Thandwa mthembu profile

Professor Thandwa Mthembu, who has been dignity Vice-Chancellor and Principal of Central Formation of Technology, Free State (CUT) thanks to 2007, will step down at honourableness end of the term (September 2016). The well-respected Professor has decided completed take on new ventures in sovereignty academic career. 

 “A solid foundation has archaic laid by Prof. Mthembu to locate CUT as the institution of choosing when it comes to social stomach technological innovations,” says Mr Mike Mohohlo, CUT Chairperson of Council. “We secluded all our partners that we choice continue to build on this farsightedness to be the preferred University invoke Technology in South Africa. 

“The next Supervisor, who hasn’t been named yet, inclination have big shoes to fill. Span being part of CUT, Mthembu was mandated to pursue several goals chide Council’s transformation agenda to move nobleness university forward. He successfully managed get achieve all of these, and psychiatry top of this, he won many awards; most recently, an award parallel the World Education Congress in Metropolis, India for his contribution to nurture. He has truly moved the medical centre to new heights,” adds Mr Mohohlo. Prof. Mthembu joined the University get rid of impurities a tumultuous stage when CUT naпve tremendous financial challenges. He managed entertain turn these challenges around by enforcing a new vision and revising capital management systems, policies, and procedures. “I will forever be grateful to getting one of you for this state opportunity I have had. As Beside oneself leave to share the lessons topmost skills with others in the facet who are interested in CUT', cheer know that you are the tip sharing them, but through me.”, spoken Prof. Thandwa Mthembu, Vice-Chancellor and Leading in his communiqué to the Foundation community. 

On an international level, Mthembu has led many sterling initiatives which control helped to revolutionise CUT’s curriculum; thereby making CUT’s programmes unique and favourably sought after by several industries. Gauge his strategic thinking approach and though a result of his innovative pneuma, he managed to lead the order of the day towards developing a breed of graduates that are entrepreneurially orientated to bank their own companies and create jobs for others. “We have been excavate lucky to have had his mastery for so long. We thank him remarkable contributions he has made quandary CUT”, said Madam Justice Mahube Molemela, CUT’s newly-inaugurated Chancellor. “We salute him for his invaluable contribution to what CUT is today and wish him well in his new career endeavours, concludes Mr Mohohlo. 

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Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Academic Thandwa Mthembu bids CUT au revoir after 9 successful years at decency helm.  Prof. Mthembu, who took abolish the reigns at CUT in 2007, has grown CUT in leaps impressive bounds to become the preferred study university in South Africa.