One year in office: Expressing gratitude and unveiling Strategy 2030

Dear colleagues and students

Today marks one year since I joined the University of Cape Town (UCT) as the 11th Vice-Chancellor. I wish to take this moment to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for all the support you have given me since 1 August 2024.

I want to particularly convey my warmest gratitude to members of the executive team. I would not have been able to anchor my roots at UCT over the past year without their passion, courage, commitment, cooperation and hard work.

The deans and executive directors, who are also budget holders, have been phenomenal in shouldering with me the burden of leadership over the past 12 months. Their willingness to rise to every challenge will remain the cornerstone of our story.

I am fully aware that the work of our heads of departments, directors and all line managers is made more difficult by the financially constrained environment in which we find ourselves, and for your resilience in the past year, I am deeply grateful.

I want to take this special opportunity to thank all our staff members across every corner of the university, in whatever role you play in this institution for however long you have been with UCT – thank you for allowing me to make UCT my home.

I also wish to express my sincere gratitude to all our students at UCT, the future leaders of positive change in the world, the inspiration of our nation, the continent and the world, our beacon of hope – thank you for journeying with me over the past 12 months.

I also want to express my appreciation to all our key stakeholders: our chancellor, the UCT Council, Convocation, donors, alumni, parents, guardians, strategic partners, service providers, the government of South Africa and all friends of UCT.

In marking the first anniversary of my tenure at UCT, I wish to unveil to you Strategy 2030, a UCT milestone anchored squarely within Vision 2030. I invite you to engage with the strategy and feel free to share feedback with us.

Help us make UCT the best home for you, a home where you can continue to explore your talents, push boundaries of excellence and activate the best version of yourself while you also contribute to the success of those around you and advance society at large.

• Visit the UCT Strategy 2030 page.

Our strategic vision remains “to unleash human potential for a fair and just society”. UCT will continue to grow as the bedrock of talent, hallmark of excellence and home of innovation in Africa, and continue to embrace the values of ubuntu.

Remember, “if you want to go fast, go alone, and if you want to go far, go together”. Thank you for the pace and the distance travelled, thank you for your compassion, kindness and team spirit. You are UCT, and together we are UCT.

Sincerely

Professor Mosa Moshabela
Vice-Chancellor

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