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GLOBAL FOOTPRINT

Vice-Chancellor Prof Sibongile Muthwa addressed alumni at the Country Club Johannesburg on 18 September. Amongst the more than 70 guests
and institutional representatives were back row L-R Paul Geswindt (Director: Alumni Relations); Dr Muki Moeng (DVC: Learning and Teaching); Siphile
Hlwatika (President: Alumni Association); Ziyanda Ntshona, Dr Curwyn Mapaling and Asithandile Rangile (former Alumni Award recipients); DVC:
Engagement and Transformation Prof Andre Keet; Lebo Nare (Alumni Executive Member) and Khwezi Blose (Alumni Council representative). Front
row (L-R) Linda Mafa (Alumni Executive member); Anele Siswana (former Alumni Award recipient); VC Prof Sibongile Muthwa and Parmi Nateson
(former Alumni Award recipient).

programme or the reputation of our qualifications, faculties,
lecturers and researchers – and one alumnus explained that
he was a surfer and wanted to study somewhere with good
waves and nice beaches.
A large percentage We know that word of mouth is one of the most powerful
of our global alumni sources of attracting students. When a person from a
specific country shares their experience with their network,
say that studying at others want to come here too. We also know the power of
our alumni network. One example is a top international
Mandela was a life- executive who sent his son to study at Mandela based on
changing experience. the quality of work produced by an alumnus working in his
corporation.
They talk fondly about at Mandela was a life-changing experience. They talk fondly
A large percentage of our global alumni say that studying
their lecturers and the about their lecturers and the friendships formed. They

friendships formed. often ask about new developments on our campuses, like
the Medical School, Ocean Sciences Campus, the Science
Centre and Digital Dome, as quite a bit has happened over
the past couple of years.
Several alumni met their partners at Mandela. An
example is a study abroad student from Germany who came

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