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 Chemistry Department focuses on Nuclear Scien... The Chemistry Department is putting plans in place to roll out a postgraduate programme that will equip students with skills in Nuclear Science.
This area of science covers a broad range of acti.... (2010-03-10 00:00:00) |
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 Conference on Multigrade Education to attract... International and local experts on multigrade education will descend upon the Wellington Campus this month to attend the first Southern African Multigrade Education Conference.
The three-day con.... (2010-03-08 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT shows its World Cup spirit at Football F... On the eve of the 100-day countdown to the kickoff of the 2010 FIFA World Cup ™, the campus community at CPUT was treated to a day of football related celebrations and entertainment by local art.... (2010-03-08 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Business Faculty enrolls 30 exchange stu... CPUT’s Business Faculty has enrolled at least 30 exchange students this year from various countries.
The students are registered for various programmes within the Business Faculty. The cour.... (2010-03-04 00:00:00) |
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 Disability Unit establishes task team to impr... Accessibility at CPUT will come under the spotlight, with the establishment of the Universal Access Task Team.
The team, which is currently being put together by Dr Nina du Toit, Head of the Dis.... (2010-03-03 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT students lend their voices to Good Hope ... Popular regional radio station Good Hope FM recently visited CPUT as part of their search to find a ‘Radio DJ Champ 2010’.
CPUT students were encouraged to come and audition for the position of .... (2010-03-01 00:00:00) |
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 Journalism project promotes consumer awarenes... This project has gone a long way in the development of our community, said Ashley Searle, Director of the Office of the Consumer Protector.
Searle, who was speaking at the Service Learning Journ.... (2010-02-26 00:00:00) |
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 Construction work begins on Administration Bu... Construction work on the Administration Building at the Bellville Campus has begun. At a cost of R36.5 million, the Administration Building will be extended in order to accommodate a Senate Hall, Coun.... (2010-02-25 00:00:00) |
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 Food Technology service learning project to b... The Food Technology Department is embarking on its first ever service learning programme.
Eleven second year Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP) students will participate in the programme within.... (2010-02-24 00:00:00) |
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 American Council on Education fellows visit C... CPUT Dean of Students Cora Njoli Motale recently played host to visiting fellows of the American Council on Education (ACE) during a breakfast and round table discussion.
The function was hosted.... (2010-02-22 00:00:00) |
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 Creative Entrepreneurs Challenge provides pla... Top design students from Britain and South Africa are set to work in cross-continental collaboration on The Creative Entrepreneurs Challenge.
This unique challenge, which will give students a re.... (2010-02-22 00:00:00) |
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 Danish delegation discusses possible partners... A Danish delegation, made up of school principals and teachers, recently paid CPUT’s Cape Town Campus a visit.
On 5 February 2010, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic Prof Anthony Staak, Dean .... (2010-02-17 00:00:00) |
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 2010 workshop series on Technology in Teachin... The Educational Technology Unit at Fundani is offering the second workshop in its 2010 Workshop Series on "Technology in Teaching and Learning".
Facilitator:
Prof. Cheryl Hodgkinson-W.... (2010-02-16 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT adventurers take on Mount Aconcagua... CPUT mountaineers, Annette Grobler and Ntlaletseng Ramohlola recently attempted to summit Mount Aconcagua, the highest mountain in South America.
Grobler, a Student Development Officer and alumn.... (2010-02-15 00:00:00) |
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 Football Frenzy campaign kicks off with Diski... As the Fifa 2010 World Cup ™ draws closer, CPUT staff and students will get the chance to show their soccer spirit by participating in the University’s multi-campus Football Frenzy campaign.
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 Sport Management Department taps into adventu... The Sport Management Department is not only expanding but planning to tap into the adrenaline-pumping adventure sports industry.
The department, which previously only had offices at the Mowbray .... (2010-02-10 00:00:00) |
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 Student Affairs Welcoming Event on Cape Town ... On 1 February 2010 Student Affairs wowed students with a Welcoming Event held on Cape Town Campus. A sea of faces was all that guest artists Big Nuz could see from the stage. The Cape Town Campus pia.... (2010-02-08 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT ventures into commercialisation with new... Research output at CPUT can no longer be confined to journals. With the establishment of the Technology Transfer and Industry Linkages Unit, research output, where feasible, will be commercialised
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 Centre for Continuing Education introduces fo... The Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) is putting into practice one of CPUT’s core values, responsiveness, by adding four more programmes to its curriculum this year.
Supply Chain Manage.... (2010-02-03 00:00:00) |
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 New wine cellar on Wellington campus to help ... Students who are being trained in the art of winemaking will soon have access to a state-of-the-art experimental wine cellar.
The wine cellar, which is earmarked to open its doors later this yea.... (2010-02-01 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT facilitates launch of Western Cape Regio... CPUT, in collaboration with the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, local industry and various tertiary institutions within the Western Cape.... (2010-01-27 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Libraries' Digital Knowledge site re... CPUT Libraries is celebrating the success of its Digital Knowledge (DK) site, with the number of academic text downloads registered by the site sailing well past the 10 000 milestone.
The site w.... (2010-01-25 00:00:00) |
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 Vice-Chancellor encourages first year student... Thousands of first year students were urged to make a success of their studies in order to play a vital role in South Africa’s economy.
