Universities – Page 165

UP joins The Global Classroom

Archives Latest news University of Pretoria October 31, 2017

The University of Pretoria (UP) is the only African university selected to be part of the US-based, University of Akron’s The Global Classroom which selects one university from four continents to participate in relevant political debates of international concern. The aim is to increase international communication and understanding of... Read more

Celebrating Can Themba: one of Rhodes’ first black students

Achievers Archives Rhodes University October 31, 2017

Teacher, activist and writer Can Themba is one of the first black students to be admitted at Rhodes University in the late 1940s. He went on to complete a teacher’s diploma in standard time. Themba, a member of the elite Drum Writers club, attended Rhodes University College in his... Read more

Absa increases support to UCT

Archives Latest news University of Cape Town October 31, 2017

A total of 250 “missing middle” students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) will receive scholarships after a R10 million donation was handed over to the university by the Barclays Africa Group on Tuesday, 24 October. This follows an almost three-fold increase in the Barclays Africa Group’s CEO... Read more

The MacLartys, taking the family affair to the World Cup

Archives Rhodes University Varsity Sports October 30, 2017

Rhodes University student Natalie MacLarty, 22, has been selected to represent South Africa in the Polocrosse World Cup in Australia in April 2019. Only eight players make up the women and men’s team. This will be MacLarty’s second World Cup since she started playing polocrosse at the age of... Read more

UWC research team one step closer to revolutionary translator

Archives Research University of the Western Cape October 30, 2017

A team of computer scientists from the University of the Western Cape (UWC), part of the Assistive Technologies Research Group (ATRG), is developing what it describes as a real-time intelligent translator for mobile phones. This research focuses on recognising sign language in ordinary video by locating the signer in... Read more

VUT International Relations & Advancement Manager to explore how things are done in USA

Achievers Archives Vaal University of Technology October 30, 2017

Siyabonga Kohli, International Relations & Advancement Manager, has been nominated by the United States Department of State to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in the United States of America themed ‘Post-Secondary Workforce Development’ that will be held from 29 October to 17 November 2017. He will... Read more

DUT victorious during student national poetry challenge

Archives Durban University of Technology Research University of the Witwatersrand October 30, 2017

The Durban University of Technology won big during the Drama for Life Lover + Another National Poetry Challenge hosted recently by the University of Witwatersrand at its Braamfontein Campus. DUT’s Mazwi Shozi emerged victorious after being voted as the second best poet in the event taking home R5000 in... Read more

How African elephants’ amazing sense of smell could save lives

Archives Research University of the Witwatersrand October 27, 2017

For 27 years Angola was gripped by civil war. Half a million human lives were lost and wildlife, too, was decimated to sustain troops. Rhino and elephants became valuable targets – rhino horn and ivory served as currency for arms among rebel forces. During the conflict elephant populations fled... Read more

CPUT celebrates teaching excellence

Achievers Archives Cape Peninsula University of Technology October 27, 2017

Teaching and Learning enjoyed centre stage recently when the university, for the first time, honoured recipients of in-house as well as external teaching awards at one event. Normally only the winners of the Institutional Teaching and Learning Excellence Awards would be lauded in this way, but this year the... Read more

It is Dr Lillian Dube now

Achievers Archives Tshwane University of Technology October 26, 2017

The Theunis Bester Hall on the Tshwane University of Technology’s Pretoria Campus was abuzz when celebrated actress, Lillian Dube (72), received an Honorary Doctorate degree from the University during one of its Spring Graduation ceremonies hosted this morning, 18 October. Considering her rise and success in the entertainment industry,... Read more