Student 24/7 Jul 2014 | Page 25

Re-An Muller: PROFILE From student to staff @ NWU Vaal Living a little He leads a fun and exciting life outside the office, living a little and playing a lot. Re-An is an instrumentalist, specifically guitar, and used to perform on stage during the Reach Out and Give (RAG) events the, which are also known as Jou Onbaatsigtige Opoffering vir Liefdadigheid (JOOL). He is a photographer, and sometimes takes his work to exhibitions. In his spare time, he enjoys biking with his wife Jomoné Mullër. A Deliwe Msibi As the North West University (NWU) celebrates ten years since thr merger, a great academic, Mr Re-An Muller celebrates his tenth year registered with the NWU. From being a first time undergraduate student to being a lecturer in the same University, Re-An is indeed born and bred in the NWU Vaal. Academic Journey He started his first year in BCom International Trade and Marketing in 2005, “My first three years in University were very fun and playful. I was involved in most Campus activities, living the ‘Varsity life’, I had the time of my life” he says. He then completed his Post Graduate Certificate in Education in 2008, and then became a Teacher. In 2009 he completed his Honours in Business Management. As we speak, he has a Master’s Degree and is working on his PhD. All in all, Re-An is registered at the NWU Vaal for the 10th time this year. with distinctions, and when he received his Masters, he was declared as a top achiever with the best research in natural science. When he gave his very first presentation in Germany in December 2012, he had prepared for it day and night and was applauded for it. “I got to see that with great work and great dedication anything is possible” Re-An says. His best advice to anyone who wishes to succeed in life is, “Decide where you want to go, it is in most times not enough to know which Undergraduate qualification you would like to pursue, it is also very important to know where you want to branch to when furthering your studies” he holds. A romantic at heart Re-An is a romantic at heart; he met his wife in a school bus on their way to a camp. At the time, Re-An was the guitarist of a band, Elior (‘God is my light’ in Hebrew) that was to play at the very same camp. He befriended his future wife-to-be there, and they started dating six months later. When he was ready to propose, he hired a school bus with which he and his wife were going to Parys, just the two of them. In the bus, he asked her to marry him. Greatest life achievements Winning the Institutional Teaching Excellence Award (ITEA) in 2013 stays as one of his greatest achievements he has accomplished. In addition he passed his Honours and Masters degrees Student 24/7 - 25