Addressing first year students during a Welcome Ceremony a.... (2010-01-20 00:00:00) |
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 First year students enjoy jam-packed programm... The 2010 Orientation programme is in full swing after thousands of first year students arrived at CPUT last week.
This year the institution is pulling out all the stops to ensure that first year.... (2010-01-18 00:00:00) |
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 Open Day: Radiation Therapy as a Career Choic... The Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences invites Grade 10 to 12 learners and all other interested parties to a Radiotherapy Open Day.
Date: Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Time: From 13:00 to 1.... (2010-01-15 00:00:00) |
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 Environmental Management programme strengthen... The Environmental Management programme is spreading its wings to the African continent after the success of its four short courses.
Following a Memorandum of Understanding between CPUT and five .... (2010-01-13 00:00:00) |
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 Communication Skills Lecturer's debut nov... The Web of Silence, a novel authored by CPUT lecturer Gail Bohle, aptly captures the experiences of first year university students.
This 183-page novel is the first to be published by Boh.... (2010-01-11 00:00:00) |
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 State-of- the-art equipment for Clothing and ... The Clothing and Textile Technology Station is gearing up to introduce new technology to the local industry after it acquired three hi-tech machines.
These include a 3D body scanner, an ultrasonic .... (2010-01-11 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT celebrates research excellence at Resear... The Research Directorate at CPUT celebrated research excellence at its annual Research Day on 4 December 2009. The event, which included an awards ceremony and poster exhibition, attracted a number of.... (2009-12-21 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Calendar - First Term 2010 ... February
- 1 February: Teaching and Learning
- 1 February: Business FMM
- 2 February: Graduation Planning
- 2 February: Continuing Education
- 3 February:.... (2009-12-17 00:00:00)
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 Graduate Centre for Management celebrates aca... CPUT’s Graduate Centre for Management (GCM) recently held its 2009 Certificate Ceremonies at the Barkly Davies Building on Mowbray Campus.
On 24 November 2009, 159 students’ hard work paid .... (2009-12-17 00:00:00) |
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 Registration Information Brochures 2010... CPUT welcomes all 2010 first year and returning students.
To find registration times, dates and venues, download the online brochure relevant to your faculty.
Note that links to campus map.... (2009-12-15 00:00:00) |
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 Flow Process Research Centre trip to Stockhol... A pump efficiency test rig, designed and built by researchers based at the Flow Process Research Centre, was recently used to test the characteristics of sewage sludge and paper pulp waste fluids in S.... (2009-12-14 00:00:00) |
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 World-Class Food Technology Complex to be bui... Building work has begun on an advanced Food Technology Complex that will play a crucial role in increasing human capacity and research in the national food industry.
The state of the art buildin.... (2009-12-14 00:00:00) |
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 HIV/AIDS Unit World AIDS Day 2009 initiatives... The HIV/AIDS Unit commemorated World AIDS Day 2009 with a number of events including a presentation at Malmesbury Prison on 30 November to coincide with its 2009 Prisoner Peer Education Awards Ceremon.... (2009-12-09 00:00:00) |
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 The Mobile Boutique supports CPUT design tale... Visitors to the trendy Old Biscuit Mill complex in Woodstock can now view clothing ranges from three CPUT student design labels at The Mobile Boutique, a recently launched business incubator for young.... (2009-12-07 00:00:00) |
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 Food Technology Department holds new Food Pro... The Department of Food Technology again successfully hosted the New Food Product Launch at the Bellville campus on 25 November 2009.
Both final year and BTech students participated in the event .... (2009-12-07 00:00:00) |
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 Head of CPUT Energy Institute elected to top ... Prof Ernst Uken, head of the CPUT Energy Institute, was recently unanimously elected as chairperson of the newly-established Alexander von Humboldt Association of Southern Africa (AHASA).
AHASA,.... (2009-12-02 00:00:00) |
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 Wellington hosts launch of 16 days of Activis... The 16 days of Activism of No Violence against Women and Children Campaign was recently launched at the CPUT Wellington campus.
This national campaign takes place annually between 25 November, w.... (2009-12-02 00:00:00) |
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 Thought-provoking photograph wins student top... A third year student’s passion for photography recently helped her clinch a top prize at the Sanlam Private Investments Innovation Awards.
Photography student Robyn Rickers is one of 10 ter.... (2009-11-30 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT and UWC Libraries discuss Web 2.0 techno... A colloquium on Web 2.0 technologies, held jointly by the CPUT and University of the Western Cape (UWC) Libraries, provided a forum for both institutions to explore new technologies that could improve.... (2009-11-30 00:00:00) |
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 Dream Lab Incubator project promotes entrepre... First year Events Management students recently organised a successful awareness function for the Dream Lab Incubator, a project that aims to develop entrepreneurship among CPUT students.
Tania P.... (2009-11-30 00:00:00) |
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 Syrian Minister of Education visits CPUT... CPUT could strengthen ties with the Middle East after hosting the Syrian Minister of Higher Education, Dr Ghiath Barakat.
