VUT_Report 2018_Finale

VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
ANNUAL REPORT 2018
University Management and Administration
The management and administration functions of the University are executed in compliance with the prescripts of the Higher Education
Act 101 of 1997, University Statute and institutional rules. The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is the Chief Accounting Officer in charge
of the overall management and administration of the University. In the performance of the management and administration functions
the Vice-Chancellor is assisted by the Management Committee (ManCom) and the Executive Management Committee (EMC). The
Vice-Chancellor and Principal is accountable to Council. The Vice-Chancellor and Principal and his management team are responsible
for the management functions of the University and Council for the governance functions. The roles and functions of the Vice-
Chancellor and Principal and those of the Chairperson of Council are clearly delineated and where confusion of roles occurred it was
dealt with effectively.
In 2018 the Council of the Vaal University of Technology embarked on the restructuring of senior management positions as part of
the strategy review process approved by Council. This structural review process saw a re-assignment of roles such that the erstwhile
positions of Deputy-Vice Chancellor, i.e DVC: Academic and Research; DVC: Governance and Organisational Transformation; and,
DVC: Technology Transfer and Innovation were reviewed to DVC: Teaching, Learning and Student Support; DVC: Resources and
Planning; and, DVC: Research, Innovation and Commercialization. Furthermore, a new management structure, ManCom was
established comprising the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, DVCs, Registrar, CFO and Executive Director: HR. The existing management
structure, EMC still exists consisting of members of ManCom, other Executive Directors, Directors and Executive Deans of various
divisions/units and faculties. It is a broad consultative management body, which deliberates on operational and tactical issues and
takes decisions pertaining to these areas.
VUT Council
Vice-Chancellor & Principal
DVC: Teaching
Learning & Student
Support
DVC: Resources
& Planning
DVC: Research,
Innovation &
Commercialisation
Registrar
Chief Financial
Officer
Executive Director:
Human Resources
PROFESSOR IL RENSBURG
ADMINISTRATOR
DR TD MOKOENA
REGISTRAR
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