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Transformative, responsive and sustainable .....................................3
Digital donations ................................................................................4 Touching the future
Where does my donation go? ...........................................................6
Converging in service of society .......................................................8
Sharing African excellence with the world .....................................10 is our business
Keen interest in new Medical School ..............................................12
Life-changing innovations in Nanomedicine..................................14
Walking with giants...........................................................................21 “I touch the future. I teach.”
Keyboard warriors .............................................................................23 This quote is attributed to Christa McAuliffe, the
Online education – where is SA? .....................................................25 American educator and astronaut killed in the Space
Living spaces .....................................................................................27 Shuttle Challenger flight in 1986.
A valuable learning curve in sustainability ......................................28 At Nelson Mandela University, we embrace
Running a ‘small municipality’ ........................................................30
Sustainable water resources and energy security .........................31 McAuliffe’s sentiment. We do so, not just as academics
Living, breathing, teaching, researching sustainability..................32 and lecturers, but as every staff member who plays a role
A bold new look for Ocean Sciences Campus ...............................34 in ensuring that our students are able to graduate.
One of a kind ....................................................................................36 The challenges facing universities since the global
A master of crisis management .......................................................37 pandemic in 2020 have thrust the skills, talents and
Money Smarts ...................................................................................39 importance of other employees to the fore. These are
Click to connect ................................................................................41
Shop online and collect or courier ..................................................43 those individuals who kept us safe and enabled us to
Alumni Achievers ..............................................................................44 continue working and learning
Rising stars making their mark .........................................................46 through technology.
Meet our new council members ......................................................48 They continue to do so in
Putting science in service of society ..............................................52 the face of load-shedding
Making Madiba proud......................................................................53 and water scarcity,
Drone licence gives Mandela Uni wings .........................................54
turning such challenges into
opportunities.
At Mandela, touching the
future is everyone’s business.
Debbie Derry
Editor

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Publisher: Paul Geswindt
Editor: Debbie Derry
Sub-editors: Beth Cooper Howell and Jill Wolvaardt PO Box 77000, Nelson Mandela University,
Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), 6031
Writers: Debbie Derry, Heather Dugmore, T +27 41 504 3935
Beth Cooper Howell, Gillian McAinsh and Nicky Willemse E alumni@mandela.ac.za
Production: Lyndall Sa Joe-Derrocks
Design: Juliana Jangara
Photography: Many thanks to all who contributed images to this publication.
Cover image: The new one-of-a-kind Science Centre, designed by SVA alumni.mandela.ac.za
International, will be a flagship facility for the University.
Image: SVA International

Disclaimer: All information contained herein was correct at the time of going to print. The University cannot be held responsible for any changes or developments that
may have taken place in the interim.

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