Vuyo Gumede, 2017

One Memory that stands out, the Syndicate meetings before classes.

I had no idea how prominent the Wits and WBS brand was when I joined the institution. What was initially supposed to be a short contract for 6 months has turned into 10 years of the most significant years of my life to date. I have been exposed to both worlds – that of a…

“The MBA was indeed an occasion in my life!”   I remember Buzz, the resident cat, who often adopted interesting poses at the front of the lecture theater while grooming himself. Mark Addleson once commented during an Economics lecture, “Cats have no sense of occasion!” The MBA was indeed an occasion in my life!

Awesomely Awesome memories.   My time at school was value driven and content based. Will do it again.

How fabulous to be treated like my opinions mattered and to be exposed to fascinating classroom discussion with a whole bunch of really sharp people. That is how I remember my year studying the HDPM (as it was called then) in 1987. Loet Douwes-Dekker was an absolute maestro in challenging the views of the class…