In order to enable all the registered final year MBChB students to return to the campus by 25 May 2020 as communicated earlier, kindly note the following arrangements:
More details can be accessed by following the download below:
Download Permission Letters Final Year Registered MBCHB Students – 18 May 2020
Purpose.
To inform members of the University Community of the decisions of the Executive Committee of Senate supported by MANCO regarding a final revised academic calendar of the University, informed by the stage 4 lockdown regulations announced at the end of April 2020, and the subsequent briefing to the nation by the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology held on 30 April 2020.
More details can be accessed by following the download below:
Download SMU Revised Calendar – 17 May 2020
TO: STAFF AND STUDENTS
FROM: DR JM MABELEBELE, REGISTRAR
DATE: 10 MAY 2020
SUBJECT: VIRTUAL GRADUATION CEREMONIES OF THE UNIVERSITY, 11-13 MAY 2020
As communicated to staff, students and graduates previously, the University will be honouring and celebrating the achievements of our graduands at the virtual graduation ceremonies to be held on 11 to 13 May 2020. The virtual ceremonies will be held as follows:
All qualifying candidates will graduate in absentia, and those who need their degree or diploma certificates on an urgent basis, will begin to receive copies of those from Friday, 22 May 2020. The original certificates will only be released or collected when the situation in the country and University has returned to normalcy.
Notwithstanding these virtual Graduation Ceremonies referred to above, all Graduands and Diplomates will also be afforded another opportunity “to walk the stage” hopefully in the second half of 2020 at a symbolic Graduation Ceremony, once the national disaster and lockdown restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19 have been lifted. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates once confirmed by the Senate.
Join us as we celebrate and honour the achievements of our 2020 Graduands and Diplomates, from 11-13 May 2020. In order to do so, follow the steps below from 10h00 each day on 11-13 May 2020:
The ceremonies will start at 10h00 on each of the days (11-13 May 2020).
DR JM MABELEBELE
REGISTRAR
(sent electronically and therefore unsigned)
Download: Virtual-Graduation-Ceremonies-Of-The-University-11-13-May-2020
It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of the new VICE-CHANCELLOR onto the staff of Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU).
After a rigorous and thorough process, the Council has appointed Professor Peter Mbati to the position of Vice-Chancellor at SMU, and he will commence employment with effect from 1 June 2020.
Professor Mbati holds the following qualifications, amongst others: Bachelor of Education Honours (Botany and Zoology); Master of Science (Parasitology) and Doctor of Philosophy (Parasitology).
He has a wealth of experience in academic leadership, having held various senior positions such as Campus Principal at the University of the Free State, Group Executive at the Agricultural Research Council and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Venda. He is currently the Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Academics and Quality at the Botho University, Botswana.
SMU is fortunate to have attracted the services of the calibre of Professor Mbati, who comes with the requisite strategic leadership and management experience in, and sound knowledge of, the Higher Education Sector, having already previously served two terms as a Vice-Chancellor.
Council looks forward to working closely with Professor Mbati in leading the overall development and growth of SMU, and unlocking value for the University.
I would also like to take the opportunity to thank Professor Lekan Ayo-Yusuf for acting in the position of Vice-Chancellor and steering the University through challenging times, including this unprecedented phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. I have no doubt that he and the rest of the Executive Team will support the Vice-Chancellor in fulfilling his role.
Please join me in welcoming Professor Mbati to Team SMU!
Download: Announcements-on-appointment-VC-SMU
The Executive Committee of Senate of the University has decided to proceed to confer Degrees and award Diplomas and Higher Certificates to Graduands and Diplomates who have fulfilled the requirements for completion of their specific qualifications as follows:
1. Virtual graduation ceremonies will take place as indicated below:
• 11 May 2020 – School of Science and Technology
• 12 May 2020 – School of Health Care Sciences and School of Pharmacy
• 13 May 2020 – School of Oral Health Sciences and School of Medicine
2. All qualifying candidates will graduate in absentia and their diploma/degree certificates will indicate the date of conferment/award.
3. Graduands/Diplomates will be able to check the status of their graduation from Friday, 8 May 2020.
In terms of the process, an audio-visual message of the Chancellor of the University conferring the degrees and awarding the diplomas and Higher Certificates will be posted on the website on each of the days (11 – 13 May 2020), followed by a congratulatory message from the Office of the Vice-Chancellor. These messages will then be followed by a list of candidates for each School, per qualification posted on the website on each of the graduation ceremony days.
Thereafter you will receive electronic copies of your certificates from Friday, 22 May 2020. Alternatively, you can collect hard copies of your certificates and academic records from Friday, 22 May 2020 in the Enrolment and Certification Office, Room N007, Clinical Pathology Building.
Notwithstanding these virtual Graduation Ceremonies referred to above, all Graduands and Diplomates will also be afforded an opportunity “to walk the stage” at the planned Spring 2020 Graduation Ceremonies, assuming that the implications of Covid-19 would have subsided significantly and the normal business and activities of the University fully restored. The dates will be communicated after they have been confirmed by the Senate.
Please Note:
1. Postgraduate candidates whose graduation status cannot be confirmed on the website have either:
a. Not submitted their final mini-dissertation, dissertation or thesis or supporting documents before the deadline of 30 April 2020;
b. Have not had their mini-dissertation, dissertation or thesis results processed by the Postgraduate Committee (PGC) and approved by the Executive Committee of Senate by the deadline of 30 April 2020; or
c. Have not had their external assessors’ reports received by the University timely to allow the finalisation of other subsequent assessment processes of the University.
2. As the possibility of an error in this notice cannot be excluded, the University reserves the right to effect the necessary changes and/or corrections. The error in the conferring of a degree/awarding of a diploma or Higher Certificate, or in the level of distinction achieved, does not give the candidate/student the right to the associated pass mark or the award/conferment of said certificate, diploma or degree.
If you have questions on any matter raised in this communique, direct them to baatile.poo@smu.ac.za. Please note that communication should be through email because staff members are currently working from home.
Download Notice Vitual SMU Graduation Ceremonies 11- 13 -May 2020
Thank you for showing interest in applying for the Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Psychology training programme, at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), Department of Clinical Psychology in the School of Medicine.
The MSc (Clinical Psychology) programme is a 2-year, full time and comprehensive training programme that provides an integrated academic, clinical and professional training to equip students to function as well-balanced and grounded Clinical Psychologists in the future
Print and hand deliver/courier the Student Application Form with the compulsory documents attached to Ms. Brenda Ledwaba (Departmental Secretary), Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU), Department of Clinical Psychology, 5th Floor, Room N547, Clinical Pathology Building, Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, 0204) on or before 12 June 2020 (before 13h00).
No late and/or incomplete applications will be accepted.
It remains the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that the department receives the application before the closing date, and that the application is complete.