Bold Conversations Launches at UKZN

Sep 04, 2012

Sunday Tribune journalist Masood
Boomgaard with BOLD Student Chapter
Marketing Co-ordinator, Ms Mathapelo
Motaung.

Create your Own Opportunities in Life was the theme of the inaugural BOLD Conversations forum at the UNITE/School of Engineering building at the Howard College campus.

More than 100 students listened attentively as popular newspaper columnist, film director and stand-up comic, Masood Boomgaard, urged students to take charge of their destinies. ‘Manage your time, don’t be afraid to fail and learn from your failure,’ Boomgaard told the multi-disciplinary group of students.

BOLD Conversations aims to encourage self-reflection and critical dialogue within the student body and is part of the holistically focused Business Organisational and Leadership Development (BOLD) initiative which promotes personal development through constructive action.

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Did you Know?

UKZN’s School of Information Systems and Technology was the first university in South Africa to introduce Podcasting as an educational tool.

UKZN was founded in 1910 – it is now 100 years old!

Spud author, John Van De Ruit, graduated from UKZN.

In 2010 there was a total of 41 626 students at UKZN, of this 32 791 were undergraduate & 8 835 were postgraduate.

UKZN has won the Daily News ‘Your choice award’ for the best University/College for the past seven years running.

Globally UKZN is one of only three South African universities in the top 500 Universities in the world.

UKZN is the third most productive University in terms of its research production.

The University employs over 5000 staff members.

UKZN has been home to many successful sportsman over the years, Tommy Bedford a former Springbok Rugby player, Shaun Pollock & Jonty Rhodes South African Cricketers.

Some high profile businessmen studied at UKZN, Sol Kerzner the developer of Lost city & more, Stephen Saad the CEO & founder of Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Guy Brazier the regional leader of Deloitte & Alan Olivier the CEO of Grindrod Group.

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