Currently CPUT has a Memorandum of Understanding with two Saudi Arabian .... (2009-11-25 00:00:00) |
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 A kaleidoscope of colour and talent at Facult... The Faculty of Informatics and Design’s annual exhibition is growing in leaps and bounds.
This year’s week-long exhibition, which showcases student work in all genres of design, kicked off.... (2009-11-25 00:00:00) |
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 Satellite Systems Engineering Programme to he... CPUT has officially launched its Satellite Systems Engineering Programme, which is aimed a developing human capacity in the field of satellite engineering.
The launch event, which took place on .... (2009-11-23 00:00:00) |
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 HCI and Golden Arrow offer additional bursary... More academically deserving CPUT students are set to benefit from additional bursary funding from the Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited (HCI) Foundation and Golden Arrow Bus Services.
Burs.... (2009-11-20 00:00:00) |
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 World AIDS Day 2009... The Bellville South Civic Centre have invited Dr Ashraf Mohammed and his team of the HIV/AIDS Unit of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology to partake and commemorate World AIDS day in Bellville.... (2009-11-20 00:00:00) |
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 A Celebration of Research at CPUT... CPUT is once again celebrating research at its annual Research Day
CPUT cordially invites all interested staff members, students, and members of the public to attend a day of guest lectures a.... (2009-11-20 00:00:00) |
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 New shoes for local learners, thanks to Stude... In a bid to make a difference in poor communities in the Western Cape, the Department of Students Affairs supplied shoes to more than 600 needy children.
With the help of Crocs shoe manufacturer.... (2009-11-18 00:00:00) |
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 National Research Foundation improves the rat... Two CPUT professors have made the institution proud by having their ratings improved by the National Research Foundation (NRF).
Prof Maureen Robinson, Dean of the Education and Social Sciences F.... (2009-11-18 00:00:00) |
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 Business Faculty presents SAP course for the ... The CPUT Faculty of Business and SAP Africa’s SAP University Alliance programme recently presented, for the first time, an introduction to SAP01 training.
The course focused on providing i.... (2009-11-16 00:00:00) |
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| Launch of 16 Days of Activism against the abu... All Staff are invited to the launch of the 16 days of activism against the abuse of women and children.
Sponsored by: WC Department of Social Development
Hosted by: CPUT Wellington Campu.... (2009-11-16 00:00:00) |
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 Industry funding helps rheology project devel... Rheology researchers at CPUT were recently awarded a million rand to extend a project that focuses on emulsion technology and the development of a safer and more accurate blasting practice for the min.... (2009-11-16 00:00:00) |
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 Faculty of Infomatics and Design Year End Exh... The faculty of Infomatics and Design will be hosting its annual Year End exhibition.
It is that time of year when CPUT students have the opportunity to showcase their work and their unique s.... (2009-11-13 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT staff members complete Seta-accredited B... The hard work of a group of CPUT administrators recently paid off, when they were each awarded a certificate in Business Administration.
For the past two years, administrators from various facul.... (2009-11-11 00:00:00) |
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 Energy efficiency expert receives prestigious... Providing small medium micro enterprises (SMMEs) with support in order to develop high efficiency low energy products saw Prof Mohamed Tariq Kahn, Head of CPUT’s Centre for Distributed Power and Elect.... (2009-11-11 00:00:00) |
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 Office Management Technology students demonst... An Office Management Technology (OMT) fundraising drive, in which first years raised R21 000 for the Red Cross Children’s Trust, and a series of seminars hosted by second years, gave students an oppor.... (2009-11-09 00:00:00) |
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 Dental Technology students present their work... Fifteen BTech: Dental Technology students recently presented the results of year-long case studies at a symposium, held at CPUT’s Tygerberg Hospital Service Point from 21 to 22 October 2009.
The.... (2009-11-09 00:00:00) |
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 Mechanical Engineering vehicles handle rough ... A team of CPUT Mechanical Engineering students recently clinched second place in the annual Sasol Baja Challenge, which was hosted at the University of Pretoria.
This annual event sees students .... (2009-11-04 00:00:00) |
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 Agrifood Technology station to help Western C... In a bid to drive innovation in the food sector, the Agrifood Technology Station (ATS) along with the Provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism are rolling out the Food Innovation Prog.... (2009-11-04 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT welcomes Higher Education Quality Commit... CPUT recently welcomed a delegation from the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC) to the Bellville campus. This was the first HEQC visit to the institution.
The purpose of the HEQC’s visit .... (2009-11-02 00:00:00) |
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 Market Day 2009 focuses on social responsibil... Market Day 2009 not only provided fun and entertainment for CPUT students, but also communicated an important message about social awareness and social responsibility.
The event, which was co-or.... (2009-11-02 00:00:00) |
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 Director of International Affairs delivers pa... Director of International Affairs, Merle Hodges recently presented a paper on Internationalisation at Home (IaH) during the European Association of International Education (EAIE) conference, which was.... (2009-10-28 00:00:00) |
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 Department of Town and Regional Planning hono... The Department of Town and Regional Planning held its annual Students’ Awards function on 14 October 2009 on the Cape Town campus of CPUT.
Among the awards that were presented on the day w.... (2009-10-28 00:00:00) |
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| CHEC 2010 Research Colloquium ... A CHEC 2010 Research Colloquium will be hosted between the City of Cape Town, Provincial Government and higher education institutions in the Western Cape on 2 November 2009.
