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Academic Welcoming Events
This page is home to all matters relating to the many online welcoming events that are planned to make the start of your studies at Nelson Mandela University a little easier.
This includes the:
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Faculty Welcome (Dean’s Address and Faculty Meet and Greet) – eight online sessions to be hosted between 1 to 5 March culminating in the
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VC Welcome Address (6 March) followed by the
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First Year Success Orientation Programme from 8 March which is broken into:
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Thrive at Nelson Mandela University – a generic welcome programme arranged by the Orientation team
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A Faculty, School, Programme welcome in which academics introduce incoming students to the programme requirements
Invitations and links to each of these will be added as soon as they become available.
If you miss the actual event at the designated time you can view the Faculty Welcome events and the Vice-Chancellor’s Welcome Address on our YouTube channels within 48 hours of its live sharing.
Full Week of Welcoming Events
Nelson Mandela University will host a series of virtual welcoming events for its new students and their families from 1 to 6 March.
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Vice-Chancellor's Welcoming Address
You are invited to join Vice-Chancellor Professor Sibongile Muthwa as she officially welcomes all first-year students and their families to Nelson Mandela University for 2021.
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Helpful University Contact Links
As a result of the current worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, and for everyone’s safety, visitors are discouraged from visiting any of our campuses, unless by appointment. Use these links and contacts to obtain the information you seek.
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Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences Welcome Webinar
Monday, 1 March: 17:30
The welcome address by Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Hendrik Lloyd, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment & Technology Welcome Webinar
Tuesday, 2 March: 17:30
The welcome address by Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Ben van Wyk, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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Faculty of Education Welcome Webinar
Wednesday, 3 March: 17:30
The welcome address by Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Muki Moeng, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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Faculty of Law Welcome Webinar
Wednesday, 3 March: 19:00
The welcome address by Acting Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Lynn Biggs, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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Faculty of Health Sciences Welcome Webinar
Thursday, 4 March: 17:30
The welcome address by Acting Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Dalena van Rooyen, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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Faculty of Humanities Welcome Webinar
Thursday, 4 March: 19:00
The welcome address by Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Pamela Maseko, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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Faculty of Science Welcome Webinar
Friday, 5 March: 17:30
The welcome address by Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Azwinndini Muronga, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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George Campus Welcome Webinar
The welcome address by George Campus Principal, Dr Kaluke Mawila, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.
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