All NWU Policies

All Policies

Policy Name

Academic Integrity Policy

- 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
  • Section 5:  NWU Senate Rules on the Responsible and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence
  • Section 6: The utilisation of academic misconduct detection tools
  • Section 7:  Mid-semester assessments and examinations

     

Admissions Policy

Alumni Relations Policy
Animal Care and use Programme
Appointment of Office Bearers
Policy on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Awarding of Collaborative Degrees

Awarding of Honorary Degrees

-    Covering page of a nomination for the awarding of an honorary degree

Awarding of the Chancellor's Medal

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

Awarding of the Research and Innovation Lifetime Achievement Award
Brand Policy
Business Continuity
Classification of Thesis and Dissertations
Communication Policy

Community Engagement Policy

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

Conflict of Interest and declarations of interests and of gifts
Constitution of the NWU Convocation
Constitution of the Students' Representative Council of the NWU
Continuing Education
Data and Information Security
Delegation, Assignment and Agency
Development and Fundraising Policy and Rules
Employee Relations Policy
Employee Wellness Policy
Policy on employees with disabilities
Employment Equity
Environmental Sustainability Policy
Ethics Policy
Financial Policy
NWU policy and rules on Gatherings, Demonstrations, Marches and Picketing
Gender-Based Violence
General Academic Rules (A-Rules)
Generation and Approval of Rules, Policies and Procedures
Global Engagement Policy
Graduate Employability Framework
Higher Degrees Policy
HIV/AIDS policy for employees and students

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 and Communication Technology (ICT) Governance Policy
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Policy on Fair Use
Information Strategy and Framework for Information Governance
Infrastructure Management Policy
Institutional Rules on Student Governance
Intellectual Property of the NWU
Internationalisation Strategy
Language Policy
Library and Information Services Policy
Nomination, Election, Designation and Appointment of Council Members
Non-Standard Appointments

NWU Research Data Management Policy

- Research Data Management Rules and Appendices

Occupational Health and Safety
Open Access Policy
Open Education Resources Policy
Organisational Development Policy
Performance Management Policy
Personal Information Privacy Policy
Prevention and combatting of trafficking in persons

Prevention of Bribery, Corruption and on Whistleblowing

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

Primary Healthcare Policy
Promotion of Academic Employees
Promotion of support staff
Protection Services Security Policy
Quality Policy

Records, Archives and Museum Management Policy

- Rules for Records, Archives and Museum Management

Staff recruitment and selection policy
Recruitment of close relatives
Remuneration Policy
Research and Innovation Policy
Research Ethics Policy

Risk and Compliance Policy

-    Rules for Risk and Compliance Management

Rules for the Board of Donors
Rules for the Institutional Forum
Schedule of Authorisation Levels
Sexual Harassment Policy
Smoking Policy
Staff Assessment Policy
Staff Learning and Development Policy

Student Discipline

also refer to the Manual on Student Discipline

Student Recruitment
Students Living with Disabilities

Teaching, Learning and Assessment Policy

also refer to Rules for Teaching, Learning and Assessments and the Framework for Microcredentials

Workplace Breastfeeding Policy

November 2025