women lost 1-0 to defending champions Tuks, while the men’s team lost in a showdown against UCT. Maties Netball won the bronze medal after beating Pukke 54-35 in convincing fashion in the third-place playoff match. It was a big week for the Maties Football teams when they competed in Division B, not only looking for medals, but also promotion to Division A. The women’s team won bronze and was promoted, but the men sadly lost in a penalty shootout in the third-place playoff match. Noko Dalisiko was named manager of the tournament in Division B, and sport manager Ellroy Smith was named coach of the tournament. Maties footballer Craig Walters was named captain of the USSA under-21 team that participated in the South African Football Association’s SAB national under-21 tournament in July. At the USSA athletics championships in April, Justine Palframan (200 m), Jesse Perez (decathlon) and Nienka du Toit (heptathlon) were crowned champions, while Yvonne Steenkamp, Marina van Tonder and Gianna Marais won the half-marathon team competition. Wynand du Toit (400 m hurdles) and Garth Ellis (high jump) won silver, and Kwezi Mtoba (triple jump), Janke van Wyk (100 m hurdles) and Gardeo Isaacs (400 m) all won bronze. Palframan, Van Wyk along with Kerika Botha and Shannon Arendse won bronze in the 4 x 100 m relay. Hockey: After two bumper weekends of Varsity Hockey action, the unbeaten Maties Hockey men’s team topped the log after the playoff rounds. Maties finished the competition in second place. Cricket: At the annual Boland Cricket awards evening, Maties cricketer David Bedingham was named player as well as senior three-day player of the year. Maties Cricket women’s player Faye Tunnicliffe, in turn, scooped the awards for South African women’s emerging cricketer of the year and women’s 50-overs player of the year. Bedingham was also rewarded with a professional contract offer from the Cape Cobras. Maties Cricket sport manager Candice Williams now forms part of the Boland Cricket executive committee. This is an important achievement, considering the underrepresentation of women at this level of governance. Brand awareness: In 2018 to date, we have seen further growth in brand awareness as a result of Maties Sport’s communications strategy. The strategy involves a fresh and dynamic approach to

17 social media and other electronic communication platforms, along with processes to grow these platforms and position them as the official and authoritative voice of Maties Sport. Maties Sport’s social media reach (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) has seen a significant increase this year, indicating that we are communicating with an ever-growing audience.

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Figure 5: Maties Sport social media reach comparison 2017 vs 2018 4. Enhancing social impact Having a greater social impact is one of SU’s core strategic objectives. We understand social impact to be systemic, as it is embedded in all SU environments. Consistent and intentional focus on the generic and specific social impact of both learning and teaching as well as research and innovation enhances the overall transformative social impact of and through the University. This vision is guided by the SU Social Impact Strategic Plan (SISP). 4.1 Telematic schools project Through the telematic schools project, which started in 2009, the Centre for Learning Technologies helps enhance SU’s social impact. The project is a partnership between the University and the education departments of the Western, Northern and Eastern Cape. This year, another 127 schools received the required equipment, bringing the total number of participating schools to 798. The project uses the interactive satellite platform of SU’s Telematic Services to improve the year-end results of Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners. Broadcasts cover key school subjects, and presenters explain core concepts and address problem areas that learners struggled with in previous examinations. All the broadcasts are also available on DVD or as part of the online video library, which is a powerful exam revision tool. A major factor in the success of this project is the dynamic interaction between the presenters who work from the broadcast studio in Stellenbosch, and the learners who watch via satellite or live internet streaming from across South Africa. The learners can ask questions via an interactive webpage, SMS or WhatsApp. The project uses its Facebook page to keep schools informed. 4.2 SU Woordfees (including SU Choir and WOW project) The programme of the 20th SU Woordfees, which is scheduled for 1 to 10 March 2019, will be launched on 16 November 2018. The theme for next year’s festival is “Jonk” (“Young”). The SU Choir, which falls under the Woordfees, undertook a tour to the UK in July. There, they performed at the Southbank Centre in London, and also participated in the prestigious Llangollen Eisteddfod in Wales. The choir was named best youth choir (95,3%), best mixed choir (90,3%) and scored 95% in the open category. André van der Merwe was also honoured as best conductor. The choir remains the top choir on the Interkultur ranking of mixed amateur choirs.

Also included under the SU Woordfees umbrella, the project Woorde Open Wêrelde (WOW) continues to promote word skills, reading, literacy and the arts at schools. The annual Sanlam WOW spelling bee is well under way, with more than 600 participant schools from across all nine provinces. In the Western Cape, learners compete in Afrikaans (Grade 1-10), English First Additional Language (Grade 6-9), as well as isiXhosa (Grade 6-9). The national finals will take place in Stellenbosch on Saturday 20 October. 4.3 Cultivating entrepreneurs for the future In the week of 9 July, SU students in collaboration with students from Utrecht University presented entrepreneurship training for some 60 Stellenbosch learners in Grade 9 to 11. The objective was to sensitise learners to entrepreneurial opportunities around them. The Division of Social Impact (DSI), through Matie Community Service, was responsible for brokering ties with the schools to inform teachers of this opportunity and encourage learners to attend. As part of the pre-event orientation, the DSI trained both the Utrecht and SU students. 4.4 Impact in Oudtshoorn SU’s social impact was taken a step further on 18 May with the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oudtshoorn Municipality. This is the sixth agreement of its kind with a local authority following those concluded with Stellenbosch, Drakenstein, Saldanha and Hessequa municipalities as well as Eden District Municipality. Through our membership of the Cape Higher Education Consortium, we also have agreements with the City of Cape Town at metropolitan level, and with the Western Cape government at provincial level. The Oudtshoorn agreement was signed by the Vice-Rector: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel, Prof Nico Koopman, and the executive mayor of Oudtshoorn, Alderman Colan Sylvester. The strategic focus of the agreement will be on the Oudtshoorn schools partnership project, which is supported by SU’s Centre for Pedagogy. Like the other MOUs, this agreement envisages capacity- building and joint initiatives, drawing on SU’s intellectual capital and the municipality’s civic infrastructure to address the development needs of the area. The collaboration between Stellenbosch Municipality and SU has for instance resulted in substantial water savings in Stellenbosch, while these two institutions are also determined to reduce water consumption even further, despite the recent rains. 4.5 Mandela Month SU staff and students have shown that there are more than “100 ways to have an impact”, with faculties, departments and centres hosting various high-impact events on Mandela Day, 18 July, and throughout the rest of the month. From a seemingly small act such as giving a teddy bear to a sick child, to painting a building, SU’s social impact initiatives brought positive change to communities around Stellenbosch and in Tygerberg and Bellville. The Faculty of Science demonstrated their impact with chemistry demonstrations and games for learners from Kylemore High School, organised by the Department of Chemistry and Polymer Science. BSc Chemistry students also presented the Minions show, an annual chemistry magic show organised by AlchemUS, the SU student chemistry association. More than 120 staff members from Facilities Management, its contractors and staff from the Purchasing and Provision Services Division lent a helping hand to Kuyasa Horizon Empowerment, a community project in Kayamandi. The volunteers upgraded Kuyasa’s vegetable garden and fencing, removed rubble, did plumbing and rainwater tank maintenance, planted trees, repaired roof leaks, painted, established a fire evacuation plan and provided a fire training course for employees, did electrical repairs, and donated computers to the computer training facility. Even the very small

19 children got their share of fun when the CLT took 55 toddlers with their five teachers from Siyanqoba Crèche in Kayamandi to the Stellenbosch Square Spur. On Tygerberg campus too, a number of Mandela Day activities took place. On 17 July, students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) visited Sarepta Old-Age Home in Kuils River to pamper residents with beauty treatments and treat them with snacks and a performance by the Tygerberg Gospel Choir. On the same day, volunteers also cleaned up high-risk areas in the community around Tygerberg Campus. From early morning on 18 July, students and staff gathered at the student centre on campus to make sandwiches as part of the University’s Toasties for Tummies initiative. They managed to make 1 500 sandwiches, which were handed out to outpatients at Tygerberg Hospital later that day. A 5 km fun run/walk on campus was held in the afternoon, where items were collected for the Tygerberg Pantry Project, which combats food insecurity on campus. Food and toiletry donations were laid out on the rugby field to depict the number “100” in recognition of Madiba’s 100th birthday as well as SU’s Centenary. The drive to collect food and other items for students in need is an ongoing project on campus. The FMHS Mandela Day initiatives also touched the Avian Park community in Worcester. Here, the Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health partnered with the accountancy firm PWC to donate 80 blankets and clothing items to people from this underserved community. Ukwanda also undertakes a food drive to support Masibonelelane Soup Kitchen, which provides four meals per week to children aged 3 to 14 years, as well as people living with HIV/Aids. On 18 July, staff members of Maties Sport joined hands with Devon Valley Primary School, the Devon Valley community and Stellenbosch Municipality for various activities, including tag rugby, soccer, hockey and tennis, hosted at Devon Valley Primary School. 4.6 Impact by Campus Health Services Funding was obtained from World Rugby and the Medical Research Council in collaboration with SU’s Institute for Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM) to engage in various community-based research projects. The aim is to study injury and illness patterns among this cohort, as well as the prevention of head injuries in contact sport. A memorandum of understanding with Pniel Rugby Club has given players from this community club access to the physiotherapy and sports medicine services of CHS. The partnership between CHS and ISEM has also created a platform from where disadvantaged student athletes can be referred to the Sports and Exercise Medicine Clinic based at Tygerberg Hospital. CHS sport physicians and physiotherapists work at this clinic on a rotational basis, and 16 referred student athletes accessed these specialised services in the reporting period. In a collaborative project with Matie Community Service, CHS staff for the second consecutive year provided medical emergency and field-side care at the Klapmuts community rugby sevens tournament. Sixteen primary schools in the Boland and Western Province regions participated in the tournament. In addition, CHS staff participated in SU International’s annual summer school for international students. In total, 26 students from the US, UK and Singapore attended the course in public medicine in the African context. Moreover, CHS collaborated with the Division of Student Communities to implement the “10 000 Steps” hiking programme on Stellenbosch campus. The programme has been incorporated into the student wellness initiatives. In partnership with the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport (SAS), it has now also been expanded to local schools, with various community hiking routes in Stellenbosch having been integrated as a result.

