INTRODUCTION

This yearbook provides a comprehensive guide of all the academic programmes and qualifications offered by The Open Window (OW). This publication specifies the academic rules, regulations, policies, general rules, as well as administrative rules and procedures followed by OW.

LEGAL STATUS

Registered name: The Open Window (Pty) Ltd, company registration number 1973/015860/07.

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Nigel Tattersall - Chief Executive Officer Antoinette Reitz - Chief Operating Officer Pluto Panoussis - Chief Strategy Officer Jayne Crawshay-Hall Robertson - Academic Head Jozua Loots - Registrar: Academic Regulatory Thealani Barnard - Registrar: Student Administration & Support Lukas van der Merwe - Executive Assistant to COO Marike Botha - Sales Manager

BACKGROUND

The Open Window (OW) was founded in 1989 and offered one-year Diplomas in Art and Design. In 1994 the Department of Education registered the School as a tertiary educational institution. Two years later OW took occupation of a purpose designed building in Rigel Ave, Erasmusrand, Pretoria. In 2002 OW received full institutional accreditation by the Council on Higher Education and The South African Qualifications Authority accredited the qualification Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication Design. In 2004, OW relocated to 426 King’s Highway, Lynnwood. Over the years, OW developed career-orientated courses and successfully delivered degree level students. In January 2010, OW relocated to larger premises in Southdowns, Centurion - our current premises. The campus includes a spacious library, professional sound and production facilities and large air-conditioned, fully equipped studios. In 2010, OW started to offer an accredited BA Honours Degree in Visual Communication. In 2015, The CHE accredited the qualification Bachelor of Film Arts; and in 2016, the Bachelor of Interaction Design (which is now the Bachelor of Creative Technologies).

ACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The Open Window (Pty) Ltd is registered as a Private Higher Education Institution with the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) with Registration Certificate Number: 2000/HE07/016. The Open Window (Pty) Ltd courses are accredited by the Council on Higher Education (CHE) and registered with the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) under the Higher Education Act, 1997. The Open Window (Pty) Ltd is a SETA training provider accredited with MICT SETA: Accreditation Number: ACC/2016/07/0012.

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

OW’s language policy is in accordance with section 27(2) of the Higher Education act, which instructs educational institutions to develop and adhere to a language policy. Open Window embraces students from diverse cultural backgrounds and encourages a multilingual ethos outside of the context of instruction. In order to ensure that the course remains directly industry relevant and to be able to operate in a competitive

manner on a national as well as international level, the language policy at Open Window specifies that all courses and assessments are restricted to English. All content pertaining to, and in support of the syllabi is therefore distributed and implemented in English.