From the Chair of Council
Installation ceremony: UCT’s 11th VC Professor Mosa Moshabela
18 November 2024 | Norman Arendse (SC)Dear members of the UCT community
The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) 11th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela took office in August 2024.
While Professor Moshabela has settled into the role in a relatively short period of time, with some of the results of his vision already being tangible across campus, part of the formal process of welcoming him to the university includes the customary installation ceremony.
I am therefore pleased to announce that the university will host this ceremony on Monday, 25 November 2024 at 10:00 at the Sarah Baartman Hall. The ceremony will be co-hosted by UCT Chancellor, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe, and will be attended by invited guests, dignitaries from higher education and beyond, and invited members of the UCT community.
We would naturally have wished to mark this celebratory moment with as many as possible in the UCT community. However, capacity constraints dictated that only specific groups could be invited for in-person attendance. For the rest of the UCT community wishing to witness this significant occasion, the ceremony will be live-streamed on the UCT website and social media platforms. Further details in this regard will be shared via other relevant university communication platforms.
Following his announcement as VC in May 2024 after a thorough and consultative six-month recruitment and selection process, and then him taking up the role in August 2024; the installation ceremony this month marks another significant milestone as we continue to warmly welcome Professor Moshabela to UCT.
Professor Moshabela, who prior to his appointment served as the deputy vice-chancellor for research and innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, has brought a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to UCT.
We eagerly anticipate this opportunity to formally and officially welcome our 11th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Moshabela, to the university, and we continue excitedly looking forward to his leadership and the bright future ahead for UCT.
- Read the previous Chair’s Desk: UCT announces new VC: Professor Mosa Moshabela.
- Read Professor Moshabela’s abridged CV.
Sincerely
Norman Arendse (SC)
Chair of UCT Council
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11th UCT Vice-Chancellor’s Installation Ceremony
The University of Cape Town (UCT) Council announced Professor Mosa Moshabela as the 11th vice-chancellor (VC) in May 2024. Professor Moshabela, who took office in August, was officially installed on 25 November 2024.
The Chair of Council of the University of Cape Town
Norman Arendse (SC)
announced that the university would host the ceremony at the Sarah Baartman Hall. The ceremony was co-hosted by UCT Chancellor
Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe
and was attended by invited guests, dignitaries from higher education and beyond, and invited members of the UCT community.
This event took place on Monday, 25 November 2024 at 10:00.
News from the day
On Monday, 25 November 2024, the University of Cape Town installed its 11th Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mosa Moshabela.
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