Prof Boitumele Diale DELIVERS CONVOCATION AGM ADDRESS AS THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT
groups and chapters, establishing a wellness programme, and fundraising. In her address, Diale referred to graduate employability as a national crisis that needed partnering with incubators and job funders to prepare students properly for the world of work. She noted that the Convocation’s Wellness Programme saw a rise in mental health issues of community members, and a life health solution provider was called in to provide an alumni wellness programme. She called on alumni to visit the UJ alumni page to learn more about the university’s alumni benefits. Prof Kinta Burger, the UJ Registrar, said the aim of getting a high number of academics and students vaccinated was achieved. Prof Saurabh Sinha, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Internationalisation, reported on the year’s research output and successes. Dr Tinus van Zyl Senior Director: Central Academic Administration (CAA), relayed how blockchain technology was introduced to produce secure digital graduation certificates for
students and employers. Ms Zanele Modiba, Deputy
The former President of UJ’s Executive Committee of Convocation
President of the Convocation, introduced the new Executive Committee of the Convocation: President – Mr Leslie Majaha Mpunzi; Deputy President – Prof Boitumelo Molebogeng Diale; and the three Exco members Nondumiso Precious-Gift Mvubu, Khutso Ephriam Rammutla and Nakedi Macdonald Magoro. T he full AGM meeting is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=kL0xiSrNnsI
Prof Boitumelo Diale, former president of the UJ Convocation, delivered her third and final Annual General Meeting (AGM) address as President of the Executive Committee of Convocation on 22 September 2022. Reporting back to the Convocation, Diale said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic arriving two months into their tenure, the executive committee only dropped
one of its initial plans, namely to build a female residence on the Soweto campus. Other projects were also hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic but are currently in various stages of development. These projects involved building an alumni house for retired academics, establishing a graduate and employment programme, establishing affinity
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