4.7 Impact through sport Schools programme: The Maties Sport community interaction schools programme was presented during the July school holidays. Tennis camp: Tennis South Africa (TSA) hosted a junior tennis camp at the Coetzenburg tennis courts during the school holidays. A total of 42 juniors travelled to Stellenbosch to train here, and the Maties Sport High-Performance Unit assisted them with sport performance testing. This camp is the result of a strategic partnership agreement between TSA and SU that aims to develop a new world- class national tennis centre at the University. 5. Expanding internationalisation Expanding internationalisation is one of seven institutional strategies outlined in our IP 2018–2023, which clarifies that SU seeks to use internationalisation to equip its graduates and academics to prosper as citizens of a potentially more volatile and a fast-paced technologically advancing world. We want to empower them to make internationally significant contributions that have a positive impact on society worldwide. 5.1 BRICS at SU The third annual BRICS Network University conference was held on our Stellenbosch campus from 5 to 7 July, hosted jointly by DHET and SU. Nearly 160 delegates attended, drawn mainly from the BRICS member countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The delegates represented 36 universities and 11 other higher education institutions, as well as related bodies such as Universities South Africa, the Council on Higher Education and the SA BRICS Think Tank. The keynote address was delivered by Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr Naledi Pandor, who received a master’s degree in General Linguistics from SU in 1997 and an honorary doctorate in 2013. She said universities in BRICS countries have what it takes to address developmental challenges, and urged universities to advance in terms of innovation, the commercialisation of their work, international publications and the number of PhDs they produce. SU’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy and Internationalisation, Prof Hester Klopper, also addressed the conference. She pointed out how SU has been encouraging its researchers to engage with universities in fellow BRICS countries, inter alia through the BRICS collaboration grant, which was introduced in 2017. The grant provides funding to receive researchers from abroad, as well as undertake exploratory visits to other institutions. This year, ten awards have been made, specifically in Physics, Chemistry and Polymer Science, Earth Science, Botany and Zoology, Process Engineering, Psychology, Social Work and Theology.

Figure 6: From left, Mr Daoyu Wang (Education Secretary: Chinese Embassy in South Africa), Dr Diane Parker (DHET), Min Naledi Pandor, Mr Gustavo Brechesi Servilha (Brazilian Department of Education), Mr Sukhbir Sandhu (Human Resources Department, India) and Prof Maxim Khomyakov (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia) at the conference. (Picture: Hennie Rudman)

5.2 Fundraising and friendraising abroad Members of top management undertook a number of overseas visits in the reporting period to meet with partners, donors, alumni and friends of the University. My previous report to Senate covered the trip to Southeast Asia that Prof Hester Klopper, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Strategy and Internationalisation, and I undertook. We attended the Going Global conference of the British Council in Malaysia and met with universities in Singapore, Indonesia and Hong Kong. This trip also provided an opportunity for meetings with prospective donors in Hong Kong and Japan, followed by an alumni event in Tokyo on 9 May. It was SU’s first alumni event in Japan, and former students travelled from far to hear about developments at their alma mater. On 11 June, I had meetings in Bonn with Germany’s Federal Ministry of Education and Research as well as the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. The ministry undertook to inform us of funding calls, and the foundation encouraged SU to access their mobility funding, which has benefited 46 of our staff members to date. That same evening, we held an alumni meeting in Brussels, which was attended by 39 former students and friends of the University. These included South Africans working in the Benelux countries as well as Belgians who had studied at SU. My overall impression is that alumni remain very positive towards SU and are keen to stay in touch. In addition, from 12 to 15 June, DAR staff and I met with 13 organisations in London, including societies, charities, the House of Lords, and universities. Potential sources of funding were identified, research relationships were formed and strengthened, and Imperial College London requested formal ties with SU. Alumni and partners of SU were also treated to true South African hospitality at SU’s Centenary dinner in London on 13 June, attended by 60 guests. The event afforded me the opportunity to thank SU’s friends in the UK for their loyal support. The next day, we met with 30 alumni in Cambridge. This was an excellent opportunity to extend our UK reach beyond London. The group included SU graduates from a wide range of disciplines – from engineering and medicine to social work and business. For 24 of them, it was their first known interaction with their alma mater since graduating. On 16 July, we hosted the first ever SU alumni event in Stockholm. Our database currently includes 450 alumni in Sweden, and this event kick-started our efforts to reconnect with them and other Maties in the Nordic region. A broad range of former students attended the dinner – from younger alumni just starting their careers in Sweden, to some who have not had any contact with their alma mater in 20 years. I also met with Swedish donors, partners and friends of the University, including the Wallenberg Foundation, the South African embassy in Sweden, government agencies, research organisations and Swedish universities. On 27 July, I visited Windhoek along with colleagues from DAR. We hosted a lunch for Annual Fund donors and explored the possibility of launching corporate alumni clubs in Namibia, considering that a large number of SU alumni play a prominent role in the local economy there. The same evening, we hosted a very successful and spirited alumni networking event attended by 80 of our former students. SU has strong ties with this northern neighbour of South Africa. On average, the University has more than 600 enrolled Namibian students every year, while the more than 5 000 SU graduates in that country include both Namibians and South Africans. Earlier in the day, I was also interviewed by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, who had expressed interest in our visit. The benefits of these trips are often only realised months later. For instance, after our meeting with the Lloyd’s Register Foundation in November 2017, we received word in June this year that they had made available funding for the establishment of a fire engineering research unit (FireSUN) in our Department of Civil Engineering. This is the first university research group focused on fire safety in

Africa. The team, led by Dr Richard Walls, will be offering MEng and PhD degree programmes in fire safety engineering and structural fire engineering. 5.3 International collaboration On 27 June, the SU Museum opened the Re-stitching Culture exhibition. This travelling exhibition of traditional dolls from South Africa, Australia and Canada was curated by Prof Kate Wells, a retired academic from Durban University of Technology. Prof Marsha Macdowell from Michigan State University (MSU) officiated the opening. SU Museum and MSU are currently working together under the banner of a project funded by the latter institution’s Alliance for African Partnership programme. The well-established CHS short course in Sport and Exercise Medicine for postgraduate students from KU Leuven and a student elective programme with Aberdeen University resulted in two publications in international scientific peer-reviewed journals. A further two scientific contributions by visiting students from KU Leuven and Aberdeen were published. Both these programmes are presented in collaboration with ISEM. Finally, the Division of Social Impact recently held a workshop to discuss key aspects of university- community collaboration. The facilitator was Professor Thomas Bryer from the School of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. 5.4 Internationalisation in student circles The Centre for Student Leadership and Structures (CSLS) presents a number of courses that contribute to SU’S aim of expanding internationalisation. These include courses on global citizenship, democracy and citizenship, doing business in South Africa, as well as the African Leadership Development Programme (ALDP). The CSLS also serves as a partner in the leadership development programme of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), engages in leadership collaboration with the Abe Bailey Trust and the University of Tübingen, and helps facilitate the structured World Café conversational process. On 10 April, the Division of Student Affairs hosted a benchmarking visit by Botswana International University of Technology (BIUT). Through the CSLS’s Student Governance Office, students in structures such as the SRC, Prim Committee, Academic Affairs Council, Societies Council, Student Parliament and Student Court were afforded the opportunity to engage with BIUT. 5.5 Maties Sport in the global arena Rugby: Five Maties Rugby players – Ben-Jason Dixon, Dan Jooste, Schalk Erasmus, Sazi Sandi and Leon Lyons – were selected for the Junior Springboks team that participated in the World Rugby under-20 championship from 30 May to 17 June in France. All five players were also part of the Maties Young Guns squad that won the Varsity Cup under-20 tournament for the first time in the history of Maties in April. Jooste scored four tries in the Young Guns’ winning final, while Dixon was named player of the match. In addition, three Maties – Impi Visser, James Murphy and Duncan Saal – were selected for the SA Students sevens team that competed in the World Student Sevens tournament held in Namibia in July. The South African team won the tournament, becoming the eighth champions. Earlier this year, Murphy was also selected for the Blitzbok team to play in the HSBC World Series tournament in Hong Kong. Athletics World Cup: Maties Athletics’ Justine Palframan travelled to London in July for the Athletics World Cup, which saw eight of the world’s top athletics nations compete. They were the USA, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Poland, China, Germany, France, Jamaica and South Africa. Palframan participated in the 200 m, 400 m and the 4 x 400 m relay. Netball: After the recent national championships in Port Elizabeth, Netball SA announced a Protea training squad as well as a President’s XII, a Fast Five squad, a development squad and an under-21

