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Professor Phakeng appointed as UCT vice-chancellor for second term (News24)

The council of the University of Cape Town has voted to appoint Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng as vice-chancellor for a second five-year term.

Students were closely monitored, and by the second semester, their performance was at the same level as the previous year. The reappointment of our vice-chancellor is about looking ahead to the future of our university," Ngonyama said. "My personal mission has been to develop African leaders who can inspire their own communities and the wider world. A vice-chancellor is initially appointed for five years. Phakeng said she came to UCT to serve not just the university, but South Africa and the continent. * She said she came to UCT to serve not just the university, but South Africa and the continent.

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UCT's Phakeng to serve second term as Vice-Chancellor (Creamer Media's Engineering News)

University of Cape Town (UCT) Vice-Chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been re-appointed for a second five-year term by the university's Council, ...

This is illustrated by a reception for this year's recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's awards for new students,” Ngonyama said. She is a future thinker who is committed to the academic project of research and teaching and to ensuring the long-term viability of our university,” said UCT chair of Council Babalwa Ngonyama. “Council is confident that Phakeng is the right leader for UCT at this time and that, through her second term, she will build on the foundations of the last four years.

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UCT international student graduates with BSc after 12-year battle (Independent Online)

An international student from UCT is beaming with pride after she graduated despite being dealt heavy blows during her years of study.

In 2019 I came back to school with the help of my family. The pace was different, and I also registered late and missed orientation and the first few weeks of classes. “As a result, I had poor results at the end of the first year, and my scholarship was not renewed after the second year.

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