MSA School of Social Science Awards Ceremony

Last night, 27 October 2014, Monash South Africa students were the pride and joy of the evening as awards were presented for the first, second and third top students in their year and units in Social Science as well as awards for Overall Achievers, Honours, Masters, Lecturers and Community Engagement.

The evening was presented by Masters of Ceremonies Saba Miyar and Nompumelelo Mthimkulu and ran very smoothly. The light-hearted commentary allowed for laughs and praise for all the good work the students have achieved this year.

Nompumelelo Mthimkulu and Saba Miyar

The Head of School, Anna-Mart van Wyk, opened with a speech of congratulations to all the students, lecturers and family members who came and showed their support. She ended off her speech by saying, “Congratulations to you all. We are so proud of you and wish you all the best for next year.”

Anna-Mart van Wyk

Esther Benjamin, the CEO of Laureate International for Africa, then gave a speech about the partnership with Monash for the first time this year and its progress thus far, saying “We are stronger working together and hope to encourage students in their years ahead, here at Monash South Africa”.

Esther Benjamin

One of the event organisers, Sarah Poko, says “I think the evening was a big success. It was a lot of work to set up. There were delays and conflict but it paid off. I’m really happy with the way it turned out.”

A few of the event organisers with Anna-Mart van Wyk