{"id":64394,"date":"2024-03-06T13:58:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T11:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/help-fund-futures-at-the-src-thusa-moithuti-bursary-fundraising-golf-day-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-03-07T08:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T06:45:16","slug":"celebrating-success-spus-grand-graduation-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/celebrating-success-spus-grand-graduation-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating success: SPU\u2019s graduation ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"64394\" class=\"elementor elementor-64394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c891cce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c891cce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a345ff7\" data-id=\"6a345ff7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cfc1c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71cfc1c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It is that wonderful time of the year when we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students. This year, our ninth graduation ceremony coincides with the 10<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sol Plaatje University (SPU)<\/span><\/a>, two milestone events in our history.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The graduation ceremony is set to take place on Saturday, 20 April 2024, at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This year\u2019s ceremony will again feature two sessions: the first at 09:00, dedicated to the Faculties of Economic and Management Sciences, Humanities, and Natural and Applied Sciences, and the second at 14:00, celebrates graduands from the Faculty of Education.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This will be our largest graduation ceremony to date, and we eagerly anticipate the joy of awarding qualifications to more than 800 undergraduate and postgraduate students.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Congratulations to every graduand on their outstanding achievement!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Detailed information will be sent to all graduates via email, and shared on the SPU website and social media platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is that wonderful time of the year when we celebrate the remarkable achievements of our students. 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