23 squad. Maties’ under-23 club coach Danlee Mathews and head coach Zanele Mdodana were named assistant coaches of the President’s XII and Fast Five squad respectively. Players included in these squads are Stephanie Brandt, Jo Prins, Nichole Taljaard, Abeline Olivier, Claudia Jarrard and Charmaine Baard. Players included in the South African under-21 squad are Sian Moore, Lauren Adendorf, Caleigh Stuart and Adri Uys. CUCSA Games: Four Maties athletes and two Maties sport managers travelled to Botswana in June for the Confederation of University and Colleges Sports Associations (CUCSA) Games. Gardeo Isaacs won silver in the 400 m and was joined by Wynand du Toit in winning gold as members of the 4 x 400 m relay team. Zani Kruger won silver in the 1 500 m, and Janke van Wyk won gold as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team. Maties student athlete Lerato Ngakane formed part of the South African basketball women’s team to the CUCSA Games. Cycling: Two members of the Maties cycling club – Max Sullivan and Jacques Lloyd – were selected to represent USSA at the World University Cycling Championships (WUCC) in Portugal in July/August. Another Maties cyclist – Gert Heyns – won the South African Mountain Bike Marathon Champs in July. Cricket: Maties cricketer Ryan Murray received his first international cap playing for Zimbabwe against Pakistan. Parasport: Several members of the Maties Parasport club performed well at events in Europe and Tunisia over the past two months. Student athlete Kerwin Noemdo and veteran Paralympian Zanele Situ had a successful Berlin Open Grand Prix meeting in Germany. Noemdo took part in the F46 shot-put final and picked up bronze with an African-record 13,91 m heave. His African record saw him move up to number six on the world rankings. Situ, in turn, grabbed gold in the F54 javelin final, silver in the discus, and bronze in shot put. Both are coached by Stellenbosch coach Karin le Roux and are part of both Maties Parasport and the Maties High-Performance Unit. Sprinter Dyan Buis (T38) and javelin thrower Reinhardt Hamman (F38) also participated in Berlin, while Anruné Weyers (T47) and Charl du Toit (T37) participated at events in Paris and Tunisia. Hockey: Maties Hockey player Ammaarah Hendricks captained the South African under-18 team in a series against Australia, which the South Africans won. Five Maties – Andrew Hobson, Matthew Roman, Max Pike, Clayton Saker and William Eveleigh – were selected for the national under-21 men’s squad that will be competing at the 2018 national senior men’s inter-provincial tournament in August. Maties will also have significant representation in the Western Province team. Multisport: Taryn-Maie Wille was selected to represent South Africa at the 2018 International Triathlon Union’s cross triathlon world championships in Fyn, Denmark, in July. She competed in the under-23 category. International conference on women and sport: Four Maties Sport representatives attended the seventh International Working Group world conference on women and sport in Botswana in May. They are Cindy van der Merwe (events and marketing coordinator), Zanele Mdodana (Maties Netball head coach), Candice Williams (sport manager) and Justine Palframan (Maties athlete). The event saw 1 400 women from across the world rally together, passionate about providing equal opportunities for women to play sport in safe environments, and empowering them to take up leadership positions in the sporting environment as managers, officials and volunteers. 6. Advancing systemic transformation Systemic transformation is one of seven institutional strategies outlined in our IP 2018–2023. All dimensions of university life are involved in the transformation and renewal process, and at the same time contribute to the transformation of society.

6.1 Employment equity To advance the strategic principle of excellence through diversity, SU has put in place a comprehensive Employment Equity Plan that advances and closely monitors staff diversity. Significant developments in the reporting period were the approval of SU’s plan by the Department of Labour, as well as the full integration of the employment equity portfolio with Human Resources. The Department of Labour and SU’s Employment Equity Advisory Committee continually monitor progress with the implementation of the plan. Also in the area of employment equity, the Code for Management Practices regarding the Advancement of Employment Equity, Diversity and Reasonable Accommodation for People with Disabilities is currently under review, and will be submitted to Council for approval. Since the beginning of March, the Director: Employment Equity, the Chief Director: Human Resources and the Vice-Rector: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel have been conducting visits and engagements regarding employment equity targets, goals and interventions in various SU environments. The discussions focus on establishing contextual, aspirational and realistic employment equity targets and commitments across all environments (considering budgetary constraints and other employment equity barriers) and various ways to achieve them. 6.2 Equality Unit (EqU) The Equality Unit (EqU) provides services to staff and students to combat unfair discrimination and sexual harassment. In addition, its Gender Non-Violence Coordinator is developing a rape culture training manual for students, and setting up memorandums of understanding with various environments. SU’s first student climate survey on gender violence has also been developed and is scheduled for October. Staff and students continue to derive value from the Unit’s mediation programme for dispute or conflict resolution. In the reporting period, 16 staff members from various environments were trained as mediators. In association with Employment Equity (EE) at Human Resources and the Disability Unit, the Equality Unit is also developing an online social justice course for all SU staff. The course will consist of six modules and will address topics such as HIV/Aids, employment equity, unfair discrimination, sexual harassment, gender violence, sexualities, universal access and disability. December has been set as the target dat. 6.3 Collaboration with Walter Sisulu University In a collaboration between SU’s FVZS Institute and Transformation Office, and Walter Sisulu University (WSU), nine SU students were selected to join a youth leadership conversation with WSU student leaders at Qunu in the Eastern Cape, former President Mandela’s childhood village. This formed part of the centenaries of both SU and Nelson Mandela. The students shared their vision for South Africa, and also addressed the vast differences in student life at the two universities. They captured their interaction in a documentary to share with their respective institutions. At SU, it was screened at a Discourse Café hosted by the FVZS Institute at the SU Museum. 6.4 New residence named after Nkosi Johnson A new residence on our Medicine and Health Sciences campus at Tygerberg was named after the iconic child Aids activist Nkosi Johnson on 21 May after a student had proposed it in a campus-wide competition. The Rectorate approved the name in the interest of visual redress (see 6.5 below), inclusivity and the promotion of a welcoming campus culture.

By the time the young Nkosi Johnson died at the age of 12 in 2001, he had made an impact on the world stage with the powerful message that we should accept and care for those with HIV/Aids in a non-discriminating way. He was also a critical voice in the struggle for social justice when Aids denialism was rife. In 2002, he was vindicated when the Constitutional Court ordered government to make antiretroviral drugs available to pregnant women in state hospitals and clinics to help prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV. This followed a court challenge by the Treatment Action Campaign and others. Nkosi Johnson House accommodates 200 senior students and is the latest of three new residences erected on the Tygerberg campus over the past four years. It holds the title of “greenest residence in Africa” due to its EDGE (“Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies”) certification. Its construction required 45% fewer building materials and much less water than conventional methods, and produced only 0,25% waste compared to the 25% waste generated by standard construction. Solar panels are used to generate electricity for lighting and heating, and an extensive greywater system captures shower water, which is then treated and used for irrigation. 6.5 Visual redress A standing visual redress committee is currently finalising a draft visual redress policy (including procedures). This policy is intended to support, enhance and streamline visual redress processes (including those linked to the naming and renaming of buildings and venues) on all SU campuses. The committee has commenced with the implementation of a visual redress plan approved by the Rectorate. The first phase of implementation includes:  applying a Centenary inscription to the walls adjacent to the SU Library;  installing additional (permanent and temporary) art on the Rooiplein;  contextualising statues and old Vlakte houses;  enhancing signage on campus (including the names of buildings); and  erecting additional benches on the central campus with inscriptions in 12 languages. 6.6 Strategic engagement with stakeholders The strategic engagement calendar guides stakeholder engagement (especially with staff and students) at SU by linking national days and current issues with the institutional strategic priorities. The May–July themes included Africa Day, Youth Day and Mandela Day. On 24 May, the inaugural SU Annual Africa Day Lecture was delivered by Prof Jonathan Jansen, distinguished professor in our Faculty of Education (click here for a video recording). In my opening remarks I quoted former Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Blade Nzimande, who said in 2015: “Building African universities does not mean creating universities that are globally disengaged. They should be globally engaged, but not only by being consumers of global knowledge. They should be producers of knowledge as well, knowledge that is of relevance locally, continentally, in the South and globally.” The Transformation Office supported and participated in an Africa Day symposium on 25 May, hosted by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Themes included intergenerational conversations on activism and decolonisation, research collaborations and partnership on the African continent, and experiences of institutional belonging. The June theme of “Youth innovation and excellence” was introduced by means of special staff and student excursions to the theatre production The Fall. The Transformation Office invited 60 students and staff from various faculties and support services divisions to attend. The highly acclaimed production is based on the experiences and inner turmoil of youth leaders in the 2015 Rhodes Must Fall movement. See 4.5 for activities related to Mandela Day.

