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ACTING VICE-CHANCELLOR & PRINCIPAL

Marcus

Ramogale

Foreword by Professor

The MUT alumni who graduated over the past 10 years

or so know that whenever I engage them, particularly

during university graduation ceremonies and State of

the University addresses, I always say, “Let not your

past determine your future.” I say this to encourage

students and graduands to understand that they can

be anything they want to become. Today, as I read the

accomplishments of our alumni, I am filled with joy as

these are the stories that we will always use to show

that MUT is a stepping stone to a better life.

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or our part, we keep striving to do more to ensure

that students succeed after graduation. For instance,

we have looked at the curriculum and enhanced

it by ensuring that it includes these courses:

Communication Skills, End-User Computing, Work-Integrated

Learning/ Project-Based Learning/ Service Training and

Entrepreneurship. All these courses assist to develop our

students holistically to succeed and advance themselves in

the world of work. Looking at some of the successes, I am

encouraged that our efforts are bearing some fruit. We need

to multiply these successes however. My plea to prospective

and current students is to treat these courses with the utmost

regard as they enhance your employability, innovativeness

and currency.

Last year, the Department of Higher Education and Training

recognised my efforts in entrepreneurship leadership at MUT.

This is not an accolade I take lightly. It is an affirmation of my

quest to ensure that your qualification has meaning, be it in

the workplace, at home or in new industries that bring your

entrepreneurial ideas to life.

Without sounding like a broken record, I would like you to

revisit my annual memorial lecture to students where I share

this Cash Flow Quadrant:

Its architect is Robert Kiyosaki, the author of Rich Dad, Poor

Dad, and it represents:

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E- Employee

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S- Self Employed

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B- Business Owner

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I- Investor

M U T A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E

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