The aim of the wor.... (2009-10-27 00:00:00) |
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 Department of Horticultural Sciences provides... At least 40 community leaders from the Western Cape recently became the latest beneficiaries of a service learning project, offered by the Department of Horticultural Sciences.
The Department re.... (2009-10-26 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT organises first landfill gas harvesting ... Landfill gas, with its high methane content, can pose a threat to humans through explosions, combustion or asphyxiation.
This was the focus of the Landfill Gas Harvesting workshop that took pla.... (2009-10-21 00:00:00) |
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 Fencing and hockey stars come out tops at Ann... The sporting achievements of more than 100 CPUT students were recently recognised at the Annual Sports Awards Dinner.
The event, which was organised by the Student Sport Development Division of .... (2009-10-21 00:00:00) |
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 Bright ideas celebrated at National Innovatio... Students at CPUT are poised to become national leaders in technology innovation.
This comes after students showcased their skills in the National Innovation Competition (NIC).
The competit.... (2009-10-21 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT hosts production team for countrywide st... On 6 and 7 October 2009 CPUT’s Bellville Campus served as the filming location for a number of television programmes on the theme of student voter education.
The programmes were commissioned by .... (2009-10-19 00:00:00) |
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 Reverend Roxanne Jordaan delivers Annual Desm... Although South Africa has gained democracy, it has not brought about a sense of national peace and justice, said Rev Roxanne Jordaan at the fifth Annual Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture.
The lecture, .... (2009-10-19 00:00:00) |
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 Electrical Engineering research looks into ex... The Centre for Instrumentation Research (CIR) at the Electrical Engineering department is currently undertaking research that looks into prolonging battery life by preventing premature cell failure.
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 CPUT academic publishes internationally recog... Prof Melius Weideman, an acclaimed researcher in the Information and Communication Technology field, has recently authored a book that provides an in-depth look at website visibility.
The 222 p.... (2009-10-13 00:00:00) |
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 VCT Drive encourages campus community members... From 7 to 18 September 2009, the staff and Peer Educators of the HIV/AIDS Unit hosted the year’s second Voluntary Counseling and Testing Campus Drive.
For this VCT Drive, a new site was added .... (2009-10-12 00:00:00) |
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 Cape Craft and Design Institute helps local c... Many of Cape Town’s skilled craft producers, from wire workers to weavers, stand to benefit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
With 450 000 visitors expected to descend on South Africa, the event pr.... (2009-10-12 00:00:00) |
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 Digital Knowledge website to bring internatio... A new website, launched by CPUT Libraries will help the institution’s staff and students find an international audience for their research papers, presentations and theses.
The site, known as D.... (2009-10-07 00:00:00) |
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 Spotlight falls on service delivery... With the issue of poor service delivery constantly under the spotlight, a CPUT lecturer is putting plans in place to launch a student chapter of the South African Association of Public Administration .... (2009-10-05 00:00:00) |
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 Facility and Infrastructure Management Sympos... The Department of the Built Environment recently held a two-day Facility and Infrastructure Management Symposium.
The symposium, held on 14 and 15 September 2009, brought together academics and .... (2009-10-05 00:00:00) |
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| CPUT Calendar - Fourth Term 2009... The following key events and meetings are scheduled to take place at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology during the 2009 Fourth Term:
October
- 5 October: Opening.... (2009-09-23 00:00:00)
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 MRI course provides skills for local and inte... The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) postgraduate course offered by the Radiography Department at the Tygerberg Hospital Campus is reaching a wider audience as it now also attracts international stude.... (2009-09-22 00:00:00) |
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 Emergency Medical Sciences students endure 48... More than 100 CPUT Emergency Medical Sciences students recently participated in a 48-hour first year rescue exercise.
The rescue exercise, also known as the ‘Three Peaks’ took place from 27 to 2.... (2009-09-22 00:00:00) |
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 Biomedical Sciences postgraduate wins two awa... CPUT Biomedical Sciences PhD student Guillaume Aboua made history by scooping the award for Best Poster Presentation at the University of Stellenbosch’s 53rd Annual Academic Day, held from 12 to 13 Au.... (2009-09-22 00:00:00) |
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 Sport Management students bring soccer fever ... The sound of Vuvuzelas rang out on Mowbray Campus on 11 September 2009, as first year Sport Management students celebrated the upcoming World Cup with a campus Soccer Day.
The event, which was o.... (2009-09-21 00:00:00) |
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 Record number of postgraduate qualifications ... CPUT awarded 711 diplomas and degrees, including 35 Masters degrees and five Doctorates, at the September Graduation ceremony, which was held on the Bellville Campus.
This is the largest number .... (2009-09-18 00:00:00) |
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 Facility for disabled staff and students laun... On 3 September 2009 approximately fifty students, staff members and esteemed guests gathered for the launch of CPUT’s second Disability Unit facility.
The event took place at the Administration .... (2009-09-16 00:00:00) |
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 HIV/AIDS activist awarded doctorate... Head of the HIV/Aids Unit, Dr Ashraf Mohammed, was recently awarded a doctorate in Public Health from the University of Cape Town.
