Wits vice-chancellor and principal Prof Zeblon Vilakazi describes the graduation period as a 'moment of hope' for humanity as the country faces the Covid-19 pandemic and recently experienced unrest.
Of the students graduating, 169 are PhD graduands whose research seeks to find the solutions to real-world problems.Why do HIV-infected adolescents continue to carry the burden of oral health disease in Johannesburg which affects their quality of life?; and“On a lighter note, an engineering student also explored the physics behind tattoos and understanding the interaction of tattoo ink with ultrasound.
Wits vice-chancellor and principal Prof Zeblon Vilakazi describes the graduation period as a “moment of hope” for humanity as the country faces the Covid-19 pandemic and recently experienced unrest. “We live in a historic moment characterised by uncertainty and change. You are graduating amid a global pandemic, for which there is not yet a cure. Our young democracy is under threat, and civil unrest is widespread. Our society is plagued by inequality and poverty. Our economy is flailing, and unemployment is rife,” Vilakazi said.
The graduation ceremony, Vilakazi said, represented a “fortuitous moment of hope and inspiration, an opportunity to chart a new course that can propel us into a new beneficial world order, for good”.
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