Change the world
Democracy for tomorrow
In response to the HESA Circular 26/2013 regarding the Common Campaign Days (CCD), Nelson Mandela University has undertaken to foreground the 20 years of democracy through a critical reflection of the role of higher education, and Nelson Mandela University specifically, in contributing to and shaping democracy. This reflection will be retrospective and prospective in nature to look back over the last 20 years to critically assess progress, and to imagine possible futures over the course of the next 20 years, to examine the role of higher education in positively impacting on democracy going forward.
The programme of events compiled by Nelson Mandela University for the Common Campaign Days (CCD) is based on the following principles, namely:
The proposed overarching theme for Nelson Mandela University’s CCD is to evaluate how Nelson Mandela University has contributed to democracy through it's impact on student access and success. Various dimensions of this include: