CUT Annual Report 2013

CUT launches Academy to support learning and teaching in the Free State
CUT launched the Schools Advancement Academy (SAA) as part of efforts to support Department of Education in meeting
its set targets with schools in the province.
The concept of the SAA was adopted in 2011 to give effect to a more holistic approach on intervention programmes and
to manage them in one basket. It is the culmination of a series of engagements between CUT community, Department of
Education, external partners such as Standard Bank, Interstate Bus Services, Telkom Foundation and Mutual and Federal
after showing interest to partner with CUT on these respective programmes. It was brought into existence to consolidate
Saturday Classes for Grade 11 and 12, the Winter School and Spring School Programmes including EMDP (Educator Mentoring
and Development Project).
University Life
Student Services
The Student Services Section continued to provide quality services to students through various activities on the Bloemfontein
and Welkom campuses, rendered through the operational units Governance and Student Life, Residences,
Wellness Centre and Operational Sport.
Leadership
The SRC (Welkom & Bloemfontein campus) attended several leadership development seminars and workshops. Amongst
others, the following deserve to be noted: An inductive moral leadership training workshop; a developmental annual conference
of the National Association of Student Development Practitioners (NASDEV); and the Social Innovation Workshop,
organised by the CUT Research and Innovation Centre, on 02 September 2013.
The SRC Elections 2013/2014, conducted by PwC, successfully took place in August 2013. The SRC Bloemfontein Inauguration
Ceremony, which entailed signing a pledge to serve the students and CUT in line with the ideals of Vision 2020, took
place on 08 February 2013 at the Lapeng Amphitheatre.
At the official launch of CUT’s Schools Advancement Academy, left to right was: Ms Nontando Seopa, CEO NLA Project
Consulting; Prof. Henk de Jager, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic; Ms Thando Lepele, PRO for Interstate Bus Lines;
MEC Tate Makoe, Department of Education, Free State; Mr Giel de Villiers, Director of CUT-SAA; Ms Selloane Malihe,
Head: Business Banking at Standard Bank South Africa; Prof. Thandwa Mthembu, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of CUT;
and Ms Angeline Mdakane, Programme Manager of Kagiso Shanduke Foundation Trust.
Student Leaders honoured for their leadership contribution in 2013.
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