Dr Mohammed, who holds degrees in
Microbiology and Medical Sci.... (2009-09-15 00:00:00) |
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 Anglo Residence collaborates with City of Cap... Imitha Yelanga Children’s Home has become the latest beneficiary of one of the Anglo Residence’s social responsibility activities, after the home was given food and clothes as part of a donation..... (2009-09-14 00:00:00) |
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 Graduate Centre for Management students suppo... ‘On top of the world’ was the theme for a fundraising breakfast and guided walk on Table Mountain, organised by the Graduate Centre for Management’s Introduction to Event Management students.... (2009-09-14 00:00:00) |
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 Tailloires Network to feature CPUT in upcomin... CPUT has been selected to participate in two international initiatives – the Talloires Network Book Project and the Talloires Network Twinning Programme.
The Talloires network is an intern.... (2009-09-14 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Dean of Engineering appointed CEO of the... Dean of the Engineering Faculty, Dr Oswald Franks has been appointed as the CEO of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). He will take up this appointment with effect 1 October 2009.
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 Scrutinize campaign gets students enthused ab... Flip HIV to HIVictory! This was the theme of the week-long programme of events arranged for the rollout of the Scrutinize Campaign to all the major CPUT campuses from 24 to 27 August 2009.
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 CHEC universities collaborate to provide requ... The City of Cape Town in partnership with three of the four universities operating under the banner of the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC) recently held a workshop at CPUT with a view to explo.... (2009-09-07 00:00:00) |
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| Head of HIV/AIDS Unit joins Golden Key... As CPUT celebrates the coming launch of
Golden Key, the institution recognises one of
its own who has recently achieved membership
status.
Dr Ashraf Mohammed, Head of Department
for the HIV/.... (2009-09-03 00:00:00) |
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 Surface Design MTech project highlights the s... Surface Design student, Christel Stipp along with Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS recently showcased their range of women’s accessories at an exhibition held in August on the Cape Town campus.
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 CPUT holds its first Golden Key induction cer... On 20 August 2009 the CPUT chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society was officially launched at with the induction of over fifty new members at an evening ceremony on Bellville Campus.
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 Deputy Vice-Chancellor to serve key roles on ... The National Research Foundation (NRF) has recently established a committee that has been tasked to review the system used for the assessment of grant applications.
Dr Chris Nhlapo, Deputy-Vice .... (2009-09-01 00:00:00) |
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 Emergency Medical Services Department receive... The CPUT Emergency Medical Sciences Department is proving to be a leader in the training of highly-skilled paramedics.
Recently, ER24, a national private emergency medical service provider, appl.... (2009-08-31 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT academic apointed Secretary General of A... Prof Oluwole Daniel Makinde, Senior Professor and Chair of Postgraduate Studies in the Faculty of Engineering at CPUT, has recently been appointed as the new Secretary General of the African Mathemati.... (2009-08-31 00:00:00) |
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 Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Drive... The HIV/AIDS Unit will hold the second 2009 Voluntary Counselling and Testing Drive from 7 to 22 September 2009.
Staff and students who participate in the drive have the opportunity to learn the.... (2009-08-31 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT provides top quality training in environ... CPUT’s Environmental Management Department is at the forefront of training in environmental legislation with its Green Scorpions Programme.
The three-week programme, which was offered for the se.... (2009-08-31 00:00:00) |
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| CPUT Calendar - Third Term 2009... The following key events are scheduled to take place at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology during the 2009 Third Term:
September
- 1 September: Institutional Foru.... (2009-08-26 00:00:00)
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 Living Openly Positive event encourages HIV/A... On 17 August 2009 the Office of the Dean of Students hosted an HIV/AIDS awareness campaign for CPUT staff and students themed ‘Living Openly Positive’ at the Auditorium on Bellville campus.
The .... (2009-08-26 00:00:00) |
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 Rheology specialist is CPUT’s newest Ful... Associate Professor Irina Masalova, who is leading research in the field of Rheology in South Africa, has recently been promoted to Full Professor.
Of the several applications received by Senate.... (2009-08-26 00:00:00) |
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 Student film makes a splash at the Durban Int... A third year Film and Video Technology student has made CPUT proud after her movie Vuyiswa and the Magic Fish was screened at the recent Durban International Film Festival.
Thantaswa Fiki.... (2009-08-24 00:00:00) |
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 Mechatronics students to represent South Afri... Two third year Mechatronics students will be representing South Africa in the international WorldSkills 2009 competition to be held in Canada during the first week of September.
WorldSkills, pr.... (2009-08-24 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT August programme celebrates the power of... A blessing service on 7 August 2009 and candle-lighting ceremony on National Women’s Day marked the beginning of a month-long recognition of the contribution of women to CPUT.
The 2009 Women’s M.... (2009-08-24 00:00:00) |
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 Dean of Informatics and Design appointed co-d... Prof Johannes Cronjé, Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Design, is set to play a key role in the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) entrepreneurs in the Western Ca.... (2009-08-24 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT researchers venture into space science a... Researchers at CPUT are planning to take innovation to another level with the development of the institution’s first satellite.
