Faculty of Education (Mowbray Campus)
2025 FIRST-YEAR ORIENTATION PROGRAMME
08:30- 09:00
09:00– 09:30
09:30-09:30
• Mentor / Orientation Assistants CheckIn Main hall
• Welcoming of Senior Phase and Further Education and Training (FET) students
• Meet your lecturers
• Welcoming of Intermediate Phase students
• Meet your lecturers
09:00-09:30
• Welcoming of Foundation Phase students
• Meet your lecturers
09:30-10:00 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Teaching practice matters
Main hall
A HOOSEN (RO – IP) STUDENTS
• ROs and Mentors
• Orientation workers
• Ismail S (Facilitator)
• Ms A. Ngidi– Year Coordinator
• All SPFET lecturers
• SPFET ROs and Mentors
New Room 2
• A Hoosen (Facilitator)
• Dr G Joubert – Year Coordinator
• All IP lecturers
• Mentors
New Room 1
• Govuza L (Facilitator)
• Dr A. Padayachee – Year Coordinator
• All FP lecturers
• Mentors
Main hall
• A Hoosen (Facilitator)
• Dr Cornelissen
• Mr R Daniels
• Dr C Brown
• Dr C Forbes ROs and Mentors
B Ed SP/FET First-year students
All B Ed IP, Students
All B Ed FP students
All B Ed First year students and mentors
10:00 – 10:30 Introduction to Blackboard
10:30 -11:00 Navigating the campus and lecture venues
Main hall
• Govuza L (Facilitator)
• Mr M Mavela All B Ed First years
Main hall
• Dr S Kriger All SP-FET students
11:00– 11:30 Student Governance & Leadership Development – Student Development
11:30 – 12:00 NSFAS FUNZA LUSHAKA
12:00 – 12:30 Housing Department
12:30 – 13:00 Sports, Arts and Culture
Main hall
Main hall
Main hall
Main hall
13:00– 13:30
13:30 – 14:00 Clinic services
14:00 – 14:30 Mental Health Session
14:30-15:00 HIV unit
Main hall
Main hall
Main hall
• Ismail S
• A Hoosen Govuza L
• Ismail S (Facilitator)
• Biyana M
• M Poole (Facilitator)
• Ms N Soyekwa
• Ms Nthabiseng Khauoe
• Govuza L (Facilitator)
• Mr. Athenkosi Bucwa
• Ismail S (Facilitator)
• Marysa Leukes Ms Mangialalli C
LUNCH
• A Hoosen (Facilitator)
• Sister Solomons
• Govuza L (Facilitator)
• Dr. P. Nyewe
• Ismail S (Facilitator)
• Rene Williams
• N Ndabeni
• M Marais
All IP students All FP students
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First year students and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
08:30- 09:00 Mentor / Orientation Assistants Check-In
Main hall
09:00 –09:30 Welcoming of students and introduction to Faculty Management
09:30 – 10:00 Safety, Health & Emergency (SHE)
10:00 – 10:30 Student Counselling and Peer Helpers
Main hall
• SRC STUDENTS
• ROs and Mentors
• Orientation workers
• Dr AS Padayachee
• Ms A Ngidi
• Dr G Joubert
• Dean Prof. A. Mji
• Assistant Dean Dr M Combrinck
• HODs
• Prof L de Sousa
• Dr C. Kwenda
• Dr N. Shaik
Main hall
• S Ismail (Facilitator)
• Dr Mathebula
Main hall
• Ismail S (Facilitator)
• Asiphe Vilo and Peer Helpers
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
10:30 – 11:00 FUNDANI
• Tutors and mentors
• Student feedback
• Writing centre
11:00 – 11:30 Timetable
11:30-12:00 Female Students - Women matters: Pregnancy
Main hall
• Govuza L (Facilitator)
• Dr L Nendauni
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
Main hall
Main Hall
• S Ismail (Facilitator)
• Dr. M Mdingi
• Govuza L/ Hoosen A (Facilitator)
• Dr V. Van Staden
All B Ed First year students and mentors
All female students
Male Students - GBV
12:00 -12:30 Library: Presentation
New Room 2
Main hall
12:30 – 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 – 13:30 Disability Unity
13:30 – 14:00 Introduction of the SRC
14:00 -14:30 Registration Issues
Subject choices
Main Hall
Main hall
Main Hall
• Dr C Brown All Male students
• Ismail S (Facilitator)
• E.M. Kgasi
All B Ed First years and mentors
14:00 -14:30 Registration Issues
Subject Choices
14:00 -14:30 Registration Issues
Subject Choices
New room 2
• A Hoosen (Facilitator)
• Dr A Ismail
• K Dabula (Facilitator)
• N Mrhasi (SRC Chairperson)
• S Ismail (Facilitator)
• Ms C Carstens
• Ms A Ngidi
• Dr A Steenkamp Cluster Heads
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
All B Ed First years, ROs, and mentors
• Ms S Lakay SPFET students
• A Hoosen (Facilitator)
• Dr C. Kwenda
• Dr G. Joubert
• Mentors
• Ms B Kakaza IP Students
New Room 1
• Govuza L (Facilitator)
• HOD Dr Shaik
• Dr Padayachee
• Mentors
• Ms B Kakaza FP Students