In 1998 Prof Cosmas Ambe visited the University of Witwatersrand to make enquiries about a Master’s programme and ended up leaving with a job as a junior accounting lecturer.

Ambe recounted his remarkable journey to success while addressing the third Autumn Graduation ceremony earlier this morning in Cape Town.

The respected academic is the Nedbank Chair of Accounting and Director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Limpopo.

Hundreds of graduates across a variety of Business courses heard his inspirational story as he encouraged them to use the same courage, drive and resilience to rise above their situations and succeed.

PACKED: The Multipurpose Hall in Cape Town

Ambe also commended CPUT in the huge investment they were making into the countries development by producing thousands of quality graduates each year.

“Congratulations on being winners and I encourage all of you to go out there and be the change agents of the National Development Plan,” he says.

This evening the faculties of Education, Informatics and Design as well as Health and Wellness Sciences will be hosting their graduation ceremonies at the Bellville Campus.

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She may hate graduation speeches but that wasn’t evident from the energetic words of wisdom that Prof Mamokgethi Phakeng delivered to graduates yesterday evening.

She started off on a lighter note saying her speech would contain only two points- the advice she had wished someone had given her years ago when she graduated.

Phakeng is the Vice Principle for Research and Innovation at Unisa and was the second speaker in a series of 12 graduation ceremonies taking place this week.

“Imagine walking into your company and realizing that it is going through changes and your name comes up. Would your manager fight to give you a raise or to keep you employed?”

Phakeng stressed that qualifications, technical skills and experience are important but pale in comparison to an employee’s own values and attitude.

Her second point referred to the working environment that many graduates may find themselves.

“The pressure to fall into the trap of corruption and petty crime is great but I am here to tell you that your actions have consequences and only you are responsible for how you behave,” she says.

TWO DONE: The second in a series of 12 graduation ceremonies took place in Bellville yesterday evening

This morning graduates in a variety of Business courses will be addressed by Prof Cosmas Ambe, the Nedbank Chair of Accounting and Director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Limpopo. The ceremony takes place at the Multipurpose Hall in Cape Town.

Written by Lauren Kansley
Tel: +27 21 953 8646
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Liaises with the media and writes press releases about interesting developments at CPUT.