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Unisa gears up for the official opening ceremony of its 2024 Academic Year
The University of South Africa (Unisa) will hold the official opening ceremony of its 2024 Academic Year at its main campus on Friday, 16 February 2024, with all its six regional campuses and the satellite campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia linked via video streaming.
The official opening of the academic year is a statutory annual event held for the purpose of, amongst others, rallying the university community behind a common objective, reflecting on past achievements and challenges as well as outlining the strategic direction of the university for a particular year.
This year’s ceremony, to be held under the theme “Reclaiming Africa’s Intellectual Futures into the next 150 years and beyond” will be attended and addressed by the Chancellor of Unisa, His Excellency Former President Thabo Mbeki, the Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Unisa, Professor Puleng LenkaBula as well as members of the Unisa Council led by the outgoing Chairperson of the Unisa Council, Mr Mashukudu James Maboa and the current Deputy Chair and Chairperson designate, Dr DD Mosia.
It also takes place in the year in which Unisa’s 150th Anniversary celebrations will be reaching a crescendo; and as we join the nation in celebrating 30 years of democracy.
The university will use the occasion of the opening ceremony to recommit and rededicate itself to working towards a better and improved Unisa, as well as setting the scene for the present exciting opportunities in the higher education space. It will also pay homage to the outgoing Chairperson of Council, Mr Maboa, who will also deliver a farewell message to the university community.
The official opening ceremony will take place as follows:
Date: Friday,16 February 2024
Time: 10:00
Join us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhNjsArk6WQ
Publish date: 2024-02-13 00:00:00.0