Governance and Management Policies

  NWU Academic Policies

 

Policy Name

 Academic Integrity

- Senate Rules on Academic Integrity which include:

  • Section 1:  Procedure for the investigation of instances of academic misconduct
  • Section 2:  Conceptual Framework for the categorization of alleged instances of plagiarism
  • Section 3:  Management of Poor Academic Writing and Academic Misconduct in Teaching and Learning practices
  • Section 4:  Standard Operation Procedure – Management of Research non-compliance and/or violation of Good Research Practice
 Appointment of Office Bearers

 Awarding of the Chancellor's Medal 

Covering page for a nomination of the awarding of the Chancellor’s medal

 Business Continuity

- UMC Rules – Business Continuity Management and Administration

 Community Engagement Policy

- Rules, guidelines, and procedures to the Community Engagement Policy

 Conflict of Interest and on Declarations of Interests and of Gifts 
 Constitution of the NWU Convocation
 Constitution of the Students' Representative Council of the NWU 
 Delegation, Assignment and Agency
 Employment Equity
 Ethics Policy
 NWU policy and rules on gatherings, demonstrations, marches and picketing
 Gender-Based Violence
 Generation and Approval of Rules, Policies and Procedures

 Honorary Naming, Naming and Renaming of NWU Entities

-    Covering page for the nomination of an honorary name/name/new name for an NWU entity

 Human Rights Policy
 Information Strategy and Framework for Information Governance 
 Institutional Rules on Student Governance
 Internationalisation Strategy
 Language Policy
 Nomination, Election, Designation and Appointment of Council Members
 Occupational Health and Safety
 Organisational Development
 Personal Information Privacy Policy
 Policy and rules for the awarding of honorary degrees
 Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons

 Prevention of Bribery, Corruption and Fraud and on Whistleblowing

to be read with the Guidelines and Rules for an environment conducive to the prevention of bribery, fraud and corruption, and procedures on whistleblowing

Protection Services Security Policy
 Quality Policy

 Records, Archives and Museum Management Policy

- Rules for Records, Archives and Museum Management

 Risk and Compliance Policy

-    Rules for Risk and Compliance Management

 Rules for the Board of Donors
 Rules for the Institutional Forum
 Smoking Policy

November 2025