Celebrating a Century & Beyond at
Rhodes University!🎉
Join us in marking 120 years of excellence, innovation, and community. Dive into a journey of reflection, re-imagination, and collective growth.
Time tested: The iconic RU Admin block
High spirits: Prof Sizwe Mabizela
120
Years of excellence
About RU120
One Hundred and Twenty years of Excellence.
Reunite, reconnect, reimagine.
Rhodes University (RU) is planning a year-long celebration of its bidecacentennial anniversary in 2024. This is a moment for critical reflection and strategic re-imagination for growth and sustainability, drawing from our collective resolve and working with our stakeholders. Our IDP is the lodestar in this regard.
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#RUGrad2025 | 🕊️ Honouring her mother’s memory with every step 🕊️
This week marks four years since Khanya Tyhalwa lost her mother. In the face of grief, she rose — earning distinctions in matric that secured her a merit award covering her tuition.
Tomorrow at the 14:30 session, she walks the stage with pride, strength, and a degree in hand.
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#RUGrad2025 | Started from Soweto now we here!
Ripfumelo Chauke, raised in a community plagued by substance abuse and high dropout rates, took a gap year due to financial struggles. But she didn’t give up.
With NSFAS funding and unstoppable drive, she started a hair salon and a tuckshop to support herself.
Today, she becomes the first in her family to earn a university degree.
Proof that where you start doesn’t define where you’ll go.
Catch her at tomorrow's 14:30 session.
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#rugrad2025 FIT-CHECK!
Twirls? ✔️
Poses? ✔️
Confidence? Off the charts. 💯
Our graduates showed up and served looks — academic excellence never looked this good.
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[WATCH]: Remember Michael De Kock Williamse, the oldest undergraduate student in Rhodes University's history? He has a message for you.
Party less, study more!
Michael says it best: “The only way to prove yourself is through education.”
So skip the hangover and hit the books 😉
#RUGrad2025
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#RUGrad2025 | This Autism Awareness Month, Tina Bikitsha celebrates more than just academic success—she graduates with a Master’s degree with distinction, driven by a journey that’s deeply personal.
As a devoted mother to a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, her research wasn't just study—it was purpose!
She stands tall, not just for herself, but for every parent, every child, and every story like hers tomorrow at the 14:30 session.
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#rugrad2025 | Professor Kwesi Kwaa Prah, a distinguished scholar, anthropologist and sociologist, and advocate for African development, has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate from Rhodes University in recognition of his immense contributions to academia, social justice, and the advancement of African languages.
His dedication to fostering African identity, education, and intellectual discourse has left a lasting impact on global scholarship.
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One of the key strategic goals of RU120 is to fill the gap for to the so-called “missing middle.”
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Reach out to us today with question or comments for the project.
We endeavor to respond within 48 hrs excluding weekends and holidays.
Phone:
046-603-8111 / 046-603-8646
Email:
ru120@ru.ac.za
