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:

Faculty Welcome (Dean’s Address and Faculty Meet and Greet) – eight online sessions to be hosted between 25 to 28 January culminating in the
VC Welcome Address (29 January) followed by the
First Year Success Orientation Programme from 24 January which is broken into:
- Thrive at Nelson Mandela University – a generic welcome programme arranged by the First Year Success team
- 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.

Programme | welcoming events planned for the week

Attention parents

Dear Parents, Guardians, and the Mandela University Community We look forward to welcoming your children to Nelson Mandela University this year to begin an exciting new chapter in their lives.

Full Week of Welcoming Events

Nelson Mandela University will host a series of virtual welcoming events for its new students and their families from 25 to 29 January.

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 2022.

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.

Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences Welcome Webinar

Tuesday, 25 January 2022: 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.

Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment & Technology Welcome Webinar

Tuesday, 25 January 2022: 19:00 The welcome address by Acting Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Dalenca Pottas, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.

Faculty of Education Welcome Webinar

Wednesday, 26 January 2022: 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.

Faculty of Law Welcome Webinar

Wednesday, 26 January 2022: 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.

Faculty of Health Sciences Welcome Webinar

Thursday, 27 January 2022: 17:30 The welcome address by Executive Dean of the Faculty, Professor Zuki Zingela, will be followed by presentations by our departments offering faculty-based and support service information for first-year students and their guardians.

Faculty of Humanities Welcome Webinar

Thursday, 27 January 2022: 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.

Faculty of Science Welcome Webinar

Friday, 28 January 2022: 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.

George Campus Welcome Webinar

Friday, 28 January 2022 - 19:00 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.