{"id":19768,"date":"2025-02-25T12:10:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=19768"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:48:27","slug":"recognition-of-student-structures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/recognition-of-student-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition of Student Structures"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19768\" class=\"elementor elementor-19768\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1570b2a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1570b2a2\" 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-7ccd0134 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ccd0134\" 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-1edd8c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1edd8c3b\" 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\">Recognition of student structures <\/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-20cdcdc7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20cdcdc7\" 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-5b07568a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b07568a\" 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-719e8159 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"719e8159\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526ef781 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"526ef781\" 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\">Recognition of student structures <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3893e477 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3893e477\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ac5480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ac5480\" 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>Dear VUT Student,<\/p><p>We are happy to announce that the SRC\u2019s process of granting\u00a0functional\u00a0rights\u00a0to student structures for 2026 is currently underway. \u00a0<\/p><p>Student structures intending to\u00a0apply\u00a0for\u00a0functional\u00a0rights\u00a0may visit the following link:<\/p><p><a style=\"font-size: 13.2px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-accent-font-family ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-accent-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-accent-text-transform ); text-align: var(--text-align);\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Application-for-recognition-2026.docx\">Application for recognition<\/a><\/p><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Recognition-of-structures-application-2026.docx\">Recognition of structures application<\/a><\/p><p><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SRC-CONSTITUTION-2021-APPROVED-2024-structures-application.docx\">Student Representative Council\u2019s Constitution<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc645f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc645f4\" 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\"><a href=\"http:\/\/A\">Stages<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa5f43 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fa5f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd7c15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fd7c15\" 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-582e25a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"582e25a\" 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\">#1<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1699380 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1699380\" 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\">Application Submission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390d6cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390d6cf\" 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<ul><li>Student Life &amp; Governance receives all applications.<\/li><li>Applications logged and recorded.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35ba63a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35ba63a\" 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-af547ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af547ca\" 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\">#2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22df8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22df8c6\" 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\">Vetting &amp; Processing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaafa10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaafa10\" 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\tRecognition Committee sits to:\n\n<ul>\n \t<li>Review compliance<\/li>\n \t<li>Vet documentation<\/li>\n \t<li>Process applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\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-a6e5f31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6e5f31\" 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-59b9d37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59b9d37\" 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\">#3<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1362b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db1362b\" 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\">SRC Decision-Making<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f8d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00f8d50\" 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<ul><li>Student Representative Council reviews recommendations.<\/li><li>Final decision made on each application.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f67883c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f67883c\" 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-120ee9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"120ee9e\" 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\">#4<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1923ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1923ae0\" 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\">Preliminary Communication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-671360c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"671360c\" 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<ul><li>Preliminary list published.<\/li><li>All structures formally informed of outcomes.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-210dbaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"210dbaa\" 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-debee06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"debee06\" 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\">#5<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02b37e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02b37e8\" 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\">Appeals Process<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46cd11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46cd11c\" 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<ul><li>Appeals window officially opens.<\/li><li>Structures submit appeal documentation.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637a8a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"637a8a9\" 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-0648d73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0648d73\" 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\">#6<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c6d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3c6d5c\" 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\">Executive Review<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac32282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac32282\" 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<ul><li>Student Support Services Executive Director reviews all appeals.<\/li><li>Final appeal decisions made and communicated.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b50739b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b50739b\" 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-2299f29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2299f29\" 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\">#7<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545f41a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"545f41a\" 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\">Final Publication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e68fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d1e68fc\" 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<ul><li>Final approved list published.<\/li><li>Recognition status confirmed<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb1dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eb1dcc\" 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><strong>Signature Requirements<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Political Structures<\/strong><ul><li>Minimum of <strong>150 signatures<\/strong> from registered students<\/li><li>Confirmation letter from the <strong>mother body<\/strong> required<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Other Student Structures<\/strong><ul><li>Minimum of <strong>100 signatures<\/strong> from registered students<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Required Documentation<\/strong><\/p><p>Applicants must submit:<\/p><ul><li>A detailed <strong>Plan of Action<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Proof of registration<\/strong> for all executive members<\/li><li>A copy of the organisation\u2019s <strong>Constitution<\/strong><\/li><li>Written motivation explaining:<ul><li>Why no existing recognized organization can fulfil the same objectives<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Non-Eligible Applications<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Religious organisations that are <strong>not student-based organisations<\/strong> will not be accepted.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383b5eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"383b5eb\" 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>For any clarity regarding the process, you can contact the SRC Legal, Policy and Constitutional Affairs Ms Ndzalama Baloyi on\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:SRCLegal@edu.vut.ac.za\">SRCLegal@edu.vut.ac.za<\/a>\u00a0or 0728843657. Alternatively, students may contact the SRC Administrator, Ms. Simphiwe Ndumo at 016 950 9970 and Mr Tebello Theledi at 016\u00a0950 9900.<\/p><p>Kindly upload the attached updated forms on the new created link. 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