1. My UCT Safari: "What it is like to be a new academic at UCT".

2. Preconceived ideas Fear Excitement UCT characteristics: Rich & Expensive Workaholic Confidence Network capability Discrimination European Foreign Asian Foreign African Foreign Period been in R.S.A is also a factor in preconceived ideas BEFORE UCT ARRIVALS Depending on where you come from

3. Departmental Level Faculty Level UCT ANALYSIS AT THE FOLLOWING LEVELS

4. UCT Welcome to R.S.A DISCRIMINATION × × POSSIBILITIES √ √

5. -Human Resource Communication √ √ Introduction to UCT √ √ -Research support programme -Research seminars & Workshops √ √ -Grants√ √ -Research culture √ √ -Infrastructure : Resources available. √ √ -Human Resource Communication √ √ Introduction to UCT √ √ -Research support programme -Research seminars & Workshops √ √ -Grants√ √ -Research culture √ √ -Infrastructure : Resources available. √ √

6. -Admin × × -Poor Academic support × × -A lot of expectations > RFJ -Recruitment of student -Research -Information Overload upon arrival!! × × × × -Limited Foreign academic support × × × × -Fear of the unknown × × × × -Admin × × -Poor Academic support × × -A lot of expectations > RFJ -Recruitment of student -Research -Information Overload upon arrival!! × × × × -Limited Foreign academic support × × × × -Fear of the unknown × × × ×

7. -Faculty welcome √ √ -Inter departmental communication √ √ -Faculty welcome √ √ -Inter departmental communication √ √

8. -Meetings!!!! × × -Poor Communication × × -Cultural Context of student &lecturer × × × × × × socio-cul tural stereotypes student manipulation (Tutor/student) -Meetings!!!! × × -Poor Communication × × -Cultural Context of student &lecturer × × × × × × socio-cul tural stereotypes student manipulation (Tutor/student)

9. Kanjere, University of Limpopo http://www.emasa.co.za/file s/full/Kanjere.pdf students Done in class during lecture To regain the trust; “I thought UCT will just be white lecturers....” African Cheating example Email example Facebook example

10. Kanjere, http://www.emasa.co.za/files/full/Kanjere.pdf tutors BEE & various systems example

11. Kanjere, http://www.emasa.co.za/files/full /Kanjere.pdf Solution: Build up a hard skin

12. -Welcome √ √ -IS Culture √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ -Open door policy √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ -Support system (Concept of a course admin & mentor) √ √ -Skills development programmes √ √ -Welcome √ √ -IS Culture √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ -Open door policy √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ -Support system (Concept of a course admin & mentor) √ √ -Skills development programmes √ √

13. -Staff islanders × × -Students -Large classes upon arrival √ √ -Staff islanders × × -Students -Large classes upon arrival √ √

14. But its great to be at UCT Thank you