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Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Notices

Standard Institutional Statute

23. Composition of senate

 

(1) The senate, subject to the provisions of the Act, consists of—
(a) the principal;
(b) the vice-principal or vice-principals;
(c) the registrar or registrars;
(d) all deans;
(e) all heads of academic department;
(f) all professors;
(g) the director of the library;
(h) the director of research;
(i) two representatives of the student representative council elected by the SRC;
(j) a non-academic employee from each faculty elected by the non-academic employees of each faculty;
(k) an academic employee from each faculty elected by the academic employees of each faculty;
(l) two members of council designated by the council, provided that no person specified in subparagraphs 9(1)(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) is eligible for designation under this subparagraph; and
(m) such additional members as approved by the senate.

 

(2) The majority of senate members must be academic employees.

 

(3) The manner of election of members is as determined by each constituency.