6.7 Reporting on transformation The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) has issued a standardised template for the submission of transformation plans and reports by higher education institutions. SU’s Transformation Plan was subsequently aligned with this template and submitted to DHET in June. The template facilitates internal and external alignment of transformation goals and targets, and will greatly enhance future synergy in monitoring and reporting transformational progress and gaps. The completed Transformation Plan will be shared with all SU environments. 6.8 Transformation workshops The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences has expanded its collaboration with the Transformation Office to offer a series of transformation workshops for staff. The series was repeated at the SU Business School and will be presented in parallel sessions for the remainder of the year. From May to July, the SU Library, the Ukwanda Centre for Rural Health and the Finance Division hosted staff transformation workshops. The “Embracing a new normal” three-day transformation competency programme for staff was also successfully presented from 12 to 14 July. One hundred staff members attended training and discussion sessions presented by the Transformation Office during the reporting period. The Transformation Office will continue to work with the rest of the institution to identify sustainable ways to increase the transformation competencies of staff and students, advance an enabling and inclusive institutional culture, and support innovative curriculum development, visual redress and democratic governance structures. 6.9 ‘Deadly Medicine’ exhibition From April to June, the SU Museum hosted the Deadly Medicine travelling exhibition in association with the Cape Town Holocaust Centre. The exhibition explores the difficult subject of racial science. As part of the exhibition, six related seminars and talks were also organised. Some of the themes addressed at the seminars included medical accountability, disability and human rights. An educational programme aimed at high-school learners was also hosted. The exhibition and its accompanying programme of events eventually reached an audience of 1 211 people. This is an all- time high for a single exhibition at SU Museum. 6.10 African Drumming Tuesdays In a new SU Museum initiative, African Drumming Tuesdays, the University and the community at large are offered the opportunity to learn the art of playing the African drums. Drumming is beneficial for teambuilding, and research conducted at SU also points to its tremendous health benefits. The initiative is offered in conjunction with Mr Vuyo Mgijima, a resident of Kayamandi. The first event on 12 June attracted 19 participants (attendance is limited to 20 per event). Feedback from University staff is very positive, and the demand for participation has dramatically increased. 7. Enhancing systemic sustainability Improving SU’s systemic sustainability is a focus area of the University listed in the IIS 2013–2018. In the IP 2018–2023, sustainability is defined as a systemic concept relating to the continuity of economic, social, institutional and environmental aspects of human society. We also recognise that the critical activities of a higher education institution must at least be ecologically sound, socially just and economically viable, and should continue to be so for future generations.

7.1 A new vision and strategic framework for SU SU has a new vision, positioning the institution to become: Africa’s leading research-intensive university, globally recognised as excellent, inclusive and innovative, where knowledge is advanced in service of society. Along with a new strategic framework, it was approved by Council on 18 June and launched at a staff assembly on 24 July, as mentioned in the introduction above. Our new Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024 replaces the University’s existing Institutional Intent and Strategy 2013-2018, which expires at the end of the year. The new guiding document has been two years in the making and was drafted in an inclusive process led by SU DVC:SI Prof Hester Klopper. Five task teams investigated different aspects (values; research themes; shape and size; bursaries and loans; and performance indicators ), staff and students were consulted on SU’s values, and the Institutional Forum and Senate provided input and finally recommended the document to Council. To achieve its new vision SU will pursue six core strategic themes from 2019 to 2024: 1. delivering a transformative student experience; 2. embarking on networked and collaborative teaching and learning; 3. conducting research for impact; 4. engaging in purposeful partnerships and inclusive networks; 5. becoming an employer of choice in the higher education sector; and 6. making SU a thriving organisation overall. SU’s new vision and strategic framework were developed against the backdrop of South Africa’s National Development Plan, the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. The University aims to meet the needs of Africa’s growing population – not only through contact learning, but also learning on digital platforms. The focus will be on the competencies and skills needed to equip students for the future. We want to regenerate all facets and functions of SU. We want to become more agile, adaptive and responsive as an institution. What happens in the world shapes us, and what happens here matters to the world. Our new vision and strategic framework will take us forward together. Click here to download Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024, here to read more about how it was developed, and here for a video. 7.2 Budget 2018 amended Council approved SU’s 2018 budget on 27 November 2017. The Rector as well as the chair and deputy chair of Council received authority to amend the budget if required due to a variation between the budgeted and actual government subsidy for 2018. The ministerial letter of late December 2017 indicated a total block grant of R15,561 million less than budgeted for in SU’s 2018 budget. To avoid budget cuts across the board, the Rectorate approved that the strategic fund allocation for 2018 be used to absorb the impact of the lower subsidy. In April 2018, however, the University received an unexpected amendment to the ministerial letter of December 2017, this time indicating a total block grant of R105,08 million more than budgeted for in the 2018 budget. Accordingly, the strategic fund’s budget for 2018 could be restored. The DHET confirmed that the additional block grant would be maintained on a carry-through basis for subsequent years. On account of the unexpectedly large deviation from the budgeted subsidy, with a carry-through effect, it was decided to use SU’s budget model to allocate the subsidy to the various components of

28 the main budget. This also included the consistent application of the budget model for the division of each faculty’s share. The application of the budget model resulted in the following division between the four blocks of the main budget: Budget component Rand amount Percentage of additional subsidy Strategic R3,21 m 3,05% Institutional R30,7 m 29,2% Support services R21,1 m 20,1% Faculties R50,1 m 47,7% Table 1: Division of funds between the four blocks of the main budget

Since the institutional budget had been properly motivated for 2018, and no changes occurred with respect to its cost drivers, the increment due to the institutional budget (R30,7 m) was added to the strategic fund for 2018. From there, it can be allocated according to the rules and procedures for that fund. The Rector, chair and vice-chair of Council approved the proposed treatment of the additional subsidy, as delegated by Council. 7.3 Faculty renewal strategy At the end of 2017, the Rectorate identified a renewal strategy for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, as well as the Faculty of Education as a priority and strategic initiative. A process was developed to support the faculties in the renewal strategy. Prof Hester Klopper, who is leading the initiative, will update Senate on progress thus far. 7.4 STIAS report In March, Council resolved to pledge another five-year cycle of funding to the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) to match the Institute’s joint funding from two Swedish institutions – the Knut & Alice Wallenberg (KAW) and the Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg (MMW) foundations. STIAS reported to the Rectorate in April. In 2017, the Institute also received funding from the Trellis Charitable Trust (for projects in the field of fundamental physics) and the Donald Gordon Foundation (to cover the visit by Prof Joseph Stiglitz, winner of the Nobel prize for economics). The 82 fellows and 16 visiting academics hosted by STIAS in 2017 included four from Stellenbosch and 14 academics/authors/public figures from elsewhere in South Africa. Since 2008, STIAS has hosted approximately 700 fellows, of whom some 75% were from outside South Africa. This makes the Institute a significant contributor to internationalisation-at-home. In 2017, ten STIAS fellows were from other African countries. (Visit www.stias.ac.za/fellows-of-stias/fellows-2018 for the 2018 fellows list.) In 2016, five young researchers from Africa benefited from the STIAS Iso Lomso programme for early-career support, and another four applicants with solid project proposals were invited to the Institute. The programme supported nine young researchers in 2017. For the past three years, STIAS has offered SU students 30 PhD bursaries worth R400 000 each (distributed over three years). At our graduation ceremonies in December 2017 and March 2018, seven of the ten students in the 2015 cohort received their doctorates (three from Zimbabwe, two from South Africa, and one each from Madagascar and Tanzania). One South African student from that cohort graduated in March 2017 already, and another two are expected to graduate in December this year. STIAS also contributes directly to SU’s research outputs and revenue from publication subsidies. Two books in the STIAS series (published by SUNMeDIA) appeared in 2017, and another four

29 volumes are being finalised. A further 21 books, five book chapters and 58 research articles were published (full list at www.stias.ac.za/publications/publications-2017). The Institute does not lay claim to the subsidy income of authors associated with any South African university. Nevertheless, the subsidy earnings from the other authors are substantial: STIAS received R203 928 for publications in 2017, at R10 534 per publication unit (as is currently the case for any department in SU’s subcommittee A environment). The balance of approximately R1,78 million (19,36 publication units at R102 556 per unit) represented revenue for SU. All publications and the accompanying databases are directly linked to authors from foreign universities (home affiliations are also indicated on the publications), which has a positive impact on SU’s position in the rankings. STIAS’s direct financial contribution to SU through PhD bursaries and research outputs in 2017 was as follows: Category 2017 PhD bursaries (R12 million over five years) R2,8 m Publication subsidies R1,78 m Total R4,58 m Table 2: STIAS contribution to SU through PhD bursaries and research outputs

