University Of Fort Hare Registrar

University Of Fort Hare Registrar, The Office of the Registrar performs the essential roles of supporting, facilitating, and promoting the academic mission of the University of Fort Hare by connecting students to the faculty, curriculum, and classroom on a continuum of services from enrolment to graduation. We are charged with the responsibility of ensuring adherence to academic policy, preserving academic integrity, and maintaining the integrity of the official academic record of student achievement.


The Office strives for excellence in the areas of student admissions, registration, examinations, student records and the University Secretariat. The Office of the University Registrar consistently provides these services in collaboration with other University units within the Faculties, Division of Marketing & Communication (DMC), Finance and Student Affairs. As the University of Fort Hare dedicates itself to high quality education, the Office of the University Registrar pledges its resources to helping the University achieve its goals and ambitions.

The mission of the Office of the University Registrar is to support the academic programme and infrastructure aspirations of Fort Hare, as stated in the SP2000 document and the IOP, using the best possible practices.

Professor Mncedisi Michael Somniso 
E-mail address: [email protected]

Executive  Secretary to the University Registrar

+27 40 602 Registrar’s Office
Alice 2501 (Office number)
+27 40 602 2577 (Fax number)
+27 86 6212744 (I fax number)
Email: [email protected]

Deputy Registrar:

Academic Administration Dr. R Masha

The primary mission of the Deputy Registrar’s Office is to provide the Office of the University Registrar the necessary support and to facilitate the academic experience of students enrolled in the University, from the time of registration through to graduation. 

The Office of the Deputy Registrar is responsible for the following activities:

  • Provides leadership and strategic direction in issues relating to the academic administrative operational areas of admissions, registration, examinations and graduation;
  • Responsible for keeping all student records (past and present) and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of such records;
  • Helps to enforce and implement academic and administrative policies;
  • Provides assistance in the development of, and modifications to, such policies and procedures that will best serve the University community;
  • Motivates all personnel from the Student Administration and Examination Section to strive for excellence in the pursuance of their personal and units objectives;
  • Supports the Registrar’s Office in striving for excellence in academic administration through the research and possible implementation of “best practice” principles.

Roles and Responsibilities of the Office of the Deputy Registrar

The Office of the Deputy Registrar also supports the Office of the Registrar in the following activities: maintenance and publication of curricula; class and examination timetabling; new student registration; module enrolment; examination administration; and issue of official academic transcripts and degree scrolls.

Deputy Registrar: Governance and Legal Services

The Deputy Registrar Governance and Legal Services operates under the University Registrar’s Division and is responsible to the Registrar for the following activities:

  1. Provide leadership and strategic direction for all matters relating to corporate governance including related policies and compliance with the Higher Education legislation,  policies, rules & regulations;
  2. Provide high level coordination of Secretarial Services to the Council, Senate, Executive Management, Institutional Forum, Committees for Council & Senate, Convocation as well as ad hoc meeting related to the aforementioned bodies, and other ad hoc meetings;
  3.  Legal support on matters concerning the governance of the University, and updating the legislative framework as appropriate;
  4. Policy development, implementation and monitoring; and

Provide leadership and strategic guidance to the Committee Section and Postal and Registry Unit on record keeping, finance and human resources administration.

Deputy Registrar
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (043) 704 7081/(040) 602 2476

GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

The Governance for the South African higher education is formally constituted in the Higher Education Act of 1997, Act 101 of 1997 (as amended).  The current South African higher education policy frameworks which informs and augment the legislation provides for a model of cooperative governance which defines the roles and responsibilities of Council, Senate and the Institutional Forum as structures that are accountable for governance in the public higher education sector.     In accordance with Section 32 of the Higher Education Act, the University of Fort Hare has an Institutional Statute that has

Been approved and publishes by the Minister of Education, which clearly amplifies the Act on the functions and composition of the three structures as well as election and appointment of University officers. 

In terms of the South African higher education policy framework, the functions of these three structures are underpinned by the dual principles of institutional autonomy and academic freedom while they remain accountable to the State and the interest of the public.  The primary accountability for governance is shared between lay members of Council, acting as trustees in the public interest, and professional academics in Senate, who are responsible for teaching, learning, research and other key academic activities. The Institutional Forum, a statutory advisory committee to Council, is concerned with advising Council on issues affecting the institution (CHE Research Report on Governance in South African Higher Education, May 2002).  

Governan: Mr M. Popo

Email:[email protected]
Tel: 043 704 8600

Committees Section

The Committee Section of the University of Fort Hare operates under the Registrar’s Division and directly reports to the Director Governance Office, which generally manages and administer governance processes.  The Committee Section provides administrative support to Council and Senate as well as sub-committees of Council and Senate.

MISSION AND VISION

To provide administrative and secretarial services to the University Committees efficiently and effectively

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

The Committee Section seeks to provide and improve:

  • accurate, effective and efficient secretarial services
  • advisory service to the decision-making structures of the University for continuity purposes.
  • support and advise to the chair and committee members on matters directly relating to the management of the Committee business
  • formal communication with regard to decisions approved by the relevant structures

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMITTEE OFFICERS

The Committee Officers, in discharging their duties, operates with even handedness and their role is to facilitate the work of the committee.  Each committee is supported by a Committee Officer.  The responsibility of Committee Officers is to:

  • Brief, advise and support the chairperson of the Committee on matters relating to the business of the committee.
  • Advise the chair and committee members on procedural matters in order for the Committee to function effectively in accordance with the Statute and terms of reference approved by statutory bodies.
  • Schedule meetings of committees in advance.  For special and Ad hoc meetings once the date and time has been confirmed.
  • Coordination the compilation and distribution of agendas, reports and minutes of committee
  • Meetings

Committees:

Council
Finance (CC)
Executive Committee of Council (EXCO)
Executive Management Team (EMT)

EXCO,Senate, SENEX, Honorary Council ,Language Committee, Community Engagement, Central Academic Planning Senate, Teaching and Learning

Research and Development, Management and SRC, Deans Forum, Ethics, Internationalization, Library Council ,HR , Naming Committee

Institutional Quality Assurance, Support Service QA Committee, Academic Promotions and Professorial Committee, HIV/AIDS Institutional Coordinating Committee, Audit, Finance, ICT Governance

Committees Section Contact details:

Ms Pumla Nyawombi (Manager Committee Services)

Contact Details
Phone:  040 602 2046
E-Mail: [email protected]
e-Fax:  086 628 2759

Ms Pumla Sotyato    (Senior Committee Officer, Committee Services)
Phone:  040 6022502
E-Mail: [email protected]
e-Fax:  0866282551

Mr Leon Mhleli Mnqayi   (Committee Officer,Committee services )
Phone:  040 602 2009
Fax: 0866257939
E-Mail: [email protected]

Ms Nomthandazo Dlokweni

Phone:  043 704 7364
E-Mail: [email protected]
e-Fax:  086 624 8929

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