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

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Institutional Statute of North West University

Chapter 2 : Governance and Other Structures

34. Meetings

 

CONVOCATION

 

(1) As determined by the constitution of the convocation, a general meeting must be convened by the president at least once every three years at the seat of the university or another place determined by the president, taking into account the multi-campus nature of the university.

 

(2)
(a) The president is the chairperson of a meeting of the convocation.
(b) In the absence of the president, the deputy president acts as chairperson of the convocation. If the deputy president is also absent, the members of the convocation present must elect from among their members a chairperson for that meeting.

 

(3) The types of meetings, rules of convening, quorum requirements, agendas, and procedures for meetings of the convocation and the executive committee, and liaison with other bodies of the university and the general public must be determined by the constitution of the convocation.

 

(4) The convocation and another university structure responsible for liaison with individual alumni or groups of alumni may meet at any time after consultation with the executive committee of the North-West University alumni association.

 

(5) At a meeting, the convocation may discuss any matter of interest to the university or to alumni, including a matter which the council refers to the convocation for advice, and the president of the convocation must convey the opinion of the convocation to the council.

 

(6) A copy of the resolutions of the convocation, and a notification of the other matters determined by the convocation, certified by the president and the registrar, must be forwarded to the chairperson of the council for the information of the council and to the vice-chancellor for the information of the senate, and must be recorded by the registrar.