Gawanas appointed Chancellor of the University of Warwick

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2024-10-16

WINDHOEK, 17 May 2024 - Vice Chairperson Global Fund Board Bience Gawanas. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Advocate Bience Gawanas has been appointed as the Chancellor of the University of Warwick, making history as the first African and first alumnus to hold the position at the top 10 UK university.
The announcement was made by the university in a press release on Monday.
Gawanas shared her reflections on the appointment via Facebook Wednesday. She recalled arriving in the United Kingdom in 1982 as a Namibian refugee to pu...

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