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STUDENT MANAGEMENT
UNIZULU’s goal in terms of student management is to create an environment that encourages student participation and academic success. Various structures exist to provide students with a platform to voice their concerns and to participate in decision-making. The Institution also developed and approve student charters (postgraduate and undergraduate) to guide relations between the students and the University. In addition, UNIZULU remains committed to putting structures in place to allow for full student involvement in all aspects of university life and to reward outstanding citizenship as well as academic achievement. A full report on student services is provided later in this report.
STAKEHOLDER RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
A past issue facing the Institution was its relationship with DHET. It became an objective of UNIZULU to address this major concern as a matter of urgency since DHET is a vital and critical stakeholder. UNIZULU’s progress on this has been exemplary. Restoring relations takes time and this Annual Report bears evidence of the significant progress made by both parties to address and amend stakeholder
relations. One example is the strides in infrastructure development and DHET’s contributions, which assisted UNIZULU to steer the ship in the right direction after years of non-movement. The Report of the Chairperson of Council, as well as the Senate Report bear evidence of all the high-level linkages and partnerships with external partners, including government, science councils, local and international universities, alumni, business and local communities, and foundations and donors (fundraising). Staff and students as critical internal stakeholders have also been given priority during the year under review.
RISK MANAGEMENT AND COMPLIANCE
As evidenced in the Report of the Chairperson of Council, governance report, performance report, risk report and ARCC report, UNIZULU has effective risk management practices, policies and controls in place to effectively manage, report on and mitigate all strategic as well as departmental risks. COVID-19 has been added as a new risk in 2020.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Human resources (HR) plays a key role in developing, reinforcing and changing the culture of an organisation.
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