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Pictured: Dr David Mohale, Director of Special Projects in the Office of the Vice- Chancellor and Principal at the Durban University of Technology.
School South Africa 2022 was Dr David Mohale, Director: Special Projects in the Office of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the Durban University of Technology (DUT). He spoke on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of DUT, Prof Thandwa Mthembu in absentia.
“I welcome you all to DUT on this auspicious occasion – the first South African BRICS Summer School. We all agree that stemming out of global multilateral discord, the world has over the years slowly but surely been evolving; the establishment of the Bretton Woods institutions and specifically the United Nations, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank had historically been hailed as humanity’s greatest progress in international cooperation.The world has however not been safer ever since. Instead, wars are escalating, hunger, diseases and poverty continue to ravage smaller nations, especially those in the Global South,” he said.
Dr Mohale further spoke of how in 2013, DUT was instrumental in the hosting of the South African BRICS Presidency in Durban.
“We are even happier that the first South African BRICS Summer School has found its way to our premises. I would like to thank Prof Fulufhelo Netswera and the Faculty of Management Sciences specifically for connecting DUT to everything BRICS,” he said.
An exciting element to the Day One programme was the dynamic addresses given by the Honourable Nomusa Dube-Ncube, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal and Honourable Minister Nkoana-Mashabane, Women,Youth and Persons with Disabilities.
Premier Dube-Ncube expressed her singular honour to address the
gathering of the BRICS Summer School South Africa, a platform for young people of the country to define their place within the BRICS system and within the world.
Premier Dube-Ncube also made mention that in KwaZulu-Natal, young people are already undergoing training in Digital Skills, Drone Technology, in smart technology and in intelligent transport systems to fight crime, monitor and recover accidents and save lives.
In conclusion she wished everyone a successful BRICS Summer School and that this interaction leads to the achievement of a better Africa, a better South Africa and a better KwaZulu-Natal.
Adding to the conversation was the dynamic Minister Nkoana- Mashabane who also welcomed all the delegates to the (BRICS) Summer School South Africa 2022 and advised youth to use the platform to connect globally, share ideas, debate, and harness resources to create the future they want.
DayTwo highlights were on discussions pertaining to the BRICS Policy Lab introduction, the role of NDB in the new era of development as well as the reforming of multilateral institutions.
On Wednesday, 23 November 2022 looked at climate action in BRICS.
On Thursday, 24 November 2022, another exciting highlight was the panel discussion on opportunities for youth in BRICS. One of the panellists was Lin Wu: Director of the Confucius Institute at DUT.
He said:“it is the time to raise our youth’s awareness now to seize the vast number opportunities and possibilities that is created by BRICS platform, to embrace the new era that belongs to them.”
The final day concluded with some sight-seeing in and around KwaZulu-Natal with the BRICS youths.
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