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Monday, February 22, 2021

Wits, South Africa - 'Our moonshot moment': Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, shares three core areas that Wits will maintain as the University transitions into its next century

Title:
'Our moonshot moment'
 
Author:
Professor Zeblon Vilakazi
Vice-Chancellor & Principal, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
 
Published:
University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), 12 February 2021
 
From the article:
We are living through one of the most disruptive periods in history, amidst the worst global health crisis in over a century. We are rapidly adapting to change in our personal, professional and social spaces, and building our resilience to protect our common futures. This is in no way an easy feat, but one that we can overcome if we garner our collective courage and strength to seek hope in despair, knowledge in failure, innovation in disorder, and our common humanity through advancing the public good.