Added to this is the state subsidy of approximately R2 880 000 due to SU for the eight PhD graduates in December 2017/March 2018. Another 14 students are expected to graduate by December 2018. 7.5 SU companies SU’s group of companies (via Innovus) now employs 267 staff members and had a combined turnover of R226 million in 2017. In addition, the Nedbank SU LaunchLab currently supports more than 60 companies (both SU spinouts and start-ups from outside the University). Considerable progress has been made with the establishment of a team to support conferences and events at SU. This initiative will go hand in hand with the Facilities Rental function at SUNCOM. The events support team will provide a proactive service to attract more conferences and events to SU, which will in turn increase the demand for venues from Facilities Rental. In 2017, SUNCOM sold 44 650 000 images for copying and printing on 480 devices, had 14 745 m2 retail space on its books, sold more than 3 761 000 pre-booked meals to students, and managed nearly 8 000 residence beds. Innovus continues to focus on establishing a formal business around Sein Media (Pty) Ltd, the newly established spinout company that specialises in film scoring and music recording at the Department of Music. Another one of our spinout companies, Custos, is actively raising funds. At the same time, Bridgiot (Prof Thinus Booysen) is looking at diversifying their product offering, while CubeSpace (Prof Herman Steyn) has been incorporated as a company in July 2018. SNC (Stellenbosch Nanofiber Company) attracted their first recurring revenue client, and Sun Magnetics (Prof Coenrad Fourie) won the NSTF innovation award for small, medium and micro-sized enterprises in June (see 3.1 above). 7.6 Development and Alumni Relations 7.6.1 Donations to SU 2012 to 2017 In April, we reported the following figures to Stellenbosch Trust. The figures show a steady increase in donations received since 2012. Included in the 2017 figure is the large DW Ackermann bequest.

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A breakdown of donations per category in 2017 is as follows:

Unconditional Other 2% 3% Research Remuneration 17% 3% Bursaries Equipment & 38% infrastructure 1% Education 15% Diversity Cultural Community 1% festivals service 3% 17% Figure 8: 2017 donations by category

2018 compared to 2017 According to DAR’s figures, donations to SU for January to June 2018 were up by 9,5% compared to the corresponding period in 2017.

R180.00 Jan-Jun 2017 Jan - Jun 2018 R160.64 R160.00 R146.64 R140.00 R120.00 R100.00 R73.80

R80.00 R72.97 Millions R60.00 R36.88 R40.00 R31.44 R30.97 R23.39 R15.11 R19.87 R20.00 R0.98 R1.87 R0.00 International National Bequests Individual ≥R50' Annual Fund TOTAL Figure 9: Portfolio comparison, January to June 2017 vs January to June 2018

A comparison of donations by the top donors in each category for the first six months of the respective years reveals the following:

 International donations are down by 15%, mainly because only R3,9 million has been received from the Moshal scholarship programme to date this year, compared to R6,8 million in 2017.  African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) donations have decreased, but this is due to an accounting adjustment. The figure is expected to even out towards the end of the year.  National donations are in line with 2017.  Bequests are up by 55% as a result of R7,1 million received from the Harry Crossley Foundation in February 2018.  Individual donations are up by 55%, mainly due to an increase in donations by high net- worth individuals (HNWIs) in 2018. 7.6.2 Benchmarking SU’s fundraising performance The Annual Survey of Philanthropy in Higher Education provides benchmarking information about the state of philanthropic support to universities in South Africa. It was conducted by EduActive Solutions on behalf of Inyathelo, the South African Institute for Advancement. Twelve of South Africa’s 26 public universities participated in the 2017 survey – including SU, for the first time. Our performance has therefore now been benchmarked against our peers’. The survey used aggregate data for 2016 supplied by the participants. It focuses primarily on recording and analysing South African universities’ philanthropic and grant income. Funding from the sectoral education and training authorities (SETAs) is recorded separately. More particularly, the survey examines how much universities spend directly on attracting this type of income, including the staffing and operating expenditure of their fundraising/development and alumni relations functions. I am pleased to report that SU did very well in 2016. We recorded the highest level of donor income of any institution in the sample, and were also the top performer in the individual, bequests, civil- society and gifts-in-kind funding streams. SU well exceeded both the median and the mean in respect of all indicators. Our Division for Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) maintained an excellent cost-to-income ratio of 5c per rand receipted, which was substantially lower than the mean of 54c and the median of 14c. Benchmarking is very important in gauging sector-wide relevance and performance. This survey demonstrates that SU is operationally very much at the top of the fundraising game for universities in South Africa. 7.6.3 Crowdfunding guidelines DAR has developed guidelines for individuals or projects affiliated to SU that wish to set up crowdfunding campaigns. The document describes the necessary approvals and processes to initiate a campaign in line with SU’s policies and systems. Click here to view the guidelines. The guidelines apply to:  SU staff and administrators as well as other individuals who associate themselves and are affiliated to SU, including alumni and parents;  outside groups, clubs, residences and organisations affiliated to SU who claim to represent and/or raise funds for SU or an SU group through a crowdfunding campaign, such as the SRC, SU Choir, etc.; and  students (both undergraduate and postgraduate) who use crowdfunding for projects/campaigns that involve research, study tours or creative work.

7.7 Addressing food insecurity on our campuses Food insecurity and the need for the most basic items are becoming more prevalent among students in South Africa. Increased financial support has broadened access to higher education, but still does not cover all basic costs. Funding limits on such components as tuition, accommodation and food allowances result in shortfalls, which students themselves are liable for. The most pressing times are at the beginning of the year, when students are still waiting for funding to be approved, and before the year-end exams, when allowances start running out. According to Stellenbosch campus social worker Lizzie Witbooi from SU’s Centre for Student Counselling and Development, there has been a significant increase in food insecurity. She started the Vouch4US project in 2015 to provide shopping vouchers to students in need of food and other basic necessities (click here for a video). Last year, 300 students were assisted; in the first semester of this year alone, almost 200 students came to seek help. Another initiative addressing this problem at SU is the Tygerberg Food Pantry (click here for a video), which was started by students in our Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, also in 2015. According to coordinator Lee Baatjes, an MB,ChB student, the project goes beyond food donations to also “cultivate a culture of empathy and caring among our students”. The SRC has taken up this cause with its #Move4Food campaign. This student-led initiative aims to create food banks on our Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses, with an ambitious target of raising R10 million in 100 days in donations (cash and goods) to ensure that none of our students go hungry. The campaign has been adopted by DAR, who is not only providing guidance and support, but has also incorporated it into the University’s Centenary fundraising drive, #SU100. The #SU100 drive follows last year’s successful #SU99 campaign, which raised more than R1 million to alleviate student debt, and the #Maties100 project, which raised funds for student bursaries via the Cape Town Cycle Tour. More than 50 staff members, students, alumni and friends of the University joined me in pedalling the 109 km of the race on 11 March this year, and we used peer-to-peer fundraising on the GivenGain platform to maximise our impact. Now I have again been roped in to sweat for a good cause! I have accepted SU alumna and Olympic Games silver medallist Elana Meyer’s challenge to #Move4Food by running the Cape Town Marathon on 23 September. In turn, I challenge the entire SU community – including Senate members – to join us. You do not have to run a marathon to show your support, however. There are various ways to #Move4Food, including shorter races, virtual races, activity tracker challenges, sports days and commuting to work. Or you can make a cash donation with hardly any effort at all. Click here for some fun ideas, and here to create your own fundraising campaign. Let’s team up to help our students finish their race. 7.8 Corporate Communication Preparations to introduce the recently approved Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024 to the University community were a key focus for the Corporate Communication Division (CCD) in the past quarter. The CCD’s Executive Management Communication function led a cross-functional working group that planned the internal launch and communication of the new vision and strategy. The centrepiece of the internal launch was a staff assembly in the Endler Hall on 24 July, which was streamed to staff on Tygerberg and Bellville Park campus as well. After the launch, all staff received a comprehensive e-mail bulletin, along with a video message from me. Other elements of the campaign included the construction of a webpage on the vision and strategic framework, a comprehensive source document with the full vision and strategic framework approved by Council on 18 June, and a summary version in the form of a brochure.

Contributions by the various functions within CCD are highlighted in more detail below. 7.8.1 Content Hub The ultimate goal of the Content Hub is to communicate key strategic messages based on institutional priorities. Hence, an important step is to align the material on the hub with the new Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024. Planning in this regard is under way. Meanwhile, the pilot phase of the Content Hub will end on 31 August. A review session in May assessed progress with the pilot phase and determined strengths and weaknesses in identifying and gathering SU content and disseminating it to primary and secondary stakeholders. The review also considered ways to improve these processes and ensure that the hub operates as a synchronised, aligned and well-governed structure. 7.8.2 Centenary brand identity CCD’s Brand Department helped devise brand concepts that went on to inform the design of communication campaigns. These included the design of the refreshed SU water-saving campaign, and the brand concept for SU’s 2017 integrated annual report. The Department also developed the brand concept (left) for Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024. It leverages the Centenary brand and the slogan “Forward together”. It will be applied across all communication about the new vision and strategy until a refreshed SU brand is introduced in 2019.

