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Engaged Scholarship at Unisa (CSET) – Learner Research Summit
The College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET) at the University of South Africa (UNISA) under the leadership of Professor Bhekie Mamba engages with many communities as part of its community engagement initiatives to promote science, engineering and technology (SET) as a possible career choice for learners. The College does... Read more
Madibaz swimmers on a mission at USSA gala
The Nedbank Madibaz swimming team will be aiming to show they can match the top varsities in the country when the University Sport South Africa gala takes place in Port Elizabeth this weekend. Running from Friday to Sunday at the Newton Park pool, the meeting will see the cream... Read more
UP only local university to improve its position in global ranking
The University of Pretoria (UP) has been included in the top 500 universities in this year’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) results. It is one of only four South African universities to be included. UP is also the only South African university to have improved its position. The... Read more
Inyathelo-Tshwane University R64 Million funding success story
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) has quadrupled its donor income in five years to R64,9 million in 2017, grown the number of fundraising and development staff from six to eleven, and compiled a huge alumni database of more than 150 000 people. These are just some achievements of a visionary... Read more
Chevening UK scholarship
Chevening, a UK Government’s international awards scheme aimed at developing global leaders, is offering students an opportunity to study in the UK. The Chevening master’s scholarship is funded by the foreign and common wealth office and partner organisations. The organisation is looking for future leaders, influencers and decision makers... Read more
Champs medal major highlight for UJ rower
University of Johannesburg student Mzwandile Sotsaka achieved the greatest moment of his rowing career thus far when he claimed a bronze medal at the FISU World University Championships in China this month. Competing in the searing heat of Shanghai, Sotsaka and partner Brad Betts took third place in the... Read more
College of Human Sciences leads decoloniality conversations
Unisa’s College of Human Sciences (CHS) hosted a groundbreaking conference that sought to find answers on what de-colonisation and re-Afrikanisation truly mean for South Africa and Africa?  Themed De-colonisation and Re-Afrikanisation: A Conversation, leading thinkers such as Argentine semiotician and professor at Duke University, Walter D Mignolo; sangoma, Gogo Dineo... Read more
UCT hosts African junior squash championships
The second All Africa Junior squash tournament hosted by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Squash Club from 10 to 12 August attracted 65 teen players from as far afield as the United States and Saudi Arabia, while raising much-needed funds for bone marrow transplant charity The Sunflower Fund. The players,... Read more
FMHS to offer undergraduate Nursing programme in 2019
From 2019, the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) of Stellenbosch University will offer a Bachelor of Nursing programme and applications are now open. The Department of Nursing and Midwifery is known for its postgraduate and specialist programmes, and welcomes this innovative undergraduate programme to its portfolio. The... Read more
TUT students make their debut at Market Theatre
Musical Theatre students from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) will strut their stuff at one the country’s most iconic theatres, The Market Theatre in Newtown, Johannesburg, when they stage SHOWTIME 2018 on 31 August and 1 September. SHOWTIME 2018, now in its sixth year, is an innovative platform... Read more