We value all our alumni, whether they received their qualifications via contact or distance studies. Distance students might be “out of sight”, so to speak, but they certainly are not out of mind.

Staff of our alumni office demonstrated this when they attended the Unit for Open and Distance Learning’s graduation ceremony and alumni event on 22 March 2018 at the Northern Cape Technical Vocational Education and Training College in Upington.

Prof Robert Balfour, deputy vice-chancellor for teaching and learning, addressed the 100 guests after the graduation ceremony. He spoke to them about the importance of having a high-quality NWU degree and being an NWU alumnus, and gave them an overview of the recent developments at the NWU.