A word from Shevon Lurie
Dear Veganites and Vega Friends
2017 has been a stellar year so much so that I created
an ever-growing list to keep track of our milestones
and achievements, below is an extract of my 2017 Vega
highlights: •
Our 2017 Find Your Purpose video which succinctly
captures the Vega essence and our design, brand
communication and brand management portfolios.
Please watch (and share) the 90 second video:
https://youtu.be/F6-BSl1UCAI
Vega ranked number one by the Loeries 2017 Annual
Official Ranking. Our students have excelled on the
awards front this year: 1 x D&AD, 2 Gold, 2 Silver and
4 Bronze Loeries, 1 x IAB Black Pixel Bookmark and a
PROMAX BDA Africa
Vega and The Design School of Southern Africa joined
forces to create an extensive design portfolio covering
Graphic, Digital, Game, Fashion and Interior Design in
addition to Photography and Copywriting
96% of our class of 2015 graduates were placed within
6 months of graduating – testament to our applied
training approach and skilled Navigators.
The successful launch of our Bachelor of Computer and
Information Science in Game Design and Development
– first year students have performed beyond our
expectations and set the benchmark high going
forward
Our midyear average module pass rates of 89%, across
all qualifications and years of study, is an exceptional
academic achievement
Our Bordeaux campus received a much-needed face
lift and was officially relaunched by Nando’s CEO,
Robbie Brozin in September
We signed our 3rd international student exchange
alliance with Sup De Pub, a leading communications
school with campuses across France (Paris, Bordeaux •
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and Lyon), and satellite campuses in several
international cities
Vega supported 73 students with bursaries in the 2017
academic year
Three Vega Navigators presented at the SA Private
Higher Education conference on design thinking and
co-design
Four Honours students and their supervisors have been
published in 2017 Brands and Branding Encyclopaedia
Eleven Vega students were appointed to the inaugural
Brand Council Student Council
Vega partnered with the Advertising and Media
Association of SA (AMASA) and will be the official
media training provider for AMASA in 2018.
2017 also saw the launch of a dedicated awareness
campaign for The Independent Institute of Education –
our accredited and registered provider of which Vega
is an educational brand. The TV advert that went live in
November is bold and assertive in demonstrating how we
differ from conventional tertiary education – please watch it
if you haven’t yet been exposed to it: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=QgZ4MWT1aCU
My thanks and gratitude go out to our Navigators, Students,
Alumni and our Industry Friends
and Partners who contributed
to one of our brightest
years yet.
Wishing you a happy
and safe holiday, and a
wisdomwithmagic 2018!
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Shevon Lurie, Managing Director
with Vega CT Loerie Gold Trio Lusanda Buthelezi,
Ayesha Kaprey and Andre De Jager