Student Conduct

In keeping with our Catholic character and Ignatian identity, Hekima College is committed to the formation and training of men and women in research and professional competence. This commitment is embodied in the following goals and objectives:

Promoting an African theology that is rooted in the best theological traditions of the Catholic Church and attuned to the realities of faith, life and ministry in contemporary Africa in a globalizing world in the 21st century.

Training our students to provide instruction, conflict analysis, negotiation and expertise in peacebuilding from the perspective of Catholic traditions of peace and social justice, in response to the various situations of conflict that undermine Africa’s quest for an environment conducive to sustainable development.

Developing and applying an interdisciplinary approach to the different historical and contemporary challenges facing the African Church and society in the 21st century, to ensure that our students are able to adapt to the constantly changing and diverse situations of work and ministry through active collaboration and partnership.

Training our students to reflect on experience and apply the data to their studies in order to generate appropriate and contextualised responses to their situation in life and work, and become architects of transformation in the Church and society.

We desire to train men and women ‘involved in disciplines which, although they may have no explicitly Christian perspective, are nevertheless central to the way in which human beings understand themselves and the world around them’ (GC 34, d. 6, n. 20, par. 2; cf. GC 34, d. 16, n. 7, par. 2). The graduates of our theological, spiritual, intellectual and professional training programme will be men and women of faith ardently ‘engaged in the challenge of building up a young and vibrant African Church, rooted in the richness of different cultures, creating new bonds of solidarity among peoples, and struggling to overcome the global forces that tend to marginalize the whole continent’ (GC 34, d. 2, n. 2, par. 2).

Academic Regulations

Academic Integrity

Students at Hekima College are expected to have high standards of academic integrity. Any student involved in any form of cheating or plagiarism on assignments or examinations violates intellectual honesty and is subject to dismissal.

Academic Appeals

Students who believe that they have been treated unfairly with respect to their work, have the right to appeal.

(1) They should have solid evidence;

(2) They should first discuss the matter with the lecturer concerned and, if necessary with the Dean;

(3) If the students are still unsatisfied, an ad hoc committee will be set up by the Principal to deal with the matter. Its decision is final.

(4) When students appeal for grade after discussion and deliberation they should expect the grade to be raised or lowered, or to remain unchanged.