Figure 10: Brand concept for Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019– 2024. The phrase “Forward together” has been separated from the SU100 logo to transition the brand into the future. Each picture relates to one of the six core strategic themes.

The SU brand review process is well under way. Dr Phumzile Mmope, Senior Director: Corporate Communication, is leading this exercise and has been holding one-on-one meetings with faculty deans to inform them about next step, particularly the SU brand valuation starting in August. The Centenary brand identity is gaining traction as 2018 progresses. The Centenary brand manual, toolkit and artwork are being widely used among the University’s internal stakeholders, and received a total of 1 385 English page views and 232 Afrikaans page views during the past quarter. As the Centenary brand evolves, both the manual and toolkit are being updated by issuing new templates in response to queries and requests. Collaboration is a crucial element of effective brand management. To this end, brand ambassadors across the institution assist with brand coherence. This entails ensuring that the Centenary brand elements are consistently used, and preventing brand fragmentation. In addition, initiatives are under way to work more closely with faculties, student cohorts, Facilities Management and the visual redress initiative. An example is the brand alignment of internal IT digital communication touchpoints (http://blogs.sun.ac.za/it/en/2018/06/a-brand-new-look/):

Figure 11: Cyber security alert e-mail banner before SU brand alignment.

Figure 12: Cyber security alert e-mail banner after SU brand alignment.

7.8.3 Integrated communication campaigns The #SUinHistory campaign, highlighting the changes at SU over the past 100 years, has received an overwhelmingly favourable response from target audiences. The campaign is being executed on the SU social media platforms, which include Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The top-performing post related to the admission of SU’s first “non-white” students (see below). It attracted 31 806 Twitter impressions and 1 266 engagements. On Facebook, the post reached 21 473 users and elicited 255 responses and 298 likes.

Creating tomorrow’s innovators today: On SU’s strategic engagement calendar, which is known as Imbizo365 (click here for a pdf), June is dedicated to themes relating to Youth Day (marked on the 16th of the month). These include youth excellence as well as social innovation and entrepreneurship. To give effect to this, CCD focused on students whose innovative ideas are making a difference in addressing social challenges. CCD ran a communication campaign consisting of five videos, each featuring an innovative idea of SU students. These videos (uploaded to SU’s YouTube channel) were very successful, recording high viewer retention and engagement rates across all platforms:

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Civil Engineering students Heidi Christen and Michal Venter are advocating sustainability on SU campuses by introducing a system of reusable coffee cups. The duo are participating in the LaunchLab Fellowship, an initiative that inspires students to become future problem-solvers and entrepreneurs.

“I’d like to think of myself as an entrepreneur,” says Nondumiso Dlamini, a third-year BCom Management Accounting student. She is the creator of Peanut Butter, Jam & Cashew Nuts, a small food business that aims to bridge the gap between affordable and high-quality food offerings to students.

“Everyone has ideas,” says Daniel Robinson, a postgraduate Electrical Engineering student. He is one of the drivers of the MakerSpace, a facility that is being established at the LaunchLab where students can express their creativity, inspire one another, collaborate and access technology to bring their ideas to life.

When looking for a business opportunity, Nokukhanya Mahlalela turned to what she loves most – fashion and hair. In November 2017, she launched SN Immaculate Boutique, an online clothing and wig store. A final-year student in Agronomy and Agriculture Economics, Nokukhanya has her sights set on becoming a successful entrepreneur who can play a part in fuelling economic growth on the African continent.

Curiosity drives Jonathan Rabe to innovate. This Mechatronics student started building small rovers to learn more about robotics. However, he saw the potential to take his project one step further and is now developing small rovers that can map out spaces inaccessible to humans. “Innovation is about being creative and following your own ideas,” says Jonathan.

Safety campaign A safety campaign was conceptualised to raise awareness of personal safety as well as the safety interventions already in place at SU. The campaign was implemented on all SU social media platforms, and safety information was distributed weekly via WhatsApp to the safety office representative of the various house committees. This was achieved with the assistance of Campus Security. Below are examples of safety messages distributed to students:

The safety campaign was launched at the end of April, ran until the end of the term on 29 June and resumed at the start of the second semester. This is because trends over the past few years have revealed that criminal activities such as theft tend to increase in February and again around July/August, after recess periods. Water campaign – e-mail banner A new e-mail banner for the water-saving awareness campaign was implemented at the start of June, replacing the “Be water smart” banner. The new banner forms part of the roll-out of the communication plan requested by the contingency committee for the drought response plan.

Among internal stakeholders, the banner aims to encourage water-saving behaviour. For external stakeholders, it proves that SU is a responsible corporate citizen that supports local, provincial and national water-saving initiatives. It also illustrates SU’s commitment to ensuring environmental sustainability on its campuses. 7.8.4 Internal communication To improve access to articles on staff matters, Life@StellenboschUni, which was previously distributed to staff every quarter, has been incorporated into the e-mail newsletter news@StellenboschUni as a bi-weekly insert. The opening rates of both info@ and news@ have improved significantly since the last report. This trend will be monitored and analysed over the coming months to determine the reason for the increase. Yet preliminary indications are that earlier sending times and the inclusion of Life@StellenboschUni in news@ have been contributing factors. In July, the report on the findings of the SU internal communication audit was finalised. The audit evaluated the communication channels, practices and protocols in place at SU and was conducted from March to June. Communication specialist Business DNA was commissioned to support the internal communication team in carrying out the audit, which consisted of an online questionnaire, focus group discussions with students and staff from the various SU environments, and interviews with several line managers. From the data gathered, Business DNA compiled a detailed report on internal communication practices at SU, and made recommendations on how to make internal communication more effective. The insights from the audit were shared with staff and students at the start of the second semester, and CCD is preparing to implement the recommendations, where appropriate, over the coming months.

7.8.5 Integrated annual report A copy of SU’s integrated annual report – as approved by Council on 18 June – was delivered to the Minister of Higher Education and Training ahead of the deadline of 30 June. The rest of the print run arrived at SU during July (copies available from CCD), and a PDF version has been available on the University’s website since June (click here). The report is a rich source of validated information on SU as a responsible corporate citizen that is mindful of its impact on society, the economy and the natural environment. Although the 2017 report deals mainly with the activities of the past year, we also look further back in time with a view to our commemoration of one hundred years as a university in 2018. We honour SU’s pioneers by placing each of their portraits next to those of the current management. A raised bar in faculty colours appears on the right-hand pages as a symbol of our pursuit of excellence in all our core activities. The statistics in the report have also been marked with these colours throughout to show how far the faculties have come in achieving the University’s strategic goals (see p. 7 of the Annual Integrated Report 2017). 7.8.6 Matieland 2018 This year’s Matieland was published at the beginning of August and is primarily dedicated to SU’s Centenary. Among others, it contains an extract from the University’s timeline, as well as articles on some of the most important moments in SU’s 100-year history. In keeping with the Centenary slogan, “Forward together”, a large part of the magazine focuses on the future. Other themes addressed in the articles include thought leadership, excellence, networks, social impact, inclusivity, transformation, internationalisation and sustainability. A diverse group of Matie alumni also share their campus experiences. Matieland is distributed to alumni, donors, partners and other stakeholders of SU. It is available at www.sun.ac.za/matieland. 7.8.7 Stakeholder engagement On 17 July, SU hosted the 2018 Nelson Mandela Fidel Castro graduation ceremony. This was in response to a request from the national Department of Health, which is one of the primary stakeholders of SU’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The hosting of the ceremony had special significance, given that 2018 is SU’s Centenary year as well as the year in which late President Mandela would have turned 100. A total of 57 South African medical doctors who had trained in Cuba graduated in the Endler Hall. This was followed by a reception for students and guests in the Behrens Foyer, and a lunch for the academic procession and dignitaries in the Wallenberg Centre at STIAS. 7.9 SU in the news (external communication) SU continues to claim a spot among the top three universities in South Africa in terms of the media monitoring agency PEAR’s dataset. In May, SU recorded the second-highest number of clips (number of times mentioned in print, online, on radio and TV), but scored highest in terms of reach (number of times particular items were read, listened to or watched). The numbers were slightly down in June, which is traditionally a quieter news month at most universities. Institutional news covered by the media includes the achievements of the SU Choir in Wales (Die Burger, KFM), the awarding of accreditation from Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) to the SU Botanical Garden (SABC News, Channel Africa, News24, RSG), the introduction of a greywater system on Tygerberg campus (Cape Times), and the annual BRICS Network University conference held at SU in early July with Minister Naledi Pandor as speaker (The Star, among others). Also receiving extensive coverage was the SU Law Clinic’s call for “tampon tax to fall” (eNews, The Star, Cape Argus, News24, TimesLive, Son op Sondag, Die Burger, Citizen).

