PROFILE
Beauty and brains
Deliwe Msibi
Hearing your name called out at the
end of the sentence: and the award
goes to... Is a feeling that most people struggle to explain. On the 26th
of March 2014, the Vaal Triangle
Campus of the North West University (NWU VTC) had a gala event to
give recognition to the top academic
achievers from the faculty of humanities in the year 2013.
Among the overall top academic
achievers was Tasmin Towsen, an
ambitious 22 year old beautiful girl
who is a strong, independent, extremely dedicated and soft hearted
young spirit.
This year marks Tasmin’s 1st invitation to receive an academic award
in the NWU. “I take my studies seriously, and in all honesty most of the
hard work was especially because
I was working towards my honours,
now I am working towards my masters” she says.
Tasmin’s motivation has always been
the future, the opportunities that
come with being a woman and the
idea of being an educated woman.
The world is becoming a platform
where women rise up above the
previous stereotypes; therefore the
forthcoming is bright for women out
there.
“The future is a beautiful place to
view if you make the best of your
presence, which is why I make it a
point that I enjoy the present while
trying to get to the future” Tasmin
says.
When asked how she felt when her
name was called out, she emphasised that it was a feeling that words
cannot begin to explain, her heart
was pumping so fast as a result of
the joy she felt. Tasmin experienced
one of the happiest moments of her
life when she came to give a speech.
She holds a degree in Human Resource and Labour Relations, and
is currently going for her honours in
Labour Relations. To make it in this
world, Tasmin believes that this world
can change people, and if one person can live their lives without conforming to the standards to this world;
then the person will lead a successful
life. “Achieve success as the person
you are” she said.
Her two favourite quotes are “live
by faith, not by sight” from the bible;
and “nothing is impossible, even the
word itself says I-M-POSSIBLE” by
Audrey Hepburn. More than anything
else, Tasmin says she will forever be
grateful to the Vaal Triangle Campus
of the NWU for accepting her as a
student and for having a big impact
in creating a well-rounded confident
young woman in her.
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