{"id":14423,"date":"2024-12-05T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T11:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=14423"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:44:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T11:44:15","slug":"student-life-and-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/student-life-and-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Life and Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"14423\" class=\"elementor elementor-14423\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f0795 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06f0795\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-461b5d8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"461b5d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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elementor-element-738d8c9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"738d8c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29735ef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29735ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55cd6c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55cd6c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1733cad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1733cad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99266bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99266bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbe924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbe924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These initiatives are aimed at improving student representation through recognised Student Governance Structures as well as supporting the successful and efficient operations of the Student Governance Environment.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\"><strong>Functional areas include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-raofz=\"15\">Student Governance Elections and Transitional Processes<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Administrative Support for the SRC and its Sub-Structures<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Project Management and Support<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce0b072 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce0b072\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06aa8c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06aa8c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f50888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f50888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8844d60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8844d60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76bff6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b76bff6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These initiatives are designed to promote the holistic development of VUT students. These initiatives aim to facilitate expression, social awareness, and leadership.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\"><strong>Functional areas include:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li data-raofz=\"15\">Student Development Training and Support<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Co-Curricular Development<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Arts and Culture Programmes and Initiatives<\/li><li data-raofz=\"15\">Critical Conversations and Dialogues<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec8bc96 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ec8bc96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-593c92ca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"593c92ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4846740a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4846740a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development and Leadership<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1936f8ed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1936f8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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