Biannual ConferenceReimagining Student Affairs
Leading for Access, Success, Belonging and Institutional Resilience
Share the work shaping Student Affairs
Bring your research, practice, innovation, and evidence to the national conversation.
A gathering with purpose
Join colleagues and sector partners in Vanderbijlpark, Gauteng, from 25 to 28 November 2026.
Important Dates
Mark your calendar for these key milestones
Registration Opens
Conference Starts
Ready to Attend?
Registration opens Monday, 7 September 2026. Be among the first to secure your spot at this transformative conference.
Conference Highlights
Four days of engagement • Keynotes • Plenaries • Workshops • Networking
Conference Theme
Reimagining Student Affairs: Leading for Access, Success, Belonging and Institutional Resilience
The theme reflects four mutually reinforcing outcomes that guide our sector's response to evolving higher education challenges.
Conference Tracks
- ✓Access, retention & holistic student success
- ✓Student wellbeing, mental health, safety & GBV prevention
- ✓Accommodation, food security, funding & basic needs
- ✓Student governance, leadership & democratic participation
- ✓Disability inclusion, universal access & equity
+ 5 additional tracks
About SAASSAP
Our Mission
SAASSAP leads Student Affairs professionals through unified advocacy, influence, and mitigation strategies, grounded in humanistic approach, social justice, care, and transformation.
Our Vision
A cohesive and professional Student Affairs community driving humanising, socially just and values-driven practice across the African Continent.
Our Focus
Promoting excellence and an enhanced student experience through advocacy, capacity building, and advancing the professionalisation of Student Affairs.
The Association
The South African Association of Senior Student Affairs Professionals (SAASSAP) was formed in August 2000 to represent the senior Student Affairs professionals of all universities in South Africa. The Association's first Annual Conference was hosted in 2001 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
For more information, visit saassap.com
