Six Monash South Africa students have been selected as part of the Top 100 undergraduate students in South Africa as part of the GradStarAwards. The Top 100 students were announced on the 15th of August.
The GradStar Awards is an annual event produced by BlackBark Productions (creators of the Rising Star Awards) and GradConnection that recognises the Top 100 students across South Africa and connects them with potential employers, in turn giving employers a chance to develop long lasting relationships with the top talent.
The MSA students include Tsholofelo Gomba, Seannah Head, Mamodikwe Kungoane, Wura Makinde, Muhammad Raafay Siddiqui and Kirsten Olivia Smith. For their full profiles, click here.
The MSA students include Tsholofelo Gomba, Seannah Head, Mamodikwe Kungoane, Wura Makinde, Muhammad Raafay Siddiqui and Kirsten Olivia Smith. For their full profiles, click here.
The top 100 were
selected above 3,500 other applicants, based on a strict and rigorous selection
process which focuses on not only academic excellence, but well-roundedness and
leadership skills.
The
assessment process was designed to select candidates based on readiness for and
ability in the workplace. The initial selection process involved students
submitting application forms, then completing psychometric tests, and based on
the results of the test, they were then invited to complete an online
interview.
Kirsten Olivia Smith says, “The psychometric tests were so difficult, I was shocked when I
received an email saying that I had passed and could move on to the next stage
of the competition. I am so honoured to be part of the top 100 students in SA
and it just goes to show that hard work finally pays off.”
Raafay Siddiqui
says that he first heard of the GradStar Awards through an email forwarded to
him by Tulani, the Student Leadership Officer at Monash. Seannah Head as well
as Mamodikwe Kungoane, however, first heard about the event from Dr Natasha
Mwila, the International Business lecturer at Monash.
Wura Makinde
says that she stumbled across the GradStar webpage when searching for South
African bursaries online and decided that it would be fun to try her luck and
apply.
Both Kirsten
Olivia Smith and Tsholofelo Gomba heard about the GradStar Awards via the
online social networking platform for students, GradConnection.
The GradStar
Awards, hosted by the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg, will take place during
the mid-semester break, on the 27th and 28th of September.
For the
complete list of the Top 100 students, click here.
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