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THE UNISWA FOUNDATIONContinuedand academics to harness their professional growthand development by participating in student exchangeprogrammes, scholarships, workshops and seminars withlocal, regional and international counterparts. RSSC haspreviously participated in the activities of the Foundationas a collaborating partner for the refurbishment of theMain Conference Room at Kwaluseni. The Chairman ofRSSC, Mr. A.T. Dlamini, and the Managing Director, Mr. NickJackson, presented the donation to the Vice Chancellor,Professor Cisco Magagula, who received it on behalf of theUNISWA Foundation and UNISWA.Swaziland Water Services Corporationscholarship presentation functionOn 1 September, 2011, a donation presentation functionwas held at the headquarters of SWSC in Ezulwini atthe Emthonjeni building. Four new scholarships wereawarded to successful candidates following a rigorousmerit-based selection process by the UNISWA/SWSCscholarship selection panel. Academic excellence is themain criteria for award of scholarships. The studentswill be pursuing a MSc. Environmental ResourcesManagement degree within the Faculty of Science.Following a fi ve-year agreement entered into betweenthe Foundation and SWSC in 2007, the UNISWA/SWSCscholarship programme has awarded scholarships worthclose to E500,000 to eight outstanding students towardsthe same degree. The strong philanthropic gesture ofSWSC is exemplifi ed by the additional fi nancial supporttowards the scholarship well beyond the initially pledgedamount. One of the tangible benefi ts of the scholarshipis an internship programme availed by the companyto the students it sponsors. The student benefi ciariessince inception, enrolled both on a full-time two-yearprogramme and part-time three-year programme are asfollows;1. Mbongeni Hlophe2. Khanyisile Gamedze3. Samkele Thwala4. Musa Maxwell Mbingo5. Nontobeko Mlangeni6. Nkosingiphile Dlamini7. Machawe Thwala8. Simanga ShabanguFrom left to right: Ms. Khanyisile Gamedze, MSc. Environmental Resources Management fi nal year studentreceiving her sponsorship from Mr. Peter Bhembe, Managing Director, SWSC, while the Vice-ChancellorProf. C.M. Magagula looks onREPORT OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR 11806