{"id":12,"date":"2019-02-16T10:36:15","date_gmt":"2019-02-16T10:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-09-18T16:56:33","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T16:56:33","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cs.uwc.ac.za\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"themify_builder_content-12\" data-postid=\"12\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-12 themify_builder\">\n    \t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix fullcover wow fadeIn fullwidth_row_container module_row_0 themify_builder_12_row module_row_12-0 tb_a612eb7\">\n\t    <div class=\"builder_row_cover\"><\/div>\t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col-full first tb_12_column module_column_0 module_column_12-0-0 tb_b339eb1\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5134877    wow fadeInUp \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h1>About Us<\/h1>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->\n\t        <\/div>\n\t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div   class=\"themify_builder_row module_row clearfix module_row_1 themify_builder_12_row module_row_12-1 tb_30a0564\">\n\t    \t    <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle\" >\n\t\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 first tb_12_column module_column_0 module_column_12-1-0 tb_13cee0a\" style=\"width: 5%\">\n\t    \t    \t<\/div>\n\t\t<div  class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 last tb_12_column module_column_1 module_column_12-1-1 tb_f180625\" style=\"width: 91.8%\">\n\t    \t    \t        <div class=\"tb-column-inner\">\n\t\t    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4a2cf19  repeat  wow fadeInRight \">\n            <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mission And Vision<\/h2>\n<p class=\"ms-rteElement-P\">Our vision is to provide innovative programmes in Computer Science, thus empowering our graduates to advance the Quality of Life in Africa. 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