During the next two years, postgraduate students, specialising in.... (2009-08-17 00:00:00) |
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| 2009 Women's Month Celebrations at CPUT... It is with great excitement that the Student Affairs and Services division, in conjunction with the Institutional Transformation, Social Cohesion & Diversity Office, formally hosts month-long celebrat.... (2009-08-11 00:00:00) |
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 Tshumisano holds Annual Forum at CPUT... The Tshumisano Trust in partnership with CPUT held a two-day Tshumisano Annual Forum and Cross-Learning Workshop Programme at the university’s Bellville Campus earlier this quarter.
Fifteen tech.... (2009-08-11 00:00:00) |
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 Faculty of Informatics and Design launches Ma... The Faculty of Informatics and Design has officially launched its new Master of Business Systems (MBS) programme at CPUT.
This innovative systems management qualification will be formally intro.... (2009-08-11 00:00:00) |
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 Testing rig developed by Flow Process Researc... A pump efficiency testing rig, designed and built by researchers based at the Flow Process Research Centre, will be used to test the characteristics of paper pulp waste fluids and sewage sludges in St.... (2009-08-05 00:00:00) |
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 Mechanical Engineering students collaborate w... A group of five Mechanical Engineering students from CPUT recently collaborated with ten students from Den Haag University in the Netherlands on a project to develop new ideas for low-cost, energy-eff.... (2009-08-03 00:00:00) |
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 Bellville Head of Student Housing publishes h... Malinge Gqeba, Head of Student Housing: Bellville, has published his first vernacular novel with Juta Gariep Publishers in Cape Town, after years of pursuing his passion for the written word.
T.... (2009-07-29 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT co-hosts South African Technology Networ... CPUT, in conjunction with the South African Technology Network (SATN), recently hosted the second SATN Annual Conference from 15 to 17 July 2009 at the University’s Bellville Campus.
The confer.... (2009-07-29 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT residences to provide affordable accommo... Thousands of soccer fans are expected to descend on CPUT residences during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.
CPUT recently became one of the first higher education institutions to sign a deal with Madla.... (2009-07-27 00:00:00) |
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 Wellington Campus welcomes new clinic... Students enrolled at the Wellington Campus now have access to brand new clinic facilities.
On 24 June 2009, Campus Health Services, a department tasked with promoting health and wellness at CPUT.... (2009-07-22 00:00:00) |
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 Global acclaim for Theewaterskloof Project... The Theewaterskloof International Community Development Project (TWK) recently clinched second place in the prestigious MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship.
The prize recognises exceptional .... (2009-07-22 00:00:00) |
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 Lotto awards R4.5m to Wellington campus for s... Sport facilities at the Wellington Campus are set for a major revamp after the institution secured funding of more than R4 million from the National Lotteries Board.
The funding of R4.5m was awa.... (2009-06-26 00:00:00) |
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 Good Food and Wine Show 2009 gives the public... A group of about fifty first and third year Hospitality students recently got the opportunity to demonstrate their culinary skills alongside industry leaders and world-renowned chefs at the 2009 Good .... (2009-06-25 00:00:00) |
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 Green Sustainability Forum inspires paper-sav... For first year Environmental Management and second year Public Relations Management students, 2009 has been a year with a strong environmental sustainability focus.
Over the past two terms, the.... (2009-06-24 00:00:00) |
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 Food Technology Department partners with Brit... The Food Technology Department in collaboration with Campden BRI, a British- based agency, recently hosted a New Product Development Workshop.
Campden BRI is a world renowned agency which specia.... (2009-06-22 00:00:00) |
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 Cape Town Hotel School prepares third course ... The CPUT Cape Town Hotel School, together with other leading hospitality training institutions and the Gourmet SA team, recently helped put together the 2009 Table of Unity event on Table Mountain
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 Golden Key International Honour Society chapt... The world renowned Golden Key International Honour Society is due to be launched at CPUT in the third quarter of 2009.
The CPUT chapter will acknowledge and reward academic excellence among the.... (2009-06-22 00:00:00) |
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 Vice-Chancellor thanks Abe Bailey Trust for l... At a recent ceremony, CPUT Vice-Chancellor Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga expressed gratitude toward the Abe Bailey Trust.
She thanked the organisation for its consistent support of the institution.
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 CPUT Green Team cleans up polluted Cape beach... On 23 May 2009 CPUT student environmental group, The Green Team, took on the task on cleaning the Springfontein beach in Atlantis.
The beach clean-up project was initiated when Student Developme.... (2009-06-10 00:00:00) |
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 Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research G... CPUT recently increased its number of specialised research units with the addition of the Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research Group (BTB).
This unique research group, which consists of .... (2009-06-10 00:00:00) |
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 New Director for CPUT Libraries... CPUT Libraries welcomes its new Director, Dr Elisha R.T. Chiware.
Before joining CPUT, Dr Chiware was a senior lecturer in Library and Information Science, focusing on Information Technology at .... (2009-06-08 00:00:00) |
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 Marlon Parker’s Reconstructed Project la... CPUT lecturer Marlon Parker, who founded The Reconstructed Project, the country’s first online mobile drug counseling service, has introduced another first for South Africa – online debt counseli.... (2009-06-08 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT academic staff honoured for their contri... CPUT academic staff members Dr Shaheed Hartley and Prof Oluwole Makinde, were recently honoured at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) awards ceremony.
