Digital rewards initiative to assist TUT students in eMalahleni

Standard Bank gives back to the students

From left standing: Mr Samson Nkosi (Senior Development Officer, Advancement Office from TUT ), Professor Molefe Maleka (Campus Rector, Emalahleni Campus TUT), Mr Kevin Ngezana (Bachelor of Engineering( Electrical) TUT Emalahleni student), Mr Ngoato Sebopa (Information Technology TUT Emalahleni student); (sitting): Miss Tokollo Setetemela (Higher Certificate in Electrical Engineering TUT Emalahleni student) and Mr Kgomotso Maribana (Human Resources Management TUT Emalahleni student). Absent: Karabo Sekgobela (Administrative Information Management TUT Emalahleni Campus).

Around April 2020 TUT, through the Advancement and Partnerships Office, embarked on a project called the Digital Rewards Initiative to mobilise support for TUT students in the form of digital devices.

Selected corporate were approached for support. Standard Bank, as one of the corporate institutions approached, approved an amount of R1 million towards the project.

The donation will go towards procuring and allocating digital devices as agreed with Standard Bank. The agreement with Standard Bank requires that the recipients of digital devices meet the following criteria: