5. The following formed part of the discussion . The committee was concerned that most senior management posts were occupied predominantly by white academic staff and the participation of black undergraduates was low. It was argued that the vision of 2015 of the Institution was mediocre and its recruitment strategy raised concerns. It was questioned as to whether the Institution and its Council were supportive of the vision of 2015 and why the Institution failed to attract more black undergraduates. . It was argued that the nature of the Institution did not relate to its vision of 2015 given the challenges relating to employment equity and access of black undergraduates to the Institution. . A concern was raised regarding the lack of a database containing the details of all the drop-outs of the Institution. It was enquired as to whether there were any other mediums of instruction besides English and Afrikaans and how many students were assisted by the NSFAS bursary. . The University was commended for its TB-HIV Integration Project aimed at assisting poor communities in fighting the epidemics. It was enquired whether the University had developed a vaccine to stop the spread of TB. . It was observed that the public perception of the University was not positive since it was still regarded as an Afrikaans Institution and that there was under-representivity of black undergraduates and academic staff. It was questioned as to whether the culture of the Institution was conducive to black students and academic staff. . A concern was raised regarding the University Council's role in monitoring the adherence of the Institution to its policy documents. . The committee commended the University on the absence of any crisis caused by students or academic staff as a result of its challenges. The committee enquired about the role and responsibilities of the Military Academy at the Institution.