ANNUAL REPORT - University of Johannesburg

of the process of alignment of all formal higher education programmes with the new Higher EducationQualifications Framework (HEQF), the University submitted completed templates of all its programmes. Thisincluded the categorisation of all subsidised programmes as requiring limited technical changes (A), technicalchanges plus some curriculum changes but less than 50% (B) and those that cannot be aligned (C). A total of876 (422 category A, 101 category B and 353 category C) programmes were submitted. Since then, a memberof the DIPEM staff has served on the Council on Higher Education (CHE) Evaluation Committee and someprogrammes were returned for minor corrections. The emphasis in assessment of category A submissionswas on compliance of the programmes with the HEQF with a focus on correct categorisation, correct naming,and alignment of programme type, exit levels and total credits with HEQF specifications. Verbal confirmationwas received that all UJ category A qualifications were approved and subsequently changes were made toreflect these on the academic structure. The exception for all universities was doctoral programmes, whichwill be handled separately by the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC). The approved category Aprogrammes will form part of the University’s new HEQF-aligned PQM.A total of 1 190 active qualifications and 5 112 active modules are reflected on the academic structure.Distinctive campus programmesThe academic programmes are offered across four campuses: the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus (APK), theAuckland Park Bunting Road Campus (APB), the Doornfontein Campus (DFC) and the Soweto Campus (SWC).Although the official Campus Programme Profile was approved by Council in 2008, compliance with this willonly fully materialise once the upgrading of DFC has been completed and the consolidation of the Faculty ofHealth Sciences has materialised in 2014.Enrolment Plan 2012The UJ Enrolment Plan for 2012 was approved with due regard to the Department of Higher Education andTraining’s Medium-term Strategic Framework, and made provision for the following:• total headcount enrolment of 48 988;• the total target of first-time entering undergraduates: 10 500 to 10 800;• percentage of headcounts per qualification type (excluding Advanced Certificates in Education):– undergraduate diplomas: 35.2%;– undergraduate degrees: 50%;– undergraduate total: 87.6%;– postgraduate below master’s: 7.9%;– master’s and doctoral enrolments: 3.9%;– doctoral enrolments: 1.1%;– postgraduate total: 12.9%;– occasional students: 1.9%.• percentage of headcounts per aggregate Classification of Educational Subject Matter (CESM) category:– business and management: 40.8%;– education: 8.3%;– science, engineering and technology: 30.5%;– other humanities: 20.5%.The Enrolment Plan was refined per faculty and the planned enrolment figures were approved in accordancewith the above institutional specifications. In addition to this, each faculty calculated the planned enrolmentfigures per qualification for planning and monitoring purposes.Senate and Senate CommitteeSenate consists of the members of the Management Executive Committee, executive deans (n=9), vice-deans,executive directors responsible for academic portfolios (n=4), senior professors (permanent full-time), the heads89