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Governing Structures at Wits University

The Higher Education Act provides for the establishment of a Council, Senate, Student Representative Council and University Forum among other offices and structures, in all public higher education institutions. These are institutional governance structures with distinctive roles, which may be summarised as below.

Council

Pillars GH

Council governs the Wits institution subject to the Higher Education Act and the institutional statutes

Senate

Pillars at Great Hall

Senate is accountable to Council with regard to the academic and research functions of the institution

Feet of pillars at the Great Hall

Convocation Exco elects the University Chancellor, President of Convocation and 10 members of its own Exco

Centred Pillar

University Forum advises Council on all issues affecting the institution, including those listed in the Act.

Feet of pillars at Wits Great hall

SRC represents students of Wits University in all aspects of their student life

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