The Council of MUT is the highest decision-making body and is therefore responsible for the governance and policy decisions affecting the University.
Nominations are being called for a vacancy on the MUT Council for a period of three or four years, to be filled by a person who is not an employee or student of the University, to be considered by reason of their special knowledge or expertise, representing appropriate sectors and professions, and with a higher education qualification and a broad range of competencies with a strong engineering background, particularly in Civil Engineering, who has practical experience in operational project implementation, as well as a solid understanding and experience of governance.
Chapter 4, Section 7 of the Higher Education Act stipulates the following:
A member of a Council, a member of a committee of Council or a person with delegated functions in terms of Section 68 (2)
- must be a person with knowledge and experience relevant to the objectives and governance of the public higher education institution concerned;
- must participate in the deliberations of the Council or the committees of Council, or exercise any delegated function in the best interest of the public higher education institution concerned
- must participate in the deliberations of the Council in the best interest of the University;
- must, before he or she assumes office, declare any business, commercial or financial activities undertaken for financial gain that may raise a conflict or a possible conflict of interest with the University; and
- must be a person of good standing.
NB: Section 27(5B) of the amended Higher Education Act (2027) provides that:
Any person who has been a member of a Council of a Public Higher Education Institution where an Administrator has been appointed and the Council has been dissolved in terms of Section 49E; and against whom an Independent Assessor has made an adverse finding in the report contemplated in Section 47 (1)(b), shall not be eligible for appointment, election, re-appointment or re-election as a member of Council of any Public Higher Education Institution.
Prior to the appointment, applicants will be subjected to a probity check. By making this application or accepting a nomination, a candidate gives consent that the probity check be conducted.
Each nomination/application should be duly signed and accompanied by a recent Curriculum Vitae of the nominee/applicant, as well as a brief motivation and ID. The completed nomination/application form, together with a CV and motivation, must be submitted electronically to the Registrar, Dr K. Lazenby at e-mail: lazenby.karen@mut.ac.za by close of business on 8 March 2026.
No late nominations will be considered.