The Registrar and Alumni Affairs Directorate (RAAD) is a unit of the University responsible for: all operational matters pertaining to student admission, selection and placement, registration, keeping and analyzing the academic records and graduation. The Directorate carries out the following duties and responsibilities
The Registrar and Alumni Affairs Directorate shall:
- Prepare the academic calendar of the University each year in consultation with the AVP and present the same to the Senate for approval;
- Ensure that pertinent laws, this Legislation, directives of the Senate and its committees and guidelines on students (admission, registration, graduation) and curricula (course, credit requirements, etc.) are equitably observed;
- Maintain up-to-date records on programs of study of the University;
- Create and maintain up-to-date, confidential and permanent records of all students, including drop-outs, dismissal, withdrawals, and alumni of undergraduate and graduate programs;
- Create and maintain up-to-date and accurate information on student admission, placement, registration, academic performance, retention, attrition and graduation based on types of programs and modes of delivery;
- Prepare and issue University Catalogue(s), admission prospectus and student handbooks of the university on a regular basis;
- Issue transcripts, degrees, diplomas and certificates;
- Be responsible for the custody of the Common Seal of the University;
- Support, coordinate and oversee the data analyses units of the University;
- Without prejudice to the relevant provision of the Proclamation, and upon approval of the President and Vice Presidents, consult with the Ministry of Education on the intake capacity, admission, and set university-wide general criteria for admission and placement;
- Ensure that all admissions of students coming from other institutions or foreign schools are conducted as per the rules and regulations of the University;
- Perform such other relevant tasks as assigned by the Senate, President and AVP.