UMP University Of Mpumalanga

UMP University Of Mpumalanga

The University of Mpumalanga is based in Mbombela, South Africa. It was established in 2014, initially accommodating a modest intake of one hundred and forty students. It incorporates the infrastructure of three existing institutions – the Lowveld College of Agriculture, the hospitality school at KaNyamazane, and the Siyabuswa Education Campus.

It currently offers the Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Agriculture degrees, as well as a Diploma in Hospitality Management. The interim Council Head is Dr. Ramaranka A Mogotlane, FRCPS(Glas), FRCS(Edin), previously Head of the Department of Anatomy at both the University of Natal and MEDUNSA. It is one of two new universities in South Africa, the other being Sol Plaatje University (previously provisionally known as the University of the Northern Cape) in Kimberley.

In 1996 the University Education Committee and the University Technikon Education Collaboration Committee merged and were tasked to pursue the establishment of a University in the Province by the former MEC for Education, Mr. D D Mabuza. The National Institute for Higher Education (Mpumalanga), established in 2006, under the leadership of the late Prof C C Mokadi coordinated the provision of Higher Education in the province.

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An important milestone was the decision taken at the African National Congress’s National General Council meeting held in eThekwini (Durban) in 2010 which resolved to establish two new universities. This decision was instrumental in facilitating the establishment of a university in the Mpumalanga Province.

In 2010, the Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr. B E Nzimande, appointed two task teams to investigate the feasibility of establishing new universities in Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape. The Mpumalanga task team which submitted a favorable report in September 2011, recommending the establishment of a new University in Mpumalanga was led by Prof T Z Mthembu. university of mpumalanga portal

In July 2013, the State President, Mr. Jacob Zuma, announced the name of the new university as the University of Mpumalanga as well as the names of the members of the Interim Council to oversee its formal establishment. The University of Mpumalanga, a comprehensive university, was formally and legally promulgated through the publication of Government Notice (No. 36772) on 22 August 2013 and launched on 31 October 2013. The Interim Council appointed the Strategic Management Team which managed the day-to-day operations of the university. UMP student portal

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Faculties

The university offers the following program:

• Bachelor of Developmental Studies;
• Bachelor of Education in Foundation Phase Teaching;
• Bachelor of Science in Agriculture;
• Bachelor of Agriculture in Agricultural Extension and Rural Resource Management;
• Diploma in Agriculture in Plant Production;
• Diploma in Nature Conservation;
• Diploma in Hospitality Management;
• Diploma in Information Communication Technology in Applications Development;
• Advanced Diploma in Agriculture in Agricultural Extension.

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Ms. R Koch

Executive Secretary to the Dean of Students
Tel:  (013) 002 0019
Email:  rita.koch@ump.ac.za

Mr J Mokoatala
Manager: Student Governance & Development
Tel: (013) 002 0021
Email: joseph.mokoatala@ump.ac.za

Mr N Nkambule
Manager: Student Governance & Development
Tel: (013) 002 0888
Email: mduduzi.nkambule@ump.ac.za

Mrs E Mashego/ university of mpumalanga portal
Student Development Officer
Tel: (013) 002 0816
Email: euphodia.mashego@ump.ac.za

Mrs L Sithole
Student Development Officer
Tel: (013) 002 0022
Email: lebohang.sithole@ump.ac.za

Ms X Sibuyi
Student Counsellor
Tel: (013) 002 0028
Email: xolile.sibuyi@ump.ac.za

Ms L Silombo
Professional Nurse
Tel: (013) 002 0029
Email: lungile.silombo@ump.ac.za

Mr M Kilani
Student Housing Administrative Assistant / Assistant House Warden
Tel: N/A
Email: manelisi.kilani@ump.ac.za

Ms W Manamela
Manager: Sports and Recreation
Tel: (013) 002 0821
Email: welhemina.manamela@ump.ac.za

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