Celebrating a Century & Beyond at
Rhodes University!๐
Join us in marking 120 years of excellence, innovation, and community. Dive into a journey of reflection, re-imagination, and collective growth.ย




Time tested: The iconic RU Admin block
High spirits: Prof Sizwe Mabizela
120
Years of excellence
About RU120
One Hundred and Twenty โจyears 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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[NEWS] Rhodes University lecturers recently attended the first onboarding session with partner FeedbackFruits, an assessment and feedback tool suite that supports the creation of engaging assessment and learning activities. Lecturer feedback was overwhelmingly positive!
[FULL STORY] www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/rhodesuniversityembracespedagogicalinnovationwithfeedbackfruits-1.html
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![[NEWS] Rhodes University lecturers recently attended the first onboarding session with partner FeedbackFruits, an assessment and feedback tool suite that supports the creation of engaging assessment and learning activities. Lecturer feedback was overwhelmingly positive!
[FULL STORY] https://www.ru.ac.za/latestnews/rhodesuniversityembracespedagogicalinnovationwithfeedbackfruits-1.html](https://scontent-cpt1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/480459980_1054598240036475_4130776085615117259_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=127cfc&_nc_ohc=HzHiJQKLRL0Q7kNvgF7_yyU&_nc_oc=AdiHSH95Nu97Gt-F0c0-kmBMhpSYISozD26TLdCKj9SBW7HfFWkfuVAHIXGgqHQmZDrD2JyGEBaSnYQ1kxR45oDS&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-cpt1-1.xx&edm=AKIiGfEEAAAA&_nc_gid=AVEaRi6UdKJcovg8CkpwvwG&oh=00_AYD1FfWtbeFhesKbVDe1iPrg6j7H8rnYV_ApKSDknPVZcA&oe=67B8F631)
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This is good! RU to the worlddddd
๐ Feeling a bit lost in your first year? Donโt worry, youโre not alone!
Olwethu Ncapayi shares top tips to help you navigate uni life like a pro.
Plus, donโt miss our Scavenger Huntโexciting prizes are up for grabs! Stay tuned for more details.
#WhereLeadersLearn
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Oh awesome , that's great to know our kids are covered ๐♥๏ธ
Thank you Uncle Ross!!๐โ๏ธ
Good to know that we now have a “Campus Dad”. 2025 you are such a blessed year sana๐๐๐๐โค๏ธโค๏ธ
With RMR 89.7fm's own Mila Madlingozi auditioning for YFM's #SwitchBeTheNextS4 talent search, you can bet the competition is fierce!
We hope all participating students (and their supporters) had fun today!
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Lovely young lady๐
Meet Karen Mthethwa, last year's #SwitchBeTheNext winner. She's with YFM on campus today, motivating aspiring radio presenters with her contagious positive energy!
#SwitchBeTheNextS4
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As we eagerly await the start of YFM's #SwitchBeTheNext search for university radio talent, here are some interesting facts about Rhodes Music Radio (RMR), our campus radio station:
1๏ธโฃ Rhodes University offers a radio broadcast journalism elective as part of its renowned Journalism and Media Studies degree.
2๏ธโฃ RMR serves as a real-world training ground for aspiring radio professionals and has launched the careers of many well-known radio personalities.
3๏ธโฃ Founded in 1981, RMR was the first campus-based station in South Africa to be legally licensed for broadcast.
See you at Steve Biko Lawns at 12:00 (noon)!
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Are you ready, Rhodes University? #switchbethenextWe want to make you our next Y presenter! ๐๏ธ
If you're between 18 and 27, Switch Energy and Y are on our way to a city near you. Get your radio presenting skills ready and look out for us at these venues:
๐ 13 Feb - NMU
๐ 14 Feb - Rhodes
๐ 17 Feb - UWC
๐ 20 Feb - NWU Vaal
๐ 28 Feb - UKZN
#SwitchBeTheNext
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One of the key strategic goals of RU120 is to fill the gap for to the so-called โmissing middle.โ
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