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3FOURTHQUARTER2013ABOVETheJohannesburgYouthOrchestraCompanyPHOTOSUPPLIEDUJMadibengBuildingKingswayCampusPHOTOSUPPLIEDCONSTRUCTIONISUNDERwayfortwonewlecturevenuesonUJsKingswayCampus.ThetwovenueswhichwillbesituatedadjacenttotheexistingA-Ringwilleachprovidespacefor750students.Thisadditionof1500seatswillgreatlyreducetheexistingshortageoflearningandteachingspaceexperiencedbytheUniversity.Additionalfeaturesofthebuildingwillbeacircularcourtyardbetweenthetwovenuesaswellasablutionfacilities.Theprojectisscheduledforcompletionintimeforthesecondsemesterof2014.UJbooststeachingandlearningspaceonKingswayCampusTHEJOHANNESBURGYOUTHOrchestraCompanyJYOCisaresidentcompanyoUJollowingtherecentsigningoathree-wayagreementbetweentheUniversityJYOCandthePOPCRUGroupoCompaniesPGC.TroughgivingyoungpeopleopportunitiestolearncreateandparticipateinmusicmakingtheJohannesburgYouthOrchestrabuildsyoungpeoplesinternalcapacitytoreachtheirpotential.JYOCormsanintegralpartotheUJArtsCulturemusicprogrammeunderscoringthedevelopmentagendaatthecoreoallourworksaidormerExecutiveDirectoroUJsDivisionoInstitutionalAdvancementMrKerrySwi.Sinceitsinceptionin1998theJYOChasbeenbasedattheWitsSchooloEducationinParktown.AMemorandumoUnderstandingMoUwithUJin2012sawJYOCappointedasaresidentcompanyotheUJArtsCultureandtheywereallocatedpremisesortheirexclusiveuseonUJsBuntingRoadCampusinAucklandPark.TebuildingormerlyahostelkitchenrequiredsignifcantreurbishmenttomakeitftorpurposeandearlierthisyearWorkerslieasubsidiaryothePGCwassecuredastheanchordonororthereurbishmentpledgingatotaloR3milliontocompletetheproject.TisistrulyadreamrealisedsaidCEOoJYOCSusanRendallwhoacknowledgedSwiorhisroleinbrokeringtherelationshipwithUJsayingKerrydreamedthisdreamalongtimeago.TetimingcouldnothavebeenbetterintermsothelieoJYOCandtheintegrationwithUJArtsCultureespeciallygiventheprecariouseconomicclimate.ItisextraordinaryandextremelyencouragingthatacompanylikethePGCrecognisesthevalueoinvestinginJYOCwhichultimatelycreatesthespaceorustocontinuechanginglives.TeJYOCwishestoexpressitsdeepestgratitudetoPGCandtoUJortheirrespectivegenerousandsignifcantcontributionstothisexcitingdevelopment.UJbecomesnewhomeforJohannesburgYouthOrchestraCompany