ANNUAL REPORT - University of Johannesburg

Student Accommodation and Residence LifeSA&RL includes the admission and placement of students in residences, residence operations, managingvacation accommodation and accredited off-campus accommodation.Residence admission and placementResidence admissions refers to placement of residence students in specific residences in line with the guidingprinciples of the placement policy. Placement entails receiving applications, processing and capturing them androom allocation.Residence LifeResidence Life entails the holistic development of students residing in residences with an emphasis on thepreferred student experience, promoting the academic ethos and academic excellence programmes, studentwellness and the offering of a caring and safe environment in the holistic (intellectual, social, emotional, physicaland spiritual) development of the student.Residence OperationsResidence Operations refers to day-to-day operational activities which includes cleaning, residence maintenance,asset management and compliance with the Health and Safety Regulations.Accredited off-campus accommodationOff-campus accommodation means private properties which have been evaluated, accredited and approvedby the University to provide alternative accommodation to cash-paying students, NSFAS-funded and privatebursary-funded students who cannot be accommodated in UJ residences. Significant numbers of studentslive in accredited and non-accredited off-campus accommodation in close proximity to the campuses of theUniversity. The University has approved a policy on accredited off-campus accommodation for such students toprotect the rights and interests of the University and its students, and to protect students from exploitation bylandlords. UJ has also developed a Code of Conduct for accredited off-campus accommodation.Vacation accommodationVacation accommodation refers to the management of requests for accommodation that are received from theUJ community and outside organisations or individuals for the recess period.Governance structures and quality managementThe residence management comprises a director who reports to an executive director, three heads of department,placement officers, house wardens, residence managers, residence assistants and student assistants.The governance structures are underpinned by the following policies: the Admission and Placement Policy, theHouse Warden Policy, the Off-Campus Accreditation Policy, the Placement Policy, the Rules And Regulations forResidence Students, and the Residence Vacation Policy.Governance structures include the Accredited Off-Campus Accommodation Executive Committee, housewardens and residence managers, house committees, house committee primaria councils, sub-housecommittees, residence academic advisers who facilitate the residence academic programme, the PlacementCommittee, the Residence Monitoring Committee and the Residence Oversight Committee.Other universities benchmark against the University of Johannesburg’s accreditation of off-campus accommodation,integrated training of house committees on all four campuses, regular meetings with SRCs and house committees,Residence Management Forum meetings, the Residence Oversight Committee (comprising staff and students whomonitor the Residence Introduction Programme and report on possible abuses in residences in the first monthafter the reopening of the University), and the implementation of the six-pillar model which comprises sports, artsand culture, community outreach, social life, leadership and risky student behaviour.238