UJ Governance Documents

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Legislation

• Consumer Protection Act
• Establishment of University of-Johannesburg Government Gazette 25737 (2011)
• Higher Education Act No 101 0f 1997
• Labour Relations Act No 66 of 1995
• Promotion of Access to Information Act
• Protection of Personal Information Act 2013
• South African Qualifications Authority Act 58 of 1995
• UJ Statute

Academic Administration 

• Academic Regulations 2024
• Academic Regulations 2023
• Academic Regulations 2022
• Academic Regulations 2021
• Academic Regulations 2020
• Academic Regulations 2019
• Academic Regulations for Online Programmes 2018
• Academic Regulations 2018 

Strategic Documents and Committee Structures

• UJ Governance Structure and Vice-Chancellors Advisory bodies and their standing committees (Currently Under Review)
• Strategic Objectives – 2014-2025
• UJ Vision, Mission and Values

Governance

• General Standards with which persons must comply to serve on structures or actively participate in Activities
• Nomination and Elections
• PAIA Manual 2023 English (Available in Afrikaans, Sesotho and isiZulu upon request)

Council Governance 

• UJ Code of Conduct Council members

Finance, Procurement, Risk and Compliance

• BEE Certificate
• BEE Annexure
• Compliance
• Fraud Prevention
• Procurement
• Risk Management
• Stewardship and Donor Recognition

Student Affairs

• Constitution of the UJ Student Representative Council
• Management of Pregnant Students
• Prevention and Management of Student Sexual Harassment and Rape
• Student Leadership
• Policy on the handling of Student Complaints 

Student Lifecycle Administration

• Admission and Selections
• Academic Certification and Related Matters
• Admission and Placement of  Students in University Residences
• Graduation Ceremonies
• Handling of Student Complaints
• Plagiarism
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Registration
• Regulations for Student Discipline

Research and Innovation

• Authorship
• Community Engagement
• Intellectual Property
• Joint and Collaborative Programmes with Partner Higher Education Institutions
• Policy for UJ Research Structures
• Research Data Management
• Strategy to enhance the International profile of the University of Johannesburg (Currently Under Review)
• Code of Academic and Research Ethics
• Policy on the Protection, Management and Commercial Exploitation of Intellectual Property

Human Resource

• UJ Bullying Harassment Sexual Harassment Rape and SOP
• People with Disabilities
• HIV,  AIDS TB and STIs
• Deceased Students and Employees
• Whisteblower Policy

Postgraduate Affairs

• Guidelines on theses and dissertation in article format or easy format
• Higher Degrees
• Higher Degrees Administration
• Student-Supervisor Relationship

Teaching and Learning

• Assessment Policy
• Assessment SOP
• Language Policy
• Language Policy – Isizulu
• Language Policy in Sesotho sa Leboa 
• Pholisi Ya Maleme Council 
• Student Plagiarism
• Teaching and Learning