Professor Letlhokwa George Mpedi, the newly appointed Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, was officially inaugurated into his position at a ceremony held on Friday, 10 March 2023. The inauguration ceremony, which came with all the pomp and circumstance of a university graduation, was attended by UJ’s executive leadership and student representative council (SRC) members, as well as its stakeholders, including alumni and donors, vice-chancellors of other universities and representatives of government and business.
The Sanlam Auditorium at the University’s Auckland Park Kingsway (APK) Campus broke into song and ululation as Prof Mpedi’s name was called. The jubilant scenes continued as he stepped onto the podium, where he gracefully accepted the baton to lead the University into a new era of education.
