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06 February 2019
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Story Rulanzen Martin
Welcome to a brand-new year, Kovsies! The first edition of Kovsie Advice is out and there to help you make sense of this crazy, bustling jungle of university. With an array of opportunities at Kovsies, it is time to make your own way into your future. This magazine is aimed at helping you find your way through this maze, from FGG to Mabaleng, to making the best of your studies.
Follow our three simple steps to give you that academic edge and the support you need.
Time to tie your shoelaces and get reading!
Kovsie Advice is compiled by the Advising team in the Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Happy reading!
Strategic Plan for 2012-2016 launched
2012-06-07
Vision
A university recognised across the world for excellence in academic achievement and in human reconciliation.
Mission
The university will pursue this vision through its mission:
- Setting the highest standards for undergraduate and postgraduate education.
- Recruiting the best and most diverse students and professors into the university.
- Advancing excellence in the scholarship of research, teaching and public service.
- Demonstrating in everyday practice the value of human togetherness and solidarity across social and historical divides.
- Advancing social justice by creating multiple opportunities for disadvantaged students to access the university.
- Promoting innovation, distinctiveness and leadership in both academic and human pursuits.
- Establishing transparent opportunities for lifelong learning for academic and support staff.
Values
The following five core values represent deeply-held commitments that inform every policy and steer every action. These values underpin both the Academic Project and the Human Project of this university.
- Superior Scholarship
- Human Embrace
- Institutional Distinctiveness
- Emergent Leadership
- Public Service
Motto
IN VERITATE SAPIENTIAE LUX
(In Truth is the Light of Wisdom)