RECTOR’S MANAGEMENT REPORT TO COUNCIL Monday 25 March 2019 Prof WJS de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor 1 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 4 THEME 1: A THRIVING STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY ............................................................................... 5 1.1 Vision 2040 and Strategic Framework 2019–2024 ............................................................. 5 1.2 SU Strategic Plan ................................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Institutional Plan (IP) ........................................................................................................... 6 1.4 Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) ......................................................................... 6 1.5 Planon implementation ...................................................................................................... 8 1.6 Renewal of student and financial systems .......................................................................... 9 1.7 SUN-e-HR upgraded ............................................................................................................ 9 1.8 Sustainability of new academic programmes ..................................................................... 9 1.9 Teaching and Research Excellence Awards......................................................................... 9 1.10 Professional Educational Development of Academics (PREDAC) ..................................... 10 1.11 December 2018 graduation .............................................................................................. 10 1.12 Pursuing quality at SU ....................................................................................................... 10 1.13 World rankings .................................................................................................................. 10 1.14 Corporate communication ................................................................................................ 11 1.15 Communication awards .................................................................................................... 14 1.16 Centenary Project ............................................................................................................. 15 1.17 Environmental sustainability............................................................................................. 16 1.18 Planned user fee for SU evening shuttle suspended ........................................................ 16 1.19 Information and privacy .................................................................................................... 16 1.20 Risk management .............................................................................................................. 17 1.21 Biomedical Research Institute (BMRI) project .................................................................. 17 1.22 Coetzenburg athletics stadium ......................................................................................... 18 1.23 Upgrades at Maties Gym................................................................................................... 19 1.24 Mental health interventions ............................................................................................. 19 1.25 Crime statistics .................................................................................................................. 19 1.26 SU Woordfees and SU Choir ............................................................................................. 20 THEME 2: A TRANSFORMATIVE STUDENT EXPERIENCE ....................................................................... 20 2.1 Dream welcoming ............................................................................................................. 20 2.2 Registration 2019 .............................................................................................................. 21 2.3 Undergraduate enrolments .............................................................................................. 21 2.4 National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) .............................................................. 23 2.5 New SU loan scheme to support the ‘missing middle’ ..................................................... 24 2.6 Bettie Harmsen bursary .................................................................................................... 24 2.7 Registration and accommodation ..................................................................................... 25 2.8 Residence placement of newcomer first-year students ................................................... 25 2.9 New student leaders ......................................................................................................... 26 2.10 Siyakhula workshops ......................................................................................................... 26 2.11 Student development and mentorship at SU ................................................................... 26 2.12 Student volunteering ........................................................................................................ 27 2.13 Development of hybrid learning programmes ................................................................. 28 2.14 Academic short programmes for international students ................................................. 29 2.15 New study abroad initiatives ............................................................................................ 29 2.16 International academic short programmes programme for SU students ........................ 29 2.17 JustLead! ........................................................................................................................... 29 2.18 Interpreting Service........................................................................................................... 30 2.19 Electronic student feedback system ................................................................................. 31 2.20 Maties Sport ...................................................................................................................... 31 2 THEME 3: PURPOSEFUL PARTNERSHIPS AND INCLUSIVE NETWORKS ................................................. 32 3.1 Coordinated stakeholder engagement ............................................................................. 32 3.2 Transformation networks and partnerships ..................................................................... 32 3.3 Institutional Transformation Committee .......................................................................... 32 3.4 International visits and delegations to SU ........................................................................ 33 3.5 International town-and-gown conference ........................................................................ 34 3.6 SU to help strengthen good governance in Africa ............................................................ 35 3.7 SU/KU Leuven Think Tank ................................................................................................. 35 3.8 Stellenbosch community partnership ............................................................................... 35 3.9 Social Impact Knowledge Platform ................................................................................... 36 3.10 Telematic Schools Project ................................................................................................. 36 3.11 Student recruitment ......................................................................................................... 37 3.12 Enrolments and WOW ...................................................................................................... 38 3.13 Stellenbosch University Museum ..................................................................................... 38 3.14 Campus Health Services (CHS) .......................................................................................... 39 3.15 Maties Tennis .................................................................................................................... 39 3.16 Maties Swimming .............................................................................................................. 39 THEME 4: NETWORKED AND COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ......................................... 40 4.1 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning .............................................................................. 40 4.2 Innovation and research into learning and teaching ........................................................ 40 4.3 African Doctoral Academy Summer School ...................................................................... 40 4.4 Online course for doctoral supervisors at African universities ......................................... 40 4.5 Building sectoral staff capacity ......................................................................................... 41 4.6 Centre for Sport Leadership .............................................................................................. 41 THEME 5: RESEARCH FOR IMPACT ........................................................................................................ 42 5.1 Research outputs .............................................................................................................. 42 5.2 Making SU research accessible