2023 Annual Report

Through Vision 2030, Nelson Mandela University (hereafter referred to as “the University”) reaffirms its commitment to change the world through life-changing
educational opportunities, innovative research, and transformative engagement. The University carries a significant responsibility to embody the legacy and
ethos of its iconic namesake, the late Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, and his lifelong struggle for a non-racial, nonsexist, democratic society where all citizens are treated
with respect and dignity.

The University strives to promote social justice and the public good by nurturing socially conscious graduates who make a positive impact on society as responsible
global citizens and leaders. The University is also widely recognised for its engaged scholarship, which seeks to cocreate pioneering, African-purposed solutions to complex global challenges. This is part of a broader strategy to reconfigure the University in alignment with a reimagined and non-paternalistic paradigm of engagement that can more meaningfully contribute to alleviating human precarity.