As the University of Pretoria continues to evolve and position itself as one of the leading research-intensive universities in the world, it is only appropriate that we continue to build a strong leadership team to lead the institution.  To this end, I have made the following changes to the Executive portfolios as we work toward achieving our institutional goals, dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning and delivering high quality academic programmes.

Firstly, I would like to congratulate Professors Norman Duncan, Themba Mosia and Anton Ströh on their re-appointment as Vice-Principals for a second term. 

It also gives me great pleasure to announce the following changes to some of the portfolios:  Professor Ströh’s portfolio will change to Vice-Principal: Institutional Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Professor Mosia’s portfolio will change to Vice-Principal: Student Life.  

The newly appointed Chief Operating Officer, Mr Sandile Mthiyane, will take responsibility for the Departments of Security Services, Facilities Management, and Information Technology Services; The Department of Human Resources will, with respect to all aspects, report to the Vice-Principal: Institutional Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.

Here’s a complete breakdown of the different Executive portfolios, with their respective roles and responsibilities:

Prof Tawana Kupe (Vice-Chancellor and Principal)

• Chief Executive Officer
• Executive
• Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship

Prof Stephanie Burton (Vice-Principal: Research and Postgraduate Studies)

• Research, Postgraduate Studies and Innovation Support
• Library Services

Prof Norman Duncan (Vice-Principal: Academic)

• Teaching and Learning
• Faculties and GIBS
• Education Innovation

Prof Anton Ströh (Vice-Principal: Institutional Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation)

• Institutional Planning
• Resource Allocation
• Human Resources
• Risk Management

Prof Themba Mosia (Vice-Principal: Student Life)

• Residence Affairs and Accommodation
• Student Affairs

Prof Caroline Nicholson (Registrar)

• Information Governance
• UP Archives
• Legal Services
• Secretariat
• Internal Audit
• Institutional Advancement
• UP Museums
• Javett-UP Art Centre
• Strategic Risk Register

Prof Carolina Koornhof (Executive Director: Finance and Student Administration)

• Finance
• Enrolment and Student Administration
• Enterprises at UP (excluding GIBS)
• Retirement Funds
• TuksSport, HPC and Sports Companies

Mr Sandile Mthiyane (Chief Operating Officer)

• Security Services
• Information Technology
• Facilities Management

Please join me in congratulating the members of the Executive who have been reappointed, as well as Mr Mthiyane, who recently joined UP as COO. I also want to take this opportunity to wish my fellow colleagues in the Executive the best for 2020. 

I look forward to working with you all as we kick off the New Year!

Kind regards,

Professor Tawana Kupe
Vice-Chancellor and Principal

Information Governance and Privacy Protection (iGaPP) programme

Dear Colleagues

As you may be aware, the Information Governance and Privacy Protection (iGaPP) programme was launched in 2019 to put the structure and systems in place to ensure the responsible use and manage of information at UP.

The primary objective of the iGaPP Programme is to establish a sustainable, decentralised model of information governance and compliance with privacy legislation such as the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Since our previous communication, we have made progress in establishing the roles and structures required to implement the iGaPP environment. We have developed the following iGaPP policies:

• the Information Governance Policy;
• the Protection of Personal Information (Privacy) Policy;
• the Information Security Management Policy; and
• the Records Management Policy.

Early in 2020 we will perform iGaPP assessments on the critical information processes and in all business areas throughout the University. Risks will be identified and plans will be developed to comply with the iGaPP policies supported by the Institutional Information Governance (IIG) Team and the programme structure.

The privacy notices have also been approved and published on the iGaPP webpage - https://www.up.ac.za/iGaPP-programme/article/2720023/privacyup

A training plan for the rest of the University has been developed. A custodian training plan is in development and training will be conducted in 2020.

Please visit our website for regular updates on our progress and planned activities and see the attached blueprint.
 

For any questions or suggestions - contact Janine Esterhuizen at [email protected]

Prof CMA Nicholson
Registrar

Professional Services departments