Professor Rosa du Randt (NMMU), Vincent Monnier (CIES) and Solomon Mudege (FIFA) officially welcomed the new recruits on the first day of their lectures and encouraged them to maximise the opportunity they had been granted in being selected for this sought after and prestigious qualification.
In his guest lecture, Solomon Mudege, an alumnis of this qualification and now Marketing Alliances Manager at FIFA, addressed the students on the topic of Sponsorship and the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Solomon's lecture was extremely well received by all who attended.
All in all 28 students were accepted onto the programme which makes this the largest group since the start of the qualification in 2007.
This year’s class also sees the biggest international contingent in Olawale Olopade and Emmanuel Nwalor from Nigeria, Andrew Thuo from Kenya, Naleli Tsilo from Lesotho and Mathew Haikali from Namibia. The class completes itself with students who have travelled from Gauteng, Kwazulu Natal, Vaal Triangle, Northern Cape and numerous regions of the Eastern Cape to be here.
The NMMU welcomes the class of 2011, namely, Philiswa, Sikhulukekile, James, Mboniso, Nomthandazo, Mzandile, Zarina, Angelique, Sandile, Emmanuel, Daniel, Andrew, Zanele, Olawale, Bulelani, Aidan, Mathew, Xolile, Mark, Brett, Macebo, Eddie, Naleli, Lizah, Phakamisa, Ndimphiwe, Simakele and Sabelo.
2011 Edition students and staff