On the flip side, the University received some negative publicity when Die Stem was sung at an alumni event, mostly by former students (Daily News, Die Burger). The profile article “Stellenbosch sets course for the future” in Sunday Times in May led to various follow-up articles in other media (Die Burger, Rapport) – especially on the issue of decolonisation. These unfortunately created the wrong impression that plans to renew ten programmes centred on decolonisation only. A much more balanced article appeared on News24 – Decolonising education: How one SA university is getting it done. SU researchers and other thought leaders produced over 72 opinion editorials (see addendum) over this period – mostly facilitated by CCD’s Dr Alec Basson, who is one of the three journalists in the Content Hub. Regular contributors in the reporting period were Profs Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, Amanda Gouws, Jonathan Jansen, Nico Koopman and Thuli Madonsela, as well as Drs Chris Jones and Leslie van Rooi. It is encouraging that a growing number of SU staff members are making use of opportunities to help form public opinion in this way. The Media Office at CCD provided the media with lists of experts on Workers’ Day, World Environment Day, World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, Youth Day and Mandela Day. Research articles that did well in the media included the following:  Drinking and smoking in pregnancy compound the risk for stillbirth, SIDS (Beeld, Cape Times, Cape Argus, Radio 702)  Better implants key to repair damaged knees (Cape Times, Business Live, Times Live, Bizcommunity, medicalxpress, The Herald, RSG)  Keeping tabs on genetically modified crops (Cape Times, Die Burger, Cape Argus)  Palmiet wetlands drying up fast (The Star, Cape Times, Eikestadnuus, Times Live, RSG)  Alcohol, illegal drugs can trigger self-harm (Times Live, Helderberg Gazette, Tygerburger)  Well-planned maintenance schedules prevent load shedding (Cape Argus, RSG, Eikestadnuus, Daily News)  SU key partner in SA’s first solar-powered desalination project (Bolander, Cape Times) Most of these articles were compiled by CCD, and some by communications staff in faculties. Lastly, CCD in collaboration with the Centre for Research on Evaluation, Science and Technology (CREST) presented a workshop facilitated by The Conversation on 22 May. The workshop was attended by 30 researchers, setting the scene for many more to come. To date, 156 SU authors have published 216 articles via The Conversation. 7.10 Policy on centres, bureaus and institutes A task team has been appointed to revise SU’s current policy on centres, bureaus and institutes (CBIs). Their brief is to provide guidelines for the establishment of entities that are aligned with SU’s new vision, mission and strategy, and that will advance the University’s strategic goals. Among other things, the new policy will provide for entities that span across faculty boundaries, which is not clearly guided by the current policy. The aim is to request approval from Council at its meeting on 26 September. 7.11 Campus security In the previous report, a marginally downward long-term trend was noted in crime-related incidents at SU. That sloping trend has continued this year. The total number of crime incidents reported to Campus Security during the second term of 2018 represents a 13-year low.

1600 1400 298 201 311 283 1200 236 205 232 236 223 291 308 180 1000 247 319 326 Quarter 4 285 267 315 265 399 325 281 800 292 319 280 344 Quarter 3 403 350 364 Incidents 600 359 Quarter 2 359 389 329 303 305 318 342 242 325 400 186 Quarter 1 437 464 426 479 200 307 340 321 415 305 355 381 379 318 310

2011 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Table 3: Total crime-related incidents reported per quarter, 2005–2018

This may be attributed to many causes. Macro factors include unemployment, population growth and migration patterns, while some micro factors are successful prosecutions and the visibility and responsiveness of security staff. Above all else, however, the slowing crime rate is very likely the result of the additional funding allocated to security services over the past few years, especially since 2015. In February 2018, the existing security network was further strengthened by the night-time deployment of 25 security guards in the secluded areas between residences. As an outcome of the viable sourcing process, ProEvents Security took over the security operations at Stellenbosch and Tygerberg campuses on 1 April. ProEvents has invested significantly in additional equipment and vehicles, including quad bikes for mountain patrols, which has also facilitated the reduction in the number of incidents on campus. Campus Security is also pleased to note that members of the campus community are increasingly aware of their personal safety. Awareness, as well as the wise personal safety and security choices resulting from it, is a crucial component of a safe campus and surrounds. 7.12 24-hour crisis service for students The Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD) provides a support service to students, which includes a 24-hour crisis service on the numbers 082 557 0880 and 010 205 3032. From 16:00 to 20:00, the service provider ER24 handles the calls. Between January and May, ER24 received more than 100 calls from SU students on our Stellenbosch, Tygerberg and Bellville Park campuses. Problems reported ranged from a need for trauma and psychological counselling to medical emergencies that resulted in hospitalisation. 7.13 Short courses SU’s Short Courses Division, housed in Innovus, has registered 8 932 short-course students to date this year (including 3 368 from USB-ED), and we are well on our way to beat last year’s total of 15 182 (including 5 902 from USB-ED). 7.14 Drought response Despite the good rains over the past weeks and the increase in dam levels, we remain committed to our water-saving targets and the level-6B restrictions imposed. We are continuing with the water-saving measures that we started implementing last year, including the installation of hand- sanitiser dispensers. Facilities Management is also implementing drought response projects on all our campuses.

The strategy for Bellville Park campus is to extract water from the adjacent lake and feed the treated water into the potable system. The platform for the treatment plant has been cast and the plant was expected to arrive on site by late July 2018. It is expected to be commissioned by the end of August. Five boreholes have been installed across Tygerberg campus. These boreholes are all reticulated and connected to a filtration system, where the water will be purified and pumped back into the system to be used as potable water across campus. This integrated water augmentation system plans to halve the water supplied by the City of Cape Town. In addition, a new greywater distribution system is being installed, which takes shower water from the residences, filters it and distributes it to all the toilets on site. On Stellenbosch campus, seven boreholes have been sunk and fitted with pumps. At Coetzenburg, the borehole has been fitted to supply water to the swimming pool and astroturf (now water-bed design), which had previously been supplied with potable water. This has substantially reduced the total amount of potable water supplied by Stellenbosch Municipality. 7.15 ‘Reduce, reuse, recycle’ The service provider Waste Plan was appointed as part of the viable sourcing process to collect and recycle all waste on all SU’s campuses. A new waste recycling centre has been set up in the industrial centre, close to the waste dump, with over 70% of all solid waste being recycled. Food waste is being collected from all kitchens on Stellenbosch campus and is then taken to Welgevallen farm, where it is converted into compost for use in our gardens, which makes our systems more sustainable. To reduce our carbon emissions and our spend on utilities, we have installed a new building management system (BMS) that allows for remote management of the existing central air- conditioning system. We are particularly focused on shutting down air-conditioning plants when our buildings are not being used, and we are already achieving savings. Over time, the BMS will be expanded to include other systems such as pumps and generators. A new utilities management service provider, Terra Firma, has successfully taken over the existing electrical meters and installed an additional 102 electricity and 194 new electronic water meters. These systems have proven invaluable in our drive to improve the management of our utilities, reducing costs and eliminating waste. The water meters in particular have allowed us to manage consumption and identify leaks in our infrastructure. 7.16 National Plan for Post-School Education and Training The DHET has circulated the draft National Plan for Post-School Education and Training (NP-PSET) to all higher education institutions for discussion and input. Several SU representatives attended a regional workshop on 1 March. Their comments and feedback were subsequently collated and sent to the DHET, including an additional response from Prof Liezel Frick (Centre for Higher and Adult Education). Click here for the draft NP-PSET, and here for SU’s comments and feedback. The draft NP-PSET’s proposal for a purposeful expansion of PSET opportunities outside the higher education sub-system is particularly noteworthy. That would entail a focus on expanding the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) colleges and the introduction of community education and training (CET) colleges, with a more realistic, moderate growth plan for the higher education sub-system, as well as the intent to provide adequate funding to support reduced targets. The draft plan reaffirms the overarching goals of the White Paper on PSET. It is also aligned with other draft policies and management documents, such as the National Skills Development Plan and the draft Internationalisation Policy, which is yet to be gazetted.

7.17 Investment trends in post-school education and training in South Africa The DHET has published its second report on Investment Trends in Post-School Education and Training in South Africa. The report points out that the sector “faces deep challenges in terms of resource availability”, and warns that “fiscal resources are likely to be scarce for at least the next few years”. In its acknowledgements, the DHET thanks the Research on Socio-Economic Policy (ReSEP) group in SU’s Department of Economics “for their considerable expertise and knowledge put in towards the production of this report”, mentioning Prof Servaas van der Berg and Drs Hendrik van Broekhuizen, Anja Smith and Chris van Wyk by name. 7.18 Staff and student health and wellness Various talks were held for faculty staff regarding workplace health issues that had been identified through ongoing monitoring and health risk assessments. As part of a preventative initiative, staff exposed to noise levels exceeding 85 dB received baseline audiometry, and relevant noise hygiene programmes were implemented where necessary. In another prevention project, 455 students on Tygerberg campus were issued N95 masks to prevent them from contracting tuberculosis (TB) during their medicine and health sciences studies. Through agreements with the Western Cape Department of Health, SU staff and students have free access to services in relation to reproductive health, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV pre- exposure prophylaxis. In addition, CHS has implemented a programme to monitor any changes in the management of TB and HIV/Aids to ensure that the latest knowledge is applied in managing these conditions among students and staff. CHS physiotherapists have implemented an ergonomics service, which is to be included in the occupational health programme to ensure healthier workspaces. Staff from CHS also participated in an open panel discussion in the Neelsie on various mental health topics applicable to students. In addition, CHS initiated an information session to inform residence heads about the listeriosis outbreak and current protocols in this regard, as well as about key mental health issues among the student community. And since the water crisis is far from over, CHS remains in regular contact with the relevant local authorities regarding water safety on SU’s campuses. 7.19 Senior appointments and promotions Prof Ingrid Woolard took up the position of Dean: Economic and Management Sciences on 1 May, Mr Hein Swanepoel was promoted to Senior Director: SUNCOM on 1 July, and Ms Anita Nel of Innovus was promoted to Chief Director: Innovation and Business Development from 1 August. She was also named an #InspiringFiftySA winner for 2018 by a Dutch organisation recognising women at the forefront of impact in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) sector. 8. Executing the Campus Renewal Project The Campus Renewal Project (CRP) was approved by Council in December 2014. The project was initiated when the risk was raised that much of SU’s physical infrastructure was dysfunctional and rundown due to long‐term lack of maintenance and as such poses a risk to the sustainability of the academic project at SU. In September 2017, Council approved the expansion of the CRP, extending its timeline to 2027 and voting an additional R1,456 billion towards the initiative. This was in recognition of the fact that our physical facilities are strategic assets and essential enablers of a world‐class and a sustainable university.

