ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - University of South Africa

UNISA ANNUAL REPORT 2012
Changes in academic structures
The post structures in the colleges were reviewed on request and revised as required.
However, specifically, the following major changes took place in 2012:
Action
College of Human Sciences
Merger of Dept: Old Testament
and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
and Dept: New Testament and
Early Christian Studies
Merger of Dept: Practical
Theology and Dept: Philosophy
and Systematic Theology
New
Department: Biblical and Ancient Studies
Department: Philosophy, Practical and
Systematic Theology
Office of Tuition and Learning Support
was instituted to provide support for the
management of tuition, learner support
and community engagement matters.
The Wiphold/Brigalia Bam Chair in
Electoral Democracy was established.
It is situated in the Dept: Political Science.
The incumbent was appointed and the
Chair is making good progress.
College of Education
A refined post structure for the
college was introduced
Three existing schools and four departments
were reconfigured into two schools
and ten departments.
An Office of Teaching Practice was
established.
Integration and reconfiguration
of the Centre for Community
Training and Development and INSET
College of Graduate Studies
Centre for Professional Teaching and
Community Development
Establishment of two new schools, namely
Transdisciplinary Research Institutes and
Interdisciplinary Research, and Graduate
Studies
Placement of the Institute for Social and
Health Sciences in the college
In addition to the above, enabling
post structures were developed for
the Thabo Mbeki African Leadership
Institute and the Horticulture Centre
on the Florida Campus.
PQM clearance and
accreditation
In the College of Law eight postgraduate
diplomas were approved
by the Higher Education Quality
Committee (HEQC). In the School
of Accounting Sciences five undergraduate
qualifications and three
postgraduate qualifications were
accredited with professional bodies,
namely the long sought-after
accreditation of three qualifications
with the international Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants
(CIMA), the continued accreditation
of three qualifications with the
South African Institute of Chartered
Accountants (SAICA), accreditation
with the Institute of Internal Auditors
(IIA), South African Institute of
Professional Accountants (SAIPA)
and the Association of Certified
Chartered Accountants (ACCA).
In the follow-up accreditation visit
by the Engineering Council of South
Africa (ECSA), all (except three)
undergraduate engineering
programmes were accredited.
The three programmes were,
however, provisionally accredited
until the end of March 2013 to give
the School of Engineering time to
address the issues raised. These
issues have been addressed and it
is anticipated that the programmes
will receive full accreditation in the
follow-up visit of February 2013.
Awards
Internally, six awards for Excellence in
Tuition were made. At an external
level Professor Hendrick (CAES)
was appointed to the International
Federation of Parks and Recreational
Areas academic board, academic
committee; Ms Pandarum was
appointed as the Chair of ISO/TC
133 sizing systems and designations
for clothes for the period 2011-2016
and Professor Modise was nominated
as an advisory board member of
Tompi Seleka College of Agriculture.
These acknowledgements of the staff
are recognised and we applaud our
colleagues.
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