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Vision 2030 was In advancing the higher purpose of Mandela

University as being in the service of society, the
crafted after a Vice-Chancellor committed to the following in her
inaugural address, namely, to:
comprehensive
• Inculcate an institutional culture that draws on the
process of essence of Mandela, particularly as this relates to

stakeholder his leadership, his notion of social justice and the
value of education in changing the trajectory of the
marginalised and the vulnerable in society.
engagement and • Commit our intellectual asset base to serve the

analyses toward legacy of Mandela and all the freedom fighters who
worked alongside him here in South Africa and in
the optimal the diaspora. We will intensify our engagements
with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the family
performance of the and other stakeholders to position the essence and
the desired and lasting impact of our contribution.
University, in line • Embrace the notion of a “Commons” to cultivate
innovative solutions that draw on African
with its mandate knowledge heritages to contribute to the creation
of a better world.
and functions. • Offer multifaceted curricula relevant to both local
and global contexts and which draw on diverse
philosophical and ideological orientations and
worldviews.
• Launch a Social Consciousness Sustainable Futures
(SCSF) programme, which is largely based on
student inputs and includes themes exploring
what it means to be human; land, environment,
and food; economy, technology, and dignity; the
Constitution, rights, and freedoms; and ethics,
entrepreneurship, and leadership.
• Establish the first Hub of Convergence within a year
where the University engages with the community
in equalising partnerships to co-create solutions to
vexing challenges.
at all levels of the University through the Listening • Enhance the quality of student life through student-
Campaign. She stated the following: centric approaches that emancipate agency to
nurture and develop 21st century leaders who are
“…we must give our University a sharper imbued with such qualities as imagination, lifelong
social justice purpose and praxes … That learning, service, ethical leadership, and adaptive
is, what the University should do and what expertise for an ever-changing world.
the University should stand for, are closely
tied into the stature of our namesake: The commitments continue to be systematically
the expansion of human understanding; addressed and implemented as is evident in the
pushing forward the frontiers of knowledge University’s annual performance plans and reports
in all sciences to cultivate humanity; and for the period under review.
contributing to the well-being of our city,
our province, our nation, our continent and Vision 2030 was crafted after a comprehensive
our world. In short, the quest of a Mandela process of stakeholder engagement and analyses
University is for a more equal and socially- toward the optimal performance of the University, in
just world.” line with its mandate and functions.

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