8.1 Engineering complex

8.1.1 New space for the Industrial Engineering Department The Engineering campus renewal (ECR) project started in 2017. The first phase entailed a total revamp of the old Information Technology building to provide a new, modern home for the Industrial Engineering Department currently situated in the Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering building. Construction commenced in June 2017. Industrial Engineering was scheduled to start moving into their new building from 16 July 2018 onwards.

8.1.2 Design work on a further four ECR projects The detail design for the proposed new Civil Engineering Pavement Laboratory is well advanced. The new 2 400 m2 development situated on the northern side of the existing Water Laboratory will provide a selection of modern civil laboratories. Construction is planned to start in the second half of 2018 and should be completed by the end of 2019.

Figure 13: North elevation section of the proposed new Civil Engineering Pavement Laboratory

The detail design for the densification and modernisation of levels 1 to 6 of the existing Mechanical Engineering building is also being coordinated. The project entails:  a new 311-seater student computer user facility situated on the ground level;  three new electronic classrooms providing 469 seats on levels 2 and 3;  a new Mechatronic Laboratory providing 51 new workstations; and  upgrades and densification of offices and postgraduate open-plan areas on levels 4, 5 and 6. These new lecture spaces and computer user areas will unlock future growth potential for the Engineering Faculty. Construction is expected to start during the second half of 2018, with estimated completion by the end of 2019.

Figure 14: North façade of proposed new Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering building

A third project in the detail design stage is the renovation of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department’s existing Machine Laboratory and quad areas. Upon completion, the new laboratory will provide 27 new workstations for tutorials and practical classes. The first phase of construction on the quad area is planned to commence in late 2018, with renovations to the Machine Laboratory scheduled to commence in mid-2019. Finally, concept design work on the Engineering Faculty’s main pedestrian spine and link walkways is in progress. When completed, the new spine walkway will improve general circulation, provide gender-neutral toilet facilities, and have adequate access control points to enhance 24- hour security. Construction to the first section of the spine walkway is planned to commence during the latter half of 2019.

8.1.3 Construction of a further two ECR projects Upgrades to the bulk sewer system will replace the Engineering Faculty’s old, redundant sewer pipe system and provide new bulk sewer reticulation. The project is being executed in small, manageable sections to limit disruption for Faculty staff and students. The entire project should be completed by October. Furthermore, upgrades to the Joubert Road parking area will provide 22 new staff parking bays. The new parking area will be securely fenced and provide card access control to registered users. Construction is currently under way, with completion anticipated by mid-November. 8.2 Biomedical Research Facility (BMRF) project The Biomedical Research Facility (BMRF) project, previously known as the Fisan project, has made significant progress over the past two months. Design development was completed on 1 June. Subsequently, all layout drawings have been signed off by the end user, being the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS).

Figure 15: Rendered 3D image of the proposed BMRF building (view from the north)

Significant progress has also been made with regard to other enablement works, including the decanting of the museum, tree removal and the relocation of existing services crossing the site. At their meeting on 8 June, the project steering committee approved the inclusion of the optimised, fully automated -80 °C bio-bank BiOS Unit, which will be funded by FMHS. The committee also gave the go-ahead for locating the Clinical Molecular Biology Department in available space within the building envelope. The next key milestone was building plan submission to the City of Cape Town on 1 August. Contingent on work-stage approvals, including municipal approval of building plans, Facilities

Management aims to appoint the principal contractor in December, and to commence with construction in January 2019. An environmental impact assessment will not be required for the project, as outlined in the environmental screening report. The geotechnical investigation confirmed the piling requirements, and a fast, less disruptive method of piling will be used. 8.3 Centralisation of various services and plant rooms on Tygerberg campus To improve efficiency and reduce the number of plant rooms required on Tygerberg campus, a master plan for the centralisation of the various services and plant rooms was developed. The master plan for the storm water, HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) and electrical system has been completed, and is being implemented.  Phase 1 of the storm water upgrade was recently completed, which had included the construction of a new retention pond.  Phase 1 of the centralised HVAC system is currently in work stage 4 (procurement). 8.4 Bellville Park campus renewal projects

8.4.1 Upgrade and centralisation of services Construction is well under way for tender package 1, namely the upgrade and centralisation of services on Bellville Park campus. The contractor has completed the installation of the new fire ring main as well as the construction of the central HVAC plant pump and chiller rooms on campus. The connection of the fire ring main to the new municipal line will be undertaken as soon as the municipality has provided approval. The mechanical contractor is now on site and is currently installing the chilled water pipes from the lake to the pump and chiller rooms. The system is designed to extract water from the lake to harness its energy and cool the campus buildings. The implementation of the lake water project is in line with SU’s strategy of centralising plant to reduce operational costs and inefficiencies.

8.4.2 Upgrade of library, new cafeteria and new lecture hall Construction on this project, being tender package 2, commenced in April. It is expected that the entire project will be completed by September 2019. Construction on the new lecture hall is going well after minor challenges were experienced with existing services and structures. The earthworks and piling have been completed, and the foundations are currently being cast.

Figure 16: Rendered 3D image of new Bellville Park campus lecture hall

The contractor has made significant progress with the library upgrade. Phase 1 has been completed, providing a temporary working and library area for staff and students. Phase 2 (the main library) is currently in construction, with a planned completion date of 25 October. Construction on the new cafeteria is under way and should be completed by February 2019. The demolition of the existing structure and the earthworks have been completed, and the contractor is currently constructing the foundations. 8.5 Update on Jan Mouton Learning Centre Local authority approvals and inclement weather have had an effect on progress with the Jan Mouton Learning Centre, resulting in a current delay of approximately 23 days. The rezoning application has been approved and a service-level agreement for the delivery of bulk services signed with the municipality. The completion date remains unchanged at January 2020, with occupation the following month. The project is within budget, and expenditure currently stands at 11% of the total contract value. The impact of the 1% VAT increase on the project budget is being monitored, and measures are being implemented to reduce any effect. Overall site management is good – regular health and safety audits are done and appropriate steps taken if necessary. We understand that this is a disruptive project for the campus, and weekly reports from the Neelsie management and surrounding building users are obtained and discussed at site meetings.

Figure 17: Progress on the site of the Jan Mouton Learning Centre

Groundwater pumped from the site is being used for dust control, general site work and earthworks. Excess groundwater is available and is being used by the University for the irrigation of critically dry areas on campus. The infrastructure to harvest water from the SU Library sump is also complete, and the water is being used on site for mixing shotcrete. The only municipal water currently being used on site is for drinking purposes, which is metered separately.

8.6 Maties Sport facilities The two Maties Hockey astroturfs were refurbished during the first part of the year and were both replaced with new water-based astroturfs. The Varsity Hockey final was the first match to be played on these new surfaces. 9. Conclusion Colleagues, I wish you all the best for the last stretch of our Centenary year. Take good care of yourselves and your loved ones, and may all your efforts be crowned with success. Let us continue to move forward together as representatives and temporary stewards of this great institution.

Prof WJS de Villiers Rector and Vice-Chancellor

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Prof Bob Mash & Dr Family Medicine and Primary Family physicians are improving The Conversation Klaus von Pressentin Care healthcare in South Africa’s (1 May) rural communities

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Dr Zayd Waghid Cape Peninsula University of Technology Prof Lizette Rabe Journalism Die stryd moet voortduur Die Burger (3 May)

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Dr Francois Sport Science South Africa must look to The Conversation Cleophas history to level the playing field (3 May); Weekend for school kids Argus (6 May); The New Age (7 May) Gawie Cillié SU Business School South African labour-employer Daily News (4 May); relations worst in the world IOL (7 May) Prof Ian Liebenberg Centre for Military Studies Tussen vryheid en massamoord Beeld (5 May) in Hornkranz-skadu Dr Gustav Hendrich History Terrible toll of the end of 1918 Cape Argus (8 May)

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