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to pay the prescribed fees and depend mostly on NSFAS
funding. In addition they need various forms of academic
and social support.
The University has put in place various academic, social
and health programmes to support students. These
include the Pre-Tech programme for Engineering students,
the four-year Extended Curriculum Programme, the
Study Skills programme, the Students-at-Risk Programme,
a one-on-one Counselling Service, the Peer support
Programme, the Sisterhood Programme for women
students, the Pregnancy Resource Programme, the HIV
Support Programme and the Disability Programme.
As a University of Technology, MUT has established firm
relationships with a number of industries in the Durban
area and beyond. These relationships assist in providing
opportunities for students to go through Work integrated
Learning (WIL) and to find employment. In spite of the
disadvantages experienced by the University and its
students, many of the students achieve success in the
fields of Engineering, Natural Sciences and Management
Sciences.
TENDER MANAGEMENT
The University Council is working tirelessly to improve
systems and accountability pertaining to University tenders
as this impacts on the governance of the University. The
Tender Committee is directly involved in the tender
process and makes recommendations to Council. In 2015
the Tender Committee held eight (8) meetings on various
University tenders. The Committee’s responsibilities are
to:
• Review tenders and expressions of interest on all
procurement activity in excess of the University’s
procurement thresholds
• Advise Council on Query discrepancies
• Request for supporting documentation, more
information or clarification if necessary
The committee technically scrutinizes bids in accordance
with the tendered specifications and the Tender Policy.
MUT‘s Supply Chain Management Policy is under review.
A number of activities regarding the review of the policy
have been followed including relevant consultation with
Auditors to make sure that the University follows relevant
regulations as well as legislation.
The Bid Evaluation Committee established by the
University continues to:
• Review recommendations provided by the
Tender Committee for all tender processes and
where required, amend, reject or endorse any
recommendation(s)
• Provide recommendations for all responses to
tenders to the Council.
3.5 Policies
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT (SCM) POLICY
A workshop was held on 31 March 2015 to discuss the
SCM policy as per EXCO recommendation. The revised
SCM policy was considered by Council which suggested
that a comparison between the MUT Statute, the Higher
Education Act and the SCM Policy and its delegation
of Authority should be considered. After deliberations
the meeting agreed that a special Council workshop
be convened to consider the following documents:
Delegation of Authority, SCM Policy, MUT Statute and the
Higher Education Act. Council members were requested
to read them and make comments thereon before the
special Council workshop that will be scheduled in July
2015.
POLICY ON FRAUD AND OTHER IRREGULARITIES
Council considered the Policy on Fraud and other
Irregularities and resolved that the revised policy should
be considered by the Audit & Risk Committee before it is
re-submitted to Council.
QUALITY ASSURANCE POLICY
Council approved the revised Quality Assurance Policy.
LEARNING ASSESSMENT AND MODERATION POLICY
Council approved the revised Learning Assessment and
Moderation Policy.
RESEARCH POLICY
Council approved the revised Research Policy.
LANGUAGE POLICY
Council approved the revised the Language Policy.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT POLICY
Council approved the revised Community Engagement
Policy.
RESEARCH ETHICS POLICY
Council approved the revised Research Ethics Policy.
FINANCIAL AID POLICY
Council approved the revised Financial Aid Policy.
CHARTER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
COUNCIL (EXCO)
The meeting approved the Charter of EXCO.
CHARTER FOR THE PLANNING AND RESOURCE
COMMITTEE
The meeting approved the Charter for the Planning and
Resource Committee.