From hope to action through knowledge
Subtitle: the renaissance of the University of the Western Cape 2001-2014
By: editers : Ramesh Bharuthram, Larry Pokpas
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: UWC Press in partnership with African Sun Media
Published: 2020
Place of publication: [Bellville, South Africa]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 469
ISBN-13: 9781990995002; 9781990995019
Subjects: Financial crises; Higher Education; Universities and colleges; Finance; Organizational change; University of the Western Cape
Description: "Its November 2001. A university in dire straits, financially bankrupt burdening a debt in excess of R100-million, a disillusioned and demoralised staff complement still reeling from the trauma of retrenchments, coupled with an academic project facing collapse as student numbers dwindle by a third to less than 10 000. Is there a future for such an institution, described by some as a ⁰́₈basket case⁰́₉ with very bleak prospects of survival? This was the landscape that confronted the newly-appointed Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the University of the Western Cape.Fast forward to December 2014. The CEO retires from office, bestowing upon his successor a financially sound institution with a flourishing academic project, recording unprecedented achievements, enriching the lives of more than 20 000 students, and widely acknowledged as a research-led university. This book narrates how visionary leadership with the steadfast belief that your past does not determine your future, galvanised an entire organisation into believing that a better outcome was indeed achievable, and the will to move forward as a collective with a redefined purpose and commitment to achieve that which was once deemed impossible."---Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.