NWU Business Model

In this section, you can read how we use and transform our capitals to create value for ourselves and our stakeholders through the input, activities, outputs and outcomes in our value chain – all regulated by Senate.

The functions of the NWU Senate are related to our core academic business, which in turn comprises important aspects of our value chain. That is why we present the Senate report in the format of our business model diagram, followed by a discussion of our value chain.

(Click here to learn more about the composition of Senate.)

• Input

  

• Output

  

• Activities

  

• Outcome

  

884

Schools reached by our student recruiters through direct marketing campaigns and activities (social and relationship capital)

12 625

First-time entering undergraduate students (human capital)

Total number of enrolments per qualification type

Total: 54 176

Budget (financial capital)

INCOME (R'000)

EXPENSES (R'000)

R321

million

Spent on capital works, macro maintenance and minor works across the university (manufactured capital)

12,3%

Increase in total assets

481 230,56

square metres

The total usable floor area of the NWU

1 110

hectares

The total area occupied by the university's campuses (natural capital)

Academic and support staff(human capital)

Personnel category	Permanent	Temporary	2021	2022
Crafts/trades			26	25
			24	124
Executive/administration/management professional			85	91
			5	3
Instructional/Research professional			1 648	1 678
			1 414	783
Non-professional administration			1 321	1 358
			3 452	5 208
Service			304	297
			51	12
Specialised/support professional			510	525
			234	291
Technical			246	254
			79	113
Grand total			9 399	10 762

Graduates: educational subject matter distribution (human capital)

Total: 13 735

Total number of graduates per qualification type (human capital)

Total: 13 735

Research output 2021 (intellectual capital)

Journal articles	1 366,3			Research master's weighted	509,962
Conference proceedings	66,9			Doctoral degrees conferred	264
Books and chapters	222,90			Doctoral degrees weighted	792
Total article equivalents published	1 656,1			Total weighted research output	2 958,062
Master's degrees conferred	698			Postdoctoral fellows	212
Research master's	509,962			Publication units per permanent academic staff member	0,99

*	Please note that there is a two-year lag with regard to the approval of research output by the Department of Higher Education.

65,28%

Number of graduates who completed their studies in minimum time

R229,2 million

The university, from its own resources, contributed R229,2 million or 7,5% of the total funds allocated for financial aid

97%

Success rate of the NWU merit bursary holders

R58,2 million (25%)

of the funds allocated to financial aid used to award students for academic performances

Collaboration

(Social and relationship capital)

We had slightly more than 2 473 active agreements and memoranda of understanding

Financial sustainability

(financial capital)

R1 220,6 million

Net surplus for 2022 as reflected in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Presenting over 995 academic programmes

(intellectual capital)

Student support activities:

academic support, health care, and cultural and sport activities

(Read more on NWU value chain, Our vice-chancellor's review, Our performance against our strategy, Our performance against our strategy)

Staff development activities

(intellectual capital)

(Read more on NWU value chain, Our performance against our strategy)

Conducting research

(intellectual capital)

(Read more on NWU value chain, Our performance against our strategy)

Community engagement

(social and relationship capital)

(Read more on Our performance against our strategy)

Spending according to the Annual Performance Plan (financial capital)

Goal

Goal 1 (teaching and learning)

Goal 2 (research and innovation)

Goal 3 (community engagement and sustainability)

Goal 4 (student value proposition)

Goal 5 (equitable staff profile)

Goal 6 (digital business strategy)

Enabler

Enabler 1 (govern, lead and manage)

Enabler 2 (integrated technology platform)

Enabler 3 (stakeholder-focused platforms)

Enabler 4 (financial sustainability)

Total: R50 000 000