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

Notices

Institutional Statute of the University of Fort Hare

Chapter 3 : Office Bearers and Executive Management Structures

Vice-Chancellor

11. Term of Office

 

(1) A Vice-Chancellor is appointed for an initial term of not more than five years.

 

(2) A Vice-Chancellor may be appointed for an additional term of office of not more than five years, as determined by the Council, following a review process as contemplated in the Rules and after consultation with Senate and the Institutional Forum.

 

(3) Council may, after following due process as set out in the Institutional Rules, discharge a Vice-Chancellor from office by a vote with the support of two thirds of all the members of the Council (excluding any vacancies on Council that may exist) on the following grounds:
(a) Serious misconduct
(b) Operational requirements
(c) Incapacity
(d) Persistent poor performance