Graduation Day at Mbombela Campus – a special day for family and friends
Staff members improve their qualifications
It was that time of the year again at Mbombela Campus — Graduation Day. Years of examinations were finally over; elegant outfits replaced the usual casual student clothing, and parents admired their children for successfully reaching the finishing line after a long study period.
All that was left was to celebrate this remarkable achievement in the lives of the students.
A total of 477 qualifications were awarded. The thousands of smiling faces, the happiness onstage, the academic caps in the air and the joyful celebrations afterwards contributed towards a day that the new TUT alumni and their parents will remember for years to come.
One of the highlights of the 2018 graduation ceremony was the MTech: Marketing (cum laude) degree conferred on Suzanne Jacobs, a staff member of the Faculty of
Management Sciences. She completed her thesis with the title Commuters’ Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Mini-bus Taxi Advertising in Mbombela, Mpumalanga under the supervision of Professor Therese Roux and Dr DB Janse van Rensburg, both from the Department of Marketing, Logistics and Sport Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, TUT.
Two students who attended the marketing class of Dr Annemarie Breytenbach, senior lecturer and academic manager at the Faculty of Management Sciences, as far back as 1993 and 1997 respectively, Treasure Zulu and Mzamo Maphanga, improved their qualifications with BTech Marketing degrees.
“It is a wonderful feeling when you see your former students improving qualifications that will definitely enhance their chosen career paths,” said Dr Breytenbach.
“The future looks promising to all the 2018 TUT graduates. May your career dreams become a reality, and remember to keep on empowering yourself with additional skills and knowledge,” Dr Kenneth Netshiombo, campus rector, said after the graduation ceremony.