The annual awards celebrate S.... (2009-06-03 00:00:00) |
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 Bus company bursary programme benefits studen... The lives of five CPUT students were made easier when they were awarded full bursaries to cover their tuition, accommodation, books, travel expenses, as well as a living stipend.
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 CPUT appoints Manager for Institutional Trans... In its quest to promote the transformation agenda in this institution, the Office of the Vice-Chancellor has appointed George Mvalo in the new position of Manager for Institutional Transformation, Soc.... (2009-05-29 00:00:00) |
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 Former University of Pretoria Head of Student... South African higher education institutions must produce graduates of whom they can be proud of, said Sibusiso Chalufu, the recently appointed Head of Student Affairs.
Chalufu, who previously he.... (2009-05-27 00:00:00) |
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 Business Departments represent CPUT at the IN... The Tourism and Events Management, Hospitality and Sport Management Departments of the CPUT Business Faculty, alongside industry players from an international and national level, recently attended IND.... (2009-05-27 00:00:00) |
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 Advice from top entrepreneurs at NIC seminar... CPUT recently hosted a one-day seminar at the Bellville campus IT Centre with the aim of gathering a number of local entrepreneurs to share the challenges they faced when starting up their now-success.... (2009-05-25 00:00:00) |
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 Workshop focuses on the dangers of drug and a... On 11 May 2009, Steve Hamilton, a survivor of drug and alcohol abuse, shared his life experience with an audience of staff and students of CPUT.
The staff and students were taken aback when Stev.... (2009-05-20 00:00:00) |
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 Advancement Department welcomes new Director... The Advancement department welcomes its new director Dr Garth van Gensen.
Dr Van Gensen joins CPUT from the Central University of Technology (CUT) in the Free State where he was employed as Seni.... (2009-05-20 00:00:00) |
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 Open Day 2009 a hit with Western Cape learner... Open Day 2009 proved to be a huge success, attracting close to 8 000 learners from across the Western Cape
This annual event is the largest student recruitment drive undertaken by the instituti.... (2009-05-19 00:00:00) |
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 Open Day 2009 to focus on Technology in Afric... As the countdown to CPUT Open Day 2009 draws near, staff and students at the six CPUT Faculties have their preparations well under way.
Open Day offers Grade 10, 11 and 12 learners the opportuni.... (2009-05-19 00:00:00) |
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 Training kicks of at 2010 broadcasting skills... The Visual Impact Academy Boot Camp held its first training course on 23 April 2009. The boot camp is a joint initiative between CPUT. the Cape Film Commission (CFC) and Africa Soccer Media.
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 Engineering researchers to develop ground eff... CPUT researchers are set to develop a ground effect vehicle, which will be able to fly long distances just a few feet above water.
Ground effect vehicles are intended to replace hovercrafts and.... (2009-05-13 00:00:00) |
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 DJ Suga and the Good Hope FM team add spice t... Popular Good Hope FM DJs Suga, Priya Reddy and Guy McDonald will be broadcasting their radio shows live from the CPUT Open Day exhibition at Bellville campus on Thursday 14 and Friday 15 May.
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 Dean of Students selected for American Counci... CPUT Dean of Students Cora Njoli Motale was recently selected to participate in this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship Programme.
The programme provides higher education pro.... (2009-05-11 00:00:00) |
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| 7 May 2009: Situation at CPUT Cape Town and B... The past few days have been marked by student and worker protests that have unfortunately impacted on the operations of the university.
Two of the five campuses of the university have been affe.... (2009-05-07 00:00:00) |
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 Oxidative Stress Research Centre receives sup... Research activities at the Oxidative Stress Research Centre are set to be boosted after Professors Jacques van Rooyen and Johan Esterhuyse recently received a grant from The Southern African-Nordic Ce.... (2009-05-06 00:00:00) |
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 New Deputy Registrar for CPUT... Joining the ranks of management at CPUT is Nikile Ntsababa, who recently took up the position of Deputy Registrar.
Ntsababa comes highly qualified, having worked in the South African higher educ.... (2009-05-04 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT film set for national cinema release... Intonga, a heartwarming film about boxing and courage, which was co-produced by the CPUT Film Department and Swayani Films, is set to make its debut on the big screen in May.
The distribu.... (2009-05-04 00:00:00) |
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 Freedom from disease celebrated at TB awarene... Annually, the world sets aside one day a year in an effort to raise awareness of the Tuberculosis (TB) pandemic that plagues Southern Africa .
This year, the CPUT HIV/AIDS Unit based at the Cape.... (2009-04-28 00:00:00) |
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 HIV/Aids educational workshop raises awarenes... The HIV/AIDS Unit recently hosted a two-day educational and awareness workshop. The workshop, titled “Beyond HIV/AIDS/STIs and TB” took place from 24 to 25 March 2009 at the Cape Town Campus.
