Nearly 130 people applied for entry into the Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Development. They were all more than qualified to be accepted, including a few very experienced people who did not have degrees. For the first time ever, nearly 40% of the applicants were non-South Africans. In the end I accepted 68. The profile is as follows: black women: 27; white men: 17; white women: 14; black men: 10. Total black participants: 37; total white participants: 31. Of the total 27 come from the private sector, 15 from government, 18 are full-time students, 7 from NGOs and 3 from the education sector. They come from South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Kenya, UK, Ghana, USA,
Italy and Brazil.
Are you still open for further admissions Mark Swilling?
Are you still open for further admissions Mark Swilling?
great ! Probably the biggest class ever (68 people) ?
great ! Probably the biggest class ever (68 people) ?
Eloah Paes Ramalho
Eloah Paes Ramalho
That sounds like an incredibly enriching mix
That sounds like an incredibly enriching mix
Best choice ever! Enjoy every moment!
Great stuff
Great stuff
Hi Mark, I always struggled to understand, why do universities turn down applicants? As you say the were all qualified?
Hi Mark, I always struggled to understand, why do universities turn down applicants? As you say the were all qualified?
Universities in general should not turn down applicants if correctly funded. Departments like mine will always have a limit on numbers determined by staff posts and facilities, which goes back to money. I could easily take 150 if I had the staff.
Universities in general should not turn down applicants if correctly funded. Departments like mine will always have a limit on numbers determined by staff posts and facilities, which goes back to money. I could easily take 150 if I had the staff.
Great leadership Prof – aspect of transparency, right there. Question: of the 37 black participants accepted, how many are South Africans?
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Great leadership Prof – aspect of transparency, right there. Question: of the 37 black participants accepted, how many are South Africans?
His post says 40% non SA. So 60% must be SA… Ngaka
His post says 40% non SA. So 60% must be SA… Ngaka
That is only for the applications – only about 20% of the final 68 were non-South Africans
That is only for the applications – only about 20% of the final 68 were non-South Africans
I think I was in the class of 2003?
I think I was in the class of 2003?