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School for Entrepreneurship and Business Development and School for Accounting at CUT Free State honour top achievers for 2005

The top achievers for the 2005 academic year at the School for Entrepreneurship and Business Development and at the School for Accounting of the Faculty of Management Sciences of the Central University of Technology, Free State, were honoured at a glittering Prestiges Evening held on 8 March 2006 in Bloemfontein.
Altogether 25 top achieving students out of a total enrolment of 3 200 in the Schools in 2005 were honoured, with the top award, the Dean's Award for the best Diploma student in the Faculty, going to Mr. S. Pachagadu. The second top award – that for Baccalareus Technologiae - was presented to Ms. MM Phehlane. For these awards, these two students achieved distinctions in all their subjects during their respective 3 and 4 years study terms.
With its 3 200 enrolment, the Schools are the largest School at the CUT, Free State, with its total enrolment of 11 840 students.
Held at the Japie van Lill Auditorium on campus and attended by the winners and their parents and relatives, as well as staff of the two schools, the keynote address was delivered by Prof. Laetus Lategan, Dean : Research & Development at the University. In an inspirational and motivational speech Lategan noted how his own life has been touched and enriched by specific moments and persons and he encouraged the achievers to always strive to enrich and improve the lives of others. He urged them to act as connecting windmills, energizing those around them, instead of building walls around themselves and retract into comfort zones.

Further education essntial
In 'n kort toespraak tydens die Prestige Aand het die Direkteur van die Skool vir Entrepreneurskap en Besigheidsontwikkeling en van Rekeningkunde gesê:
“Die volgehoue tegnologiese veranderings vergroot die behoefte aan goedopgeleide werknemers en bestuurslui om aan hul eie toekoms vorm te gee. Hierdie 25 kandidate, uit 'n totaal van meer as 3 000 leerders wat ek aan u voorhou, het nie teruggedeins vir die uitdaging nie en verdien dus die hoogste lof.
You as a new entrant to the business world will face five critical business challenges, namely Globalization, Profitability, Information Technology (IT), Intellectual capital and Change.
“In order to meet these challenges, you must have the following attributes in order to survive in the world of commerce, industry, finance and service sectors: Eager to grow and learn new skills rapidly and continuously / Commitment to the company's strategies, policies and values / You must possess a sense of ethics, honesty and integrity so that others have complete confidence in your actions / Lastly, without innovative and creative thinking survival is hardly possible.
“Please remember, lifelong learning is the key to continued personal marketability, and without it, upward mobility and career success is unlikely. 50% of what you learn at any point in time will be out of date in the next 5 to 10 years. In order to survive, keep developing and refining the skills and talents the world of work demands.
Therefore, the Central University of Technology, Free State, would welcome you back at any time to continue your studies to become either business or academic leaders.”