V E G A I N T E R N AT I O N A L P A R T N E R S H I P
HIGHLIGHTS
THYS DE BEER & DR CARLA ENSLIN
When the doors to Vega open for the first time, students and lecturers alike might believe this is where all the applied
learning takes place, futures are mapped, and minds expanded. But it is rather when those same Vega doors open
outwards, to Africa and the world, that the journey truly begins. It is through exchange programmes that Vega students
and Navigators are able to broaden their perspectives, to share knowledge with people from different cultures and
industries, and to become a lot more agile and resilient in their own practices.
In the past year or so, students and Navigators have
travelled internationally, delivered seminars and attended
courses, studied and absorbed knowledge – from Lagos in
Nigeria to Mauritius, France, Nepal and the Netherlands –
and this outreach continues.
During 2016, Thys de Beer, Senior Brand Strategy Navigator
and Manager: Academic Projects and Collaborations at
Vega, participated in a lecturer exchange and attended
the WE ARE Conference at Fontys Academy for Creative
Industries in the Netherlands, one of Vega’s established
international exchange partners. The valuable exposure
gave Vega the opportunity to connect with other global
thought-leading institutions. As a direct result, an exciting
new exchange agreement was signed this year with Sup
de Pub, a leading communications school with campuses
across France, and satellite campuses in several other
international cities. Students from Vega and Sup de Pub
will experience each other’s rich cultures, in Paris and
Cape Town respectively, whilst undertaking international
brand strategy studies.
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