2020 Annual Report Testifies to Much Resilience and Innovation, Yielding Improvement in 18 Key Performance Indicators of at Least 5% When Compared to 2019 (Table Xx)
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ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT 1 2 2 Scope and Boundary of the Report and Report Content OVERVIEW, SCOPE AND BOUNDARY OF THE REPORT The scope and boundary of the University of Johannesburg’s Annual Report is reflected in this section and is, firstly, guided by the Department of Higher Education and Training Regulations for Annual Reporting (compliance report) by Public Higher Education Institutions. Secondly, the principles of integrated and sustainability reporting are taken into consideration for the portfolio and divisional sections of this report. The Annual Report covers the period of 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020 and highlights development and performance for the calendar year. The report is available at www.uj.ac.za. Any questions, queries and comments regarding this report should be directed to the Registrar, whose contact details are available on the University of Johannesburg’s website. The report is an overview of the core business of the University of Johannesburg (UJ), which is offered on the four campuses in Gauteng: the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus (APK), the Auckland Park Bunting Road Campus (APB), the Doornfontein Campus (DFC), and the Soweto Campus (SWC). The following processes and guidelines were followed for determining the content of the report: ¾ The Regulations for Reporting by Public Higher Education Institutions. ¾ The Institutional Strategic Plan 2025 and predetermined objectives, as approved by Council and reflected in the Annual Performance Plan (APP). ¾ The Institutional Risk Register approved by Council. The Annual Report is presented in sections largely determined by the structure of the institution; however, the important cross-over themes of risk management, sustainability, and transformation, as well as the six strategic objectives of the institution, are addressed both in dedicated sections and across the Annual Report. Similarly, UJ’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is thematised strongly in the Vice-Chancellor and Principal Report to Council, and then addressed throughout the report. www.uj.ac.za 3 REPORT CONTENT The report is divided into the following sixteen sections: SECTION ONE Scope and Boundary of the Report and Report Content _____________________________ 03 ¾ Overview, scope and boundary of the report ¾ Report content SECTION TWO Performance Report Executive Summary _________________________________________ 25 ¾ Chairperson of Council Report ¾ Vice-Chancellor and Principal Report to Council ¾ Report on the Annual Performance Plan 2020 of the University of Johannesburg ¾ Report on the DHET Annual Performance Plan 2020 of the University of Johannesburg SECTION THREE Statement on Governance _____________________________________________________ 83 ¾ Overview ¾ Council and Council Committees’ Governance Report ¾ Senate and Senate Committees’ Governance Report ¾ Report of the Management Executive Committee (MEC) ¾ Student Representative Council (SRC) Report ¾ Student Services Council (SSC) Report ¾ Institutional Forum (IF) Report ¾ Convocation Report SECTION FOUR Statement on Risk Management ________________________________________________ 111 ¾ Overview and risk management governance context ¾ Policy framework ¾ Management of risk ¾ Institutional risks ¾ Audit and risk committee structure and duties ¾ Report from the MEC Risk Management Committee (RMC) ¾ Report from the Audit and Risk Committee of Council (ARCC) SECTION FIVE Transformation______________________________________________________________ 127 ¾ Overview ¾ The Transformation Division ¾ Institutional Transformation Plan ¾ Theme One: Institutional culture ¾ Theme Two: Employment equity ¾ Theme Three: Staffing and leadership profile ¾ Theme Four: Governance and management ¾ Theme Five: Teaching, learning and knowledge production ¾ Theme Six: Relationships with students ¾ Theme Seven: Financial sustainability SECTION SIX Statement on Environmental Sustainability _______________________________________ 157 ¾ Energy management 4 ¾ Water management ¾ Waste management SECTION SEVEN Occupational Health and Occupational Safety ____________________________________ 167 ¾ Purpose and structure of this report ¾ Overview: Fundamentals and foundations ¾ Ethical-legal universe ¾ UJ health and safety programmes ¾ Audit types and cycles ¾ Overarching risk themes and risk mitigation ¾ Risk reporting ¾ Strategic focus and targets SECTION EIGHT Academic Teaching and Learning _______________________________________________ 179 ¾ Overview and strategic focus ¾ Teaching and learning strategy and policies ¾ Organisational responsibilities and governance ¾ Institutional academic performance ¾ Academic Development and Support – Academic Development Centre (ADC) – Centre for Academic Technologies (CAT) – Centre for Psychological Services and Career Development (PsyCaD) – Special projects SECTION NINE Research and Innovation, Internationalisation, and the Library and Information Centre __________________________________________ 199 ¾ Overview and governance ¾ Research and Innovation – UJ’s Research and Innovation response to the COVID-19 pandemic – DHET-accredited research output and impact over a multi-year period – Innovation – Postgraduate output and support – The GES 4.