Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi ,
Former Executive Dean of the Law Faculty and now newly appointed as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic
He is appointed for a term of five years and eight months: As Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic (Designate) from 1 January 2021 to 31 August 2021, and from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2026 as Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic. Before his new position, Prof Mpedi served as Executive Dean for the Faculty of Law, a position he held since 2016. UJ’s vision is to be an international university of choice, anchored in Africa, dynamically shaping the future. The University also wants to inspire its community to transform and serve humanity through innovation. It is also progressively positioning itself as a university of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), he says. “UJ is an ambitious, high performance and forward-looking university that has grown by leaps and bounds over the last fifteen years. This approach and mindset
UJ needs to produce future-fit graduates who will be able to thrive in an unknown future, who will need to perform tasks and render services in a world and labour market that we know nothing or very little about yet, says newly appointed UJ Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi. He paraphrases Sue Dopson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Fellow of Green Templeton College and Acting Dean of Saïd Business School (University of Oxford): Farmers don’t grow crops, they create conditions through which crops can grow. “These are inspiring words that speak to my objectives. I want to create an environment where my colleagues and I can find solutions to 21st-century challenges together,” says Prof Mpedi. “I look forward to working with the UJ community and taking teaching and learning and the institution to greater heights.”
Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi is looking forward to taking the University to greater heights.
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