Future Africa Director Prof Cheikh Mbow leads UP delegation to Japan to drive Africa-Asia collaboration
GautengUniversity of Pretoria January 30, 2020
A delegation from the University of Pretoria (UP) composed of the Director of Future Africa Professor Cheikh Mbow, Dr Farai Kapfudzaruwa (International Strategic Partnerships office) and Professor Masafumi Nagao (visiting Professor at Future Africa) visited Japan from 20-24 January to initiate and deepen existing partnerships with Japanese institutions. This... Read more
Spokesperson Lauren Kansley said the institution will process individuals who applied on time and were waitlisted. Kansley said: “Walk-ins only happen in courses with space and once the waitlisted individuals have been processed. The registration process has been significantly reduced after CPUT rolled out a sophisticated digital platform which automatically... Read more
Ewine van Dishoeck, Professor of Molecular Astrophysics at Leiden University and president of the International Astronomical Union, will present a public lecture in celebration of 50 years of astronomy at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on Thursday, 6 February, at 16:30. In her lecture, titled “Building stars, planets and the... Read more
Five UNIVEN students participated at the Impact Africa Social Entrepreneurship Summit
LimpopoUniversity of Venda January 15, 2020
The summit promoted partnerships to accelerate social innovations to Africa’s most pressing challenges by inspiring and connecting social entrepreneurs, changemakers, investors, and other ecosystem stakeholders across Africa. The theme centred on Collaborative finance for social innovation and how to catalyse social innovation in Africa. The summit, which was held... Read more
Economic indicators forecast for 2020
North WestNorth-West University January 15, 2020
According to economist Prof Danie Meyer, director of the TRADE research focus area at the North West University, 2020 is expected to be a year full of economic and geopolitical instability and volatility. The year has started on the wrong foot already, with Eskom implementing load shedding as early... Read more
UP’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering ranked number one
GautengUniversity of Pretoria January 15, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering has been ranked number one in South Africa by the Minerals Education Trust Fund (METF) for 2019. The METF was established by the minerals and mining industry in South Africa, with a view to bolstering universities’ activities... Read more
Free State matric class of 2019 breaks own pass rate record
Central University of TechnologyFree State January 13, 2020
The Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) applauded the Free State Department of Education for breaking their pass rate record and setting up a new record of 88.4%. This historic achievement makes Free State the only province in the country to have achieved the NSC pass rate above... Read more
TUT mourns passing of honorary doctor, Dr Richard Maponya
GautengTshwane University of Technology January 1, 2020
The Tshwane University of Technology Council and community mourns the passing of Dr Richard Maponya, revered businessman, property developer and who has often been referred to as “the godfather of black business”, who passed away on 6 January at the age of 99. In September 2008, the University honoured... Read more
Prof Andrew Crouch is SPU’s new VC
Northern CapeSol Plaatje University December 31, 2019
Professor Andrew Crouch will take up the position of Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University on 1 April 2020, the Sol Plaatje University Council has announced. It said that the University is proud to have Professor Crouch at the helm of the University. “While he is an exceptional academic,... Read more
WSU embarks on R180m refurbishment
Eastern CapeWalter Sisulu University December 31, 2019
Walter Sisulu University is refurbishing teaching and learning facilities on all its four campuses to costs in excess of R180 million for building construction, ICT, residence and student infrastructure development. As the year 2019 comes to an end, the bulk of the projects have reached completion stage. At the... Read more
