UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE

1. UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE PRESENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 Vice Chancellor: Dr Mvuyo Tom

2. VISION The University of Fort Hare is a vibrant, equitable and sustainable African University, committed to teaching and research excellence at the service of its students, scholars and wider community MISSION The mission of the University is to provide high quality education of international standards contributing to the advancement of knowledge that is socially and ethnically relevant, and applying that knowledge to the scientific, technological and social-economic development of our nation and the wider world.

3. SHORT HISTORY • Established in 1916, the University of Fort Hare is one of Africa and South Africa’s oldest universities, first founded as an Institution of Higher Learning for Africans (although it is also distinguished by its original non-racism character.) • From humble beginnings in the early 20th century, the University of Fort Hare emerged as one of Africa’s most distinguished and iconic Higher Education Institutions

4. NATIONAL STUDENT FINANCIAL AID SCHEME 2009 – 2014

5. STUDENT PROTESTS2009 - 2014

6. Student Protests

7. Student Protests

8. Student Protests

9. Student Protests

10. Infrastructure & Property destroyed

11. How the University dealt with those responsible for damages • Student leaders leading the protests were brought before a disciplinary hearing and charged according to the University rules.

12. INFRASTRUCTURE 2010 – 2015

13. Table 1 - 2010/11 to 2011/12 APPROVED PROJECTS

14. Table 1: 2010/11 to 2011/12 APPROVED PROJECTS continued * The DHET did not approve the Fort Hare proposal for the construction of a Student Village on the Alice campus though a public/private partnership in 2010. This allocation was transferred to the 2012/13 to 2014/15 period. The DHET then committed with a contribution to ensure that the project will be implemented to build 2000 beds.

15. Table 2: 2012/13 to 2014/15 APPROVED PROJECTS

16. PASS GRADUATION & THROUGHPUT RATES 2009-2013:Undergraduates Pass rates (by year and level) * Refers to Masters by coursework only

17. Retention rates -2014 • Retention of 2013 undergraduate students into 2014 • ** Retention of 2012 undergraduate students into 2014 • *** Retention of 2011 undergraduate students into 2014

18. Throughput rates - 2013

19. Throughput and retention – Honours student cohort of 2009 * Retention calculations take into account students graduating. Thus 10.3% of the original intake had dropped out by 2014, 89.4% had graduated and 0% were still in the system.

20. Throughput and retention :Honours student cohort of 2010 * Retention calculations take into account students graduating. Thus 14.7% of the original intake had dropped out by 2014, 84.9% had graduated and 0.4% were still in the system.

21. Throughput and retention: Masters student cohort of 2009 * Retention calculations take into account students graduating. Thus 34% of the original intake had dropped out by 2014, 60% had graduated and 6% were still in the system.

22. Throughput and retention:Masters student cohort of 2010 * Retention calculations take into account students graduating. Thus 38% of the original intake had dropped out by 2014, 55% had graduated and 7% were still in the system.

23. Throughput and retention:Doctoral student cohort of 2009 * Retention calculations take into account students graduating. Thus 33% of the original intake had dropped out by 2014, 53% had graduated and 14% were still in the system.

24. Throughput and retention:Doctoral student cohort of 2010 * Retention calculations take into account students graduating. Thus 48% of the original intake had dropped out by 2014, 32% had graduated and 20% were still in the system.

25. RESEARCH DETAILS :2009 – 2013 Table 1: General Overview

26. Table 2: Research Output Masters Race and Nationality

27. Table 3: Research OutputPhD Graduates

28. Accredited Research outputs 2009 – 2013 * Un-audited MASTERS AND DOCTORAL OUTPUT: 2009 – 2013 *Includes course work as well *** Only May Graduation data

29. The graph shows HE teaching loads (Student FTEs per Teaching/Research staff FTE) against publication output the sector as a whole in 2009.  The dark blue diamonds are traditional universities, the green diamonds are comprehensive universities and the red diamonds are universities of technology. • Superimposed on this is Fort Hare’s “journey” from 2004 to 2012 (yellow diamonds with black borders).  The oldest are the smallest diamonds and they grow in size and emphasis towards 2012.  • What this figure demonstrates is that there is a relationship between publication output and teaching loads – the lighter the teaching load the higher the publication output tends to be (and vice-versa).  In Fort Hare’s case, we have steadily moved away from this general relationship.

30. Measures to prevent future academic disruptions

31. Measures to prevent future academic disruptions

32. THANK YOU QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

33. UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE PRESENTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION & TRAINING PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE 10 SEPTEMBER 2014 Vice Chancellor: Dr Mvuyo Tom