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There are no limits when it comes to
education. This iswhat we learnedwhen
we saw the number of international
students we have at MUT this year,
during the MUT International Student
Orientation on 20 February 2020.
The event, hosted by the Marketing
and Communications department,
advanced
the
Vice-Chancellor’s
“Anchor Strategy” as it was not only
held on campus, but there were tours
around Umlazi sections.
One of the stops was Ogwini High
School where the principal, Dr Vusi
Dlamini, gave MUT international
students a presentation and a tour
around his historic school which continues to produce
high marks regardless of the high number of learners
it accommodates. “You will never find any other local
university trying to lift the quality of neighbouring
schools like MUT does; they have made sure their
relationship with Umlazi schools is treated like a
conveyer belt,” Dr Dlamini said. “I’m hoping that the
international students that MUT brought today will
come and tutor our learners on weekends.”
A cherry on the top of International Student Orientation
International students’ orientation
Dr Enoch Duma Malaza, middle, shaking hands with a student from the DRC, Esther. Others are Dr Thobile Poswa, HOD,
Environmental Health, left, and Dr Papy Numbi, third from right (obscured), and other students
International students with Principal of Ogwini Comprehensive High Schools, Dr
Vusumuzi Dlamini
was a tour around the Durban CBD and other eye-
catching places they could visit when not swamped
with school work. The purpose of the event was to
make our international students feel at home away
from home, and also to show them that they have our
full support should they have any problems. The event
was graced by the presence of MUT international
lecturers and Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Dr Enoch
Duma Malaza, who assured international students
that they are safe at MUT and all of their challenges
will be attended.