Professor LenkaBula brings extensive experience in this position having been Vice Rector : Institutional Change, Student Affairs and Community Engagement at the University of the Free State and Dean of Students at the University of Witwatersrand where she was a member of the Vice Chancellor’s Office (VCO) and the Senior Executive Team. She previously held management positions at different institutions, including here at UNISA, where she had a successful stint as Dean of Students - Minister Blade Nzimande
I believe that UNISA Council has made the right decision in appointing a person of your calibre as Vice Chancellor to lead and steer this institution in the right direction, especially during these challenging times in the life of our universities – Minister Blade Nzimande
Prof LenkaBula, if you were to ask me, what mandate am I giving you today, it is that of mobilising and leading everyone in this institution to prioritise the academic project. And that is how my Ministry will seek to engage and support this great university – Minister Blade Nzimande
It is these special characteristics of accessibility and affordability that make UNISA the unique institution that it is today, and I trust that your leadership, Professor LenkaBula, will build on these features to further strengthen the capacity of the institution to continue offering quality education to the people of South Africa – Minister Blade Nzimande
In fact, various initiatives at UNISA in recent years have been speaking to the subject of African agency and the need to develop and foreground African scholarship in order to address and seek solutions to many problems afflicting the continent – Minister Blade Nzimande
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Publish date: 2021-09-03 00:00:00.0