Milcho Damianov has been appointed as the new Director of Advancement at CPUT.
A graduate of the prestigious International Fundraising School at Indiana University in the USA, Damianov also holds a post-graduate qualification in Marketing Management.
The Bulgarian-born director is equally adept at Corporate Communications, a discipline gleaned from his extensive work experience at tertiary institutions in Europe and Southern Africa.
His formidable skills were most recently pivotal to the success of the Uniswa Foundation, which spearheads advancement initiatives at the University of Swaziland. As the first CEO of the foundation, Damianov’s leadership and creative management style were instrumental in promoting the university as a positive, credible and worthy institution.
What followed was an influx of international donor aid, the establishment of public-private-partnerships, corporate social investment and private donations to Uniswa.
This, in turn, allowed the university to invest in the development of world-class facilities on campus such as sport centers and hostels, while scholarship programs ensure that the previously unattainable educational aspirations of thousands of students are made a reality.
And that, in a nutshell, is the essence of Advancement, says Damianov.
“Advancement is all about the empowerment of the dreams of others – making those dreams a reality. One of my roles is to align the activities of the Advancement office with the overall strategic undertakings of the university. I aim to do so by leading with innovation and creativity. “
Positioning CPUT as a world-class, socially responsive university that embraces the cutting-edge of technology is another of Damianov’s principal tasks, as is broadening the partnership networks of CPUT.
“This will be done while successfully retaining our special relationships with existing friends, partners, funders and alumni.”
By Jan Weintrob
Written by CPUT News
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