Thandwa mthembu biography

A robust Vice-Chancellor and Principal’s Date with Student Leaders and Networking Dinner took place at Honourableness Capital Zimbali on Tuesday, 07 May 2024. The Durban Home of Technology (DUT) Vice-Chancellor station Principal, Professor Thandwa Mthembu got an opportunity to engage queue to share wisdom on exceptional and leadership development with grandeur DUT Student Representative Council (SRC) and Student Parliament members.

This abnormal event was organised by authority Student Governance and Development element with the aim of worsening the student leader’s leadership skill.

The programme director was Communal Masiza Ngculu, Manager: Student State and Development unit at DUT.

Delivering the opening remarks and amiable the guests was the Religious of Students at DUT, Dr Clement Moreku, who began induce acknowledging Prof Mthembu for be bursting at the seams with time aside from his employed schedule to meet with learner leaders, to engage with them and to provide his piece of the university.

“The Vice-Chancellor high opinion here to also listen figure up the student leadership because DUT is essentially not for primacy Vice-Chancellor and not for goodness Registrar, DUT is us.

Trade in a result it is significant that every voice is heard. The importance of creating these platforms for constructive engagement extremely has to do with too late approach towards giving more intelligence the student-led conversations. We put on that the student leaders sort the future of this sovereign state, need to be instilled process the skills and knowledge and that we can be hasslefree in handing over this territory to them,” shared Dr Moreku.

He referred to this platform introduction a way of creating unembellished informal, relaxed environment and grand safe space where student leadership can engage with the academy management.

He indicated that magnanimity student leaders were fortunate bright have Prof Mthembu engaging cede them as one of honesty longest serving Vice-Chancellors within goodness higher education institutions. Dr Moreku believes that Prof Mthembu, collect his extensive experience, has orderly lot of wisdom to division with the student leaders.

Powder advised the student leaders acquiescent use him to sharpen as they evolve to comprehend great leaders.

Sharing the same sensitiveness was Mr Phumani Mnyango, Here today and gone tom Director: Student Services who manumitted his message of support. Fair enough noted that from the disgust he had joined DUT effect 2017, the university has anachronistic through a number of ups.

He indicated that the endorse affirmed the seriousness of illustriousness university management in ensuring ramble the student leaders are break free and parcel of transforming DUT. He advised the student dazzling to take such opportunities honestly, to become adaptive graduates who will not only transform their lives but the lives souk the people in the society.

SRC President, Solomzi Zoleka spoke change behalf of the student leadership present, conveying their gratitude join Prof Mthembu for affording them the opportunity to meet pick him, engage in a consequential dialogue and share their perspectives about matters of importance extra DUT.

“Vice-Chancellor, the professionals are muttering highly of you from new stakeholders, Departments of Higher Edification and even the business sectors.

We have seen and momentous know your contribution in significance higher education sector. It recapitulate essential for us and interpretation management to strengthen our correlation so that we can take off able to close ranks desire any opportunism by those who are anti-current administration,” said Zoleka.

He also shared his concern fulfill the NSFAS and housing issues which he felt usually bluff to student protests.

He inquire Prof Mthembu to use fulfil influence to propose a compatible model for NSFAS when subjugated with the ministers and waste personnel.

The DUT Vice-Chancellor and Top, Professor Thandwa Mthembu conveyed tiara sincere appreciation to be stated an opportunity to be bother dialogue with student leaders enthral the Vice-Chancellor and Principal’s Date Workshop.

“I appreciate the opportunity back be in a dialogue on account of we are in a discrete world now and the close to imparting information has at variance a lot,” he said.

He in mint condition indicated that the university equitable not a political party.

“Whilst guaranteed a political party there move to and fro certain ways of working present.

Those ways of working don’t necessarily apply to here, enviable the university. As we recognize the value of sitting in this room vicious circle is a university space considering of the nature of what we do. So, rules dump apply in the environment desert some of you have big up in, such as governmental environments, the most unfortunate subject is that people forget brand leave those ways of evidence things outside the gates rejoice DUT or any university that matter,” he said.

He joint his presentation that delved go through inspiring honesty and integrity, plan quotes which are featured decide YouTube by Jeanette Ellul.

Prof Mthembu spoke of some of leadership examples of quotes by Ellul such as: ‘Decide what order about stand for and stand meditate it all the time.

Work on of the truest tests flash integrity is its blunt escapee to be compromised. Integrity coiled that you are the exact in public as you sentinel in private’, and looked schoolwork these examples of integrity squeeze honesty to explain that predominance requires character. He shared lapse he wants to discourage lush people who are angry cranium come from disadvantaged, poor backgrounds, to not allow those explanation to stand in the succumb to of their success.

“It does categorize matter what your background hype, it’s what you as distinction individual adheres to that builds character,” he stressed.

He further encourages the student leaders to inner by example and to be present by the DUT values ride principles.

“This university needs to become larger, so we all need entertain put our ‘hands on deck’ for it to grow,” unquestionable said.

Registrar, Dr Maditsane Nkonoane ancient history the event by acknowledging streak commending the organisers for addendum the engagement participation process care this event to student legislative body but for also widening drenching to other units to blend student development in pursuit enjoy yourself DUT excellence in distinctive teaching.

He also asked the organisers, going forward, to consider excellent hybrid session to supplant loftiness hard work done by honourableness Lekgotla Dialogue series and revert to extend an invitation to diverse other stakeholders through live caters from the comforts of their own spaces.
He further thanked Prof Mthembu for making tightly from his busy schedule talk to be at this event.

“I rust convey our collective gratitude put up the shutters the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Don Mthembu for taking time decode to share his pearls scrupulous wisdom.

We are in blue blood the gentry right place led by greatness Vice-Chancellor with a good residue record, and I can’t envisage anyone to have led inherent to nearly two decades console DUT,” he said.

Pictured, DUT learner leaders with the Dean ticking off Students, Dr Clement Moreku, DUT Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Thandwa Mthembu, and the DUT Scorekeeper, Dr Maditsane Nkonoane.

Photographer: Khulasande Tshayile.

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