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Graduation
Below are links to recorded graduation sessions from December 2018 onwards.
The programmes for each ceremony are downloadable from this page
Summer Graduation
Autumn Graduation
The December graduation ceremony for Masters and Doctorates can be viewed here
The playlist of Recognition Ceremonies for those who did not get to cross the stage in 2020 and 2021, can be viewed here
The Autumn graduation ceremonies were streamed live on YouTube. See the full playlist
Nelson Mandela University’s hybrid Summer graduation ceremonies took place in person (mask-to mask) and were streamed live on our YouTube channel on 14 and 15 December 2021.
Nelson Mandela University’s Autumn virtual graduation ceremonies took place from 22 to 30 April 2021.
Session 1: 22 April 09:30 - Faculty of Law and Faculty of Education Session 2: 23 April 09:30 - Faculty of Health Sciences Session 3: 26 April 09:30 - Faculty of Engineering; the Built Environment & Technology Session 4: 28 April 09:30 - Faculty of Humanities Session 5: 29 April 09:30 - Faculty of Science Session 6: 30 April 09:30 - Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences
Nelson Mandela University’s first ever virtual graduation ceremonies took place on 17 and 18 December 2020.
Session 1: 17 December 09:30 - Faculty of Education Session 2: 17 December 14:30 - Faculty of Business & economic Sciences and Faculty of Law Session 3: 18 December 09:30 - Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Science Session 4: 18 December 12:00 - Faculty of Humanities Session 5: 18 December 14:30 - Faculty of Engineering; the Built Environment & Technology
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the University was not able to host graduation ceremonies. Qualifications were awarded in absentia which enabled students to receive their graduation certificates. The following are the lists of names as they appeared in the official programme:
Faculty of Business & Economic Sciences Faculty of EBET Faculty of Education Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law Faculty of Science
Ceremony 1: 10 December (morning) Ceremony 2: 10 December (afternoon) Ceremony 3: 11 December (morning) Ceremony 4: 11 December (afternoon) Ceremony 5: 12 December (morning) Ceremony 6: 12 December (afternoon) Ceremony 7: 13 December (morning) Ceremony 8: 13 December (afternoon)
Ceremony 1: 3 April (morning) GEORGE Ceremony 2: 3 April (afternoon) GEORGE Ceremony 3: 5 April (morning) Ceremony 4: 5 April (afternoon) Ceremony 5: 8 April (morning) Ceremony 6: 8 April (afternoon) Ceremony 7: 9 April (morning) Ceremony 8: 9 April (afternoon) Ceremony 9: 10 April (morning) Ceremony 10: 10 April (afternoon) Ceremony 11: 11 April (morning) Ceremony 12: 11 April (afternoon) Ceremony 13: 12 April (morning) Ceremony 14: 12 April (afternoon) Ceremony 15: 13 April (morning) Ceremony 16: 13 April (afternoon)
Ceremony 1: 12 December (morning) Ceremony 2: 12 December (afternoon) Ceremony 3: 13 December (morning) Ceremony 4: 13 December (afternoon) Ceremony 5: 14 December (morning) Ceremony 6: 14 December (afternoon)