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29/04/2026

MOU Signing Ceremony: Nelson Mandela University and Paulo Freire Institute

As Day 3 of our retreat came to a close, we found ourselves returning to what matters most, reflection, commitment, and ...
16/12/2025

As Day 3 of our retreat came to a close, we found ourselves returning to what matters most, reflection, commitment, and community. Across the three days, we wrote, questioned, listened, unlearned, and leaned into difficult yet necessary conversations about teaching, learning, and humanity ✨🫂

Day three offered a moment to pause and gather through a commitment circle where intentions were spoken and held collectively, and through a powerful reading from Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Dr Muki Moeng, which reminded us that humanising pedagogy is not a concept we visit, but a practice we choose daily.

This retreat marked more than an opening for the year it affirmed our shared responsibility to create learning spaces that honour the human behind role and title in our Mandela university.

As we move forward, the work continues in our classrooms, our curriculm, and our relationships with one another. Thank you to everyone who journeyed with us. This is not the end , but a continuation of building towards a goal of a better learning environment ✨🫂📚

While we normally have our conversations within the four walls of our university, this time time around, the Faculty of ...
04/12/2025

While we normally have our conversations within the four walls of our university, this time time around, the Faculty of EBEIT led by Dr Jean Pierre-Basson, took us out and held our first Humanising Pedagogy activation at the Kraal ✨🥳.

Students had the chance to engage with Humanising Pedagogy, exploring what the concept truly means and how they, together with their lecturers and faculties, help shape a curriculum and learning spaces that honour the human behind every student 🧑🏻‍🎓📚

Stay tuned for more events and updates from the Humanising pedagogy.

At Nelson Mandela University, we cannot speak about humanising pedagogy without recognising the realities that dehumanis...
21/11/2025

At Nelson Mandela University, we cannot speak about humanising pedagogy without recognising the realities that dehumanise our students including the ongoing violence faced by women in our communities. 💜

Under the leadership of our, DVC: Learning & Teaching, Dr Muki Moeng, We stand in solidarity with every student whose learning, well-being, and future has been impacted by gender-based violence. Humanising pedagogy calls us to create spaces of dignity, safety and care in and beyond the classroom 💜

May we continue to learn, teach, and live in ways that honour and protect every life 💜💜💜

07/11/2025

Still on the HP Praxis Reflections, meet Thando Bunu, a Masters candidate from the Law Faculty ✨👨🏽‍⚖️🎓

He shared his first-ever HP retreat experience, where he discovered that learning and teaching is a mutual relationship where both student and lecturer have to meet at a point of empathy and understanding to create a truly humanising learning and teaching experience ✨🫂

Stay tuned for more reflections and highlights from the HP Praxis Retreat as we continue exploring what it means to teach, learn, and connect through a humanising lens 😇🫂✨

29/10/2025

Day two wasn’t just about long talks 🫵🏽🤭 it was also filled with fun and creative activities like mask-making! 🎨🔥🫣

Meet Khanyakwethu Dlamini from the Faculty of Health Sciences as she shares her reflection on the mask activity, where participants explored how they’re seen by society versus how they see themselves and how they wish to be seen.

Stay tuned for more reflections, stories, and highlights as we continue exploring what it means to humanise teaching and learning at Nelson Mandela University🫵🏽😌🔥

Day two was nothing short of amazing. From heartwarming conversations between staff and students, to courageous moments ...
27/10/2025

Day two was nothing short of amazing. From heartwarming conversations between staff and students, to courageous moments of self-reflection, the day invited us to pause, question and truly reflect

Through creative storytelling, dialogue and collaborative activities, we reflected on injustice, power, care and the responsibility we carry towards one another in education. From writing letters to the “oppressor,” to world café conversations and identity mask reflections ,the day invited us to critically examine and confront the systems of injustice we’re part of, and imagine more humanising ways for teaching and learning, ways that honour the Human.

Stay tuned for more updates 😇✨🙂‍↕️

We began our three-day retreat with a reflective Writing Retreat led by Mr Raban, joined by our faculty fellows. Using t...
22/10/2025

We began our three-day retreat with a reflective Writing Retreat led by Mr Raban, joined by our faculty fellows. Using the Pomodoro Technique (25 minutes writing, 5 minutes pause), participants dedicated the day to advancing their research from refining problem statements to drafting literature reviews and outlining publication plans ✨😇

In between writing sessions, we shared research interests through the lens of humanising pedagogy, explored writing challenges, journal requirements, and practical strategies like thematic folders, colour-coded notes, and structured outlines📝🧑‍💻.

Set in a calm, flexible environment with space for reflection, conversations and community reminded us that writing is not just academic, it’s personal and intentional 🤏🏼🙂‍↕️.

Stay tuned as we share Day 2 and 3 of the retreat 🤭🌿✨

15/10/2025

Each year, the Humanising Pedagogy Project at Nelson Mandela University opens with a retreat, a space where staff and students step away from the ordinary to reflect, reconnect, and reimagine how we teach and learn 📚✨

This year, our Project Lead, Mr. Raban, shared insights into what the retreat means and why it anchors our work throughout the year. It’s more than just a gathering. It’s where our shared journey towards transformation begins. ✨

Here’s a glimpse into the start of our 2025 HP journey where ideas met at heart. Stay tuned as we take you through the three-day retreat experience from critical reflections to community, laughter, and transformation 😇✨🔥.

08/10/2025

We had the honour of being hosted by Dr. Margie Childs from the Faculty of Education for our second Humanising Pedagogy Workshop, where we explored Critical Praxis in Humanising Pedagogy.

Through critical conversations, shared stories, and playful activities, Dr Margie Childs gave us a deeper understanding of critical praxis in humanising pedagogy.

Ready for more? 🎓 Join us this Thursday, 9th of October for Workshop 3, hosted by Chanel van der Merwe, where we’ll be exploring Humanising Multilingual Pedagogies.

📍 RSVP on the link below and be part of the conversation!

https://tinyurl.com/hpmandela

29/09/2025

As we continue our Humanising Pedagogy journey this year, our DVC: Learning & Teaching, Dr. Muki Moeng, shared a short reflection on what Humanising Pedagogy means and why it’s at the heart of how we teach, learn, and connect at Nelson Mandela University. 💡📚

Stay tuned for more exciting reflections and moments from our Humanising Pedagogy Journey at Nelson Mandela University 🫂😉✨.

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