Unisa LLB programme receives thumbs up from CHE
Latest newsUniversity of South Africa November 27, 2017
Unisa has warmly received the great news from the Council on Higher Education (CHE) with regard to the accreditation of its Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme. Following its review of the Improvement Plan (IP) submitted by Unisa, the CHE confirmed in a report dated 09 November 2017 that the... Read more
I am UWC: Elna Roux gives back to dentistry
AchieversUniversity of the Western Cape November 24, 2017
Elna Roux, who recently retired as dental receptionist at the Dental School in Tygerberg and is soon to be a full-time artist, shared her love for art with the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Faculty of Dentistry the best way she could: by painting the Faculty a forest.... Read more
School of Education hosts German teacher exchange programme members
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 23, 2017
Representatives of the ENSA Teacher Exchange Programme in Berlin on a visit to South Africa to explore issues of sustainable development were co-hosted by UKZN’s School of Education. The group, comprising eight students and two lecturers, were primarily hosted by the Wildlife Society of South Africa in Howick, and... Read more
UP student part of team to win 2017 IFAMA Case Study Competition
AchieversUniversity of Pretoria November 23, 2017
Melissa van der Merwe from the University of Pretoria’s Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development not only represented the University at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) Conference in Miami, Florida earlier this year, but was also part of the South African universities case study... Read more
UKZN hosts SAIEE national student project competition
AchieversUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 23, 2017
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) will host the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) National Student Project Competition on Thursday, 23 November 2017 at the Unite School of Engineering Building, Howard College Campus at 10:30. (Enter via Gate 8 on Rick Turner Road). The annual event brings together... Read more
Stellenbosch University’s multiple purposes best served by 2016 Language Policy
Latest newsStellenbosch University November 23, 2017
“I conclude that Stellenbosch University (SU) appears to have decided that its multiple purposes of preventing exclusion, promoting multilingualism, ensuring integration, and fostering Afrikaans are best served by the 2016 Language Policy it adopted. It clearly considered multiple factors and weighed them all.” This was the view expressed by... Read more
Isivivane, taking care of our own
Rhodes UniversityStudent outreach November 22, 2017
Throwing a single stone in a pile appears to have little impact at face value; however, a pile is made up of single stones thrown by multiple people. It is this undisputable fact that has seen Rhodes University’s Communication and Advancement division leading from the front in raising funds... Read more
Professor Heather Zar has been announced as the 2018 L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States, in recognition of her wide-ranging contributions to child health, which have improved – and saved – children’s lives across the globe, as well as helping to shape international policy.... Read more
The Social Life of Waste/Art: Exploring the connection between waste, art and food across Southern Africa
Latest newsUniversity of Pretoria November 22, 2017
On 22 November 2017, the Social Life of Waste/Art project will host a one-day symposium on waste, art and food at the University of Pretoria. The symposium is the culmination of a three-year project funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation and the National Institute for Humanities and... Read more
Quantum Technology postdoc is South Africa’s first OSA ambassador
ResearchUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal November 21, 2017
Dr Yaseera Ismail, a postdoctoral researcher at UKZN’s Centre for Quantum Technology, has become the first South African to be selected as an Ambassador of the Optical Society of America (OSA). Ismail is one of 10 ambassadors for 2018, with other participants coming from nations including the USA, Ukraine, Mexico, Australia, Brazil,... Read more
