{"id":23739,"date":"2025-06-13T15:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T15:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=23739"},"modified":"2025-07-25T08:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:12:46","slug":"new-leadership-boosts-strategic-direction-at-vut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/new-leadership-boosts-strategic-direction-at-vut\/","title":{"rendered":"Boetapele bjo bofsa bo godi\u0161a tlhahlo ya maano ka VUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cKopana le Maureen Rathopo, molaodi yo mofsa ka ofising ya Motlat\u0161amokanseliri wa VUT, yo a tli\u0161ago boetapele bja maano, boitlhamelo, le pono ya phetogo ya setheo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>13 Mosegamanye 2025 | Pale: Ka: Nontobeko Moimane| Set\u0161oant\u0161o: Naledi Nkosi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 3 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"New leadership boosts strategic direction at VUT\" class=\"wp-image-23740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Maureen-Rathopo-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) e amogela ka boikgant\u0161ho Mohumagadi Maureen Rathopo, Molaodi yo a sa t\u0161wago go thwala ka Kantorong ya Motlat\u0161amokhanselara le Hlogo ya Sekolo, Mop Khehla Ndlovu. Ka lehumo la maitemogelo a peakanyo ya maano, taolo ya setheo, le ditiro t\u0161a thuto ya godimo, Mohumagadi Rathopo o t\u0161ea tema ye gabotse ka ge VUT e t\u0161wela pele go sepet\u0161a phetogo le boitlhamelo ka gare ga lekala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Setsebi seo se nago le nako, Mohumagadi Rathopo o na le legoro la BCom ka go Informatics le Economics go t\u0161wa Yunibesithing ya Pretoria, Diploma ya Postgraduate go t\u0161wa go UNISA, le Master\u2019s ka go Boetapele bja Kgwebo (MBL) go t\u0161wa go UNISA: School of Business Leadership. O thomile Ngaka ya gagwe ya Boetapele bja Kgwebo (DBL) ka 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pele a tsenela VUT, e be e le morulaganyi wa maano ka gare ga Kgoro ya Bohlale bja Setheo ya UNISA, a hwet\u0161a maitemogelo a bohlokwa ka dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o t\u0161a setheo, taolo ya kotsi, bohlale bja kgwebo, le ditlhako t\u0161a taolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bobedi kganyogo ya profe\u0161enale le maikutlo a maikarabelo a leago di hlohleledit\u0161e sephetho sa Mohumagadi Rathopo sa go tsenela VUT. \u201cKe le kgole, ke be ke tseba ka ditlhohlo t\u0161a setheo mo mengwageng ya morago bjale, gomme ke bone sebaka sa go tsenya letsogo ka mo go nago le mohola le go thu\u0161a go tso\u0161olo\u0161a botsitso ka go \u0161omi\u0161a bokgoni bja ka bja peakanyo ya maano le taolo ye e laolwago ke dipoelo,\u201d o a hlalo\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ge a \u0161omile kudu ka thutong ya godimo, go akaret\u0161wa le nako ye bohlokwa ya go \u0161oma Yunibesithing ya Afrika Borwa (UNISA), Mohumagadi Rathopo o ile a gogelwa tikologong ye e phelago le yeo e humilego dikgopolo yeo diyunibesithi di e hlolago, kudukudu a kgahlwa ke ka fao yunibesithi ya theknolot\u0161i e iphapant\u0161hago ka gona le dihlongwa t\u0161a set\u0161o le t\u0161e di akaret\u0161ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ga e sa le a thoma me\u0161omo ya gagwe dikgweding t\u0161e pedi t\u0161e di fetilego, Mohumagadi Rathopo o thekgile Motlat\u0161amokhanselara ka dikarolong t\u0161e bohlokwa t\u0161a go swana le pu\u0161o, pego ya setheo, maitapi\u0161o a maano, peakanyo ya diprot\u0161eke, tlhokomelo ya dit\u0161helete, le kgokaganyo ya tshepedi\u0161o. \u201cKarolo ya ka ke ya maano le ya tshepedi\u0161o, go netefat\u0161a gore Kantoro ya VC e \u0161oma gabotse le go thekga dinepo t\u0161e di nabilego t\u0161a setheo,\u201d o a hlokomela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka go tli\u0161a setlogo se se humilego ka peakanyong ya maano le thekgo ya setheo, Mohumagadi Rathopo o dumela gore maitshwaro a gagwe a go tia a mo\u0161omo, mokgwa wa gagwe wo o lebanego le tirelo, le go kgotlelela di bohlokwa kudu go tema ye. O oket\u0161a ka gore: \u201cKe t\u0161eela godimo go ba le dilo t\u0161e dibotse, potego le kgopolo yeo e lebanego le dipoelo;dika t\u0161eo di sepelelanago le pono ya phetogo ya Ofisi ya VC.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Rathopo o lebelela tema ya gagwe bjalo ka sediri\u0161wa sa go t\u0161wet\u0161a pele dinepo t\u0161a maano t\u0161a VUT, kudukudu ka go maatlafat\u0161a pu\u0161o le go kgont\u0161ha boitlhamelo. O ikemi\u0161edit\u0161e go tsenya letsogo go feto\u0161a ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a setheo le go hlola ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161e di nago le mafolofolo, t\u0161e di lego pepeneneng t\u0161eo di thekgago bokgoni bja thuto le bja tshepedi\u0161o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka nako ya kgauswi, o lebelet\u0161e kudu go nolofat\u0161a ditiro ka gare ga Kantoro ya Motlat\u0161amokhanselara bakeng sa kabo ya ditirelo ye e kaonafet\u0161ego. Ka nako ye telele, o rulaganya go fet\u0161a lengwalo la gagwe la Ngaka ya Boetapele bja Kgwebo (DBL) ka 2026 mola a kgatha tema ye e nago le mohola go t\u0161wet\u0161a pele pono ya VUT ya bokamoso bjo bo akaret\u0161ago bohle, bja boitlhamelo, le bja go ya go ile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mohumagadi Rathopo o dumela gore tiri\u0161ano e theilwe poledi\u0161anong ye e bulegilego, go bota, le morero wo o abelanwago. &quot;Ke ka ga go hlalo\u0161a dikarolo t\u0161e di kwagalago, go \u0161omi\u0161a maatla, go theelet\u0161a ka mafolofolo, le go hlola dibaka t\u0161a gore bohle ba tsenye letsogo ka mo go nago le mohola. Go abelana t\u0161welopele ka mehla, go akaret\u0161wa ditlhohlo, go thu\u0161a go hlagolela set\u0161o sa mo\u0161omo sa tiri\u0161ano le sa boikarabelo,&quot; o realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka go hlahlwa ke melawana ya go itemoga, maatlafat\u0161o, go theelet\u0161a ka mafolofolo, le go kgotlelela, Mohumagadi Rathopo o gatelela gore boetapele bo mabapi le go beelet\u0161a kgolong ya batho le go godi\u0161a tikologo ye botse, ye e akaret\u0161ago bohle. &quot;Ka moka re atlega ge re phagami\u0161a ba bangwe. Go boloka dikgoro go lekanyet\u0161a t\u0161welopele, eup\u0161a tlhahlo le maatlafat\u0161o di aga dihlongwa,&quot; o a tii\u0161et\u0161a.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a thoma kgaolo ye e mpsha, Mohumagadi Rathopo o abelana molaet\u0161a wo o t\u0161wago pelong le set\u0161haba sa VUT: &quot;Ke hlomp\u0161ha ebile ke thabile go tsenela setheo se. 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