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 Intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles take aer... CPUT researchers based in the Adaptronic Advanced Manufacturing Technology Laboratory (AMTL) have taken aeronautics research to a new level with the development of intelligent Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.... (2009-04-23 00:00:00) |
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 Books galore as CPUT celebrates National Libr... Last month, libraries across the CPUT campuses commemorated South African Library Week along with other members of the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
From 16 to 21 .... (2009-04-20 00:00:00) |
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 Clothing and Textile Technology Department ho... The use of 3D body scanners to improve the sizing of clothing could revolutionise the Clothing and Textile Industry in South Africa.
According to experts, who attended a seminar hosted by the C.... (2009-04-20 00:00:00) |
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 Vietnamese delegation impressed with CPUT ope... CPUT recently played host to a high level Vietnamese delegation, which included Prof Dr Pham Vu Luan, the country’s Vice Minister of Education and Training (MOET)
The visit to the institution f.... (2009-04-14 00:00:00) |
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 Watch out for CPUT on Crazy Games!... A group of CPUT staff members and students recently participated in the Crazy Games television show.
This highly successful show, which is produced for SABC 2, features teams from South African.... (2009-04-14 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT academic joins ranks of Fulbright schola... Prof Shaun Pather of the Faculty of Informatics and Design is set to participate in an international research project after receiving a Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award.
The Fulbright Scholarshi.... (2009-04-14 00:00:00) |
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| Students across multiple campuses support VCT... The campus wide Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) drive has proved to be a huge success, attracting hundreds of CPUT students.
The VCT campus drive, which is driven by the HIV/Aids Unit, h.... (2009-04-09 00:00:00) |
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 German academic delegation dazzled by CPUT ac... On 2 April 2009, CPUT hosted a high profile delegation of Vice-Chancellors, Presidents and Registrars from a group of 19 leading German institutions including universities, technical colleges and univ.... (2009-04-08 00:00:00) |
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 Sport Tourism researcher clinches Black Busin... Dr Kamilla Swart, Head of the Centre for Tourism Research in Africa at CPUT, has recently been awarded the Black Business Quarterly (BBQ) Youth Award for Research and Development.
Dr Swart, who.... (2009-04-07 00:00:00) |
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 Thousands of degrees and diplomas conferred a... A total of 5 788 diplomas and degrees will be awarded to CPUT graduates during the March Graduation Ceremonies.
At these twelve ceremonies, which will be held on both the Cape Town and Bellvill.... (2009-03-31 00:00:00) |
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 Faculty of Informatics and Design receives Mo... An eye-catching multimedia display created by the CPUT Faculty of Informatics and Design, under the creative direction of Roxanne Spears, was named Most Creative Stand at the 2009 Design Indaba.
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 Invitation to attend Open Day 2009... The Marketing and Communication Department of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology takes pleasure in inviting your Grade 11 and Grade 12 learners to the Open Day, to be held as follows:
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 Department of the Built Environment to develo... The Department of the Built Environment at CPUT has recently been awarded a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to develop an undergraduate course in Facility Management.
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 Functional Food Research Unit receives backin... The CPUT Functional Food Research Unit is set to convert its research into sellable products after being awarded a R3.2 million grant from the institution’s Innovation Board.
The Board, which wa.... (2009-03-09 00:00:00) |
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 New online marketing textbooks for CPUT Marke... The CPUT academic Marketing Department, which falls under the Business Faculty, has received a generous donation of 200 copies of the prescribed textbook eMarketing: the Essential Guide to Online M.... (2009-03-06 00:00:00) |
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 Maritime Studies Department receives author i... The CPUT Maritime Studies Department recently acquired an author inscribed copy of The Principles of Navigation: Admiralty Manual of Navigation Volume 1, one of the leading authoritative texts .... (2009-03-04 00:00:00) |
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 In-house PR agency provides industry experien... The Public Relations Management (PRM) academic Department at CPUT is taking integrated learning to a new dimension by adopting a cutting-edge style to experiential learning.
One such experienti.... (2009-03-04 00:00:00) |
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 New Centre to strengthen University ties to i... In a bid to strengthen CPUT’s partnerships with industry, private organisations and the community, the institution has set up the Centre for Community Engagement and Work Integrated Learning.
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 Education Faculty pioneers multi-grade educat... The fate of rural schools, battling to produce positive results, is set to change as CPUT expands its multi-grade teacher training programme.
On 12 February 2009, CPUT’s Wellington Campus launc.... (2009-02-24 00:00:00) |
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 Foundation Phase Education students teach loc... Education students at the Mowbray Campus are teaching large numbers of primary school learners from various communities to swim.
Over a six-week period, more than 80 learners from Observatory Pr.... (2009-02-24 00:00:00) |
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 Three CPUT researchers receive NRF ratings... The number of National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researchers at CPUT has increased. Three academics, Prof Rajendra Chetty, Prof Bohua Sun and Dr James Garraway, were awarded NRF ratings in Janua.... (2009-02-24 00:00:00) |
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 Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) Drive... The HIV/AIDS Unit will hold the first 2009 Voluntary Counselling and Testing Drive from 9 to 13 March on Bellville Campus and 16 to 24 March on Cape Town Campus.
The initiative, which is rolled.... (2009-02-19 00:00:00) |
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 New Golf Business Academy brings sport manage... CPUT is taking the lead in sport management training in the Western Cape with the rollout of the Golf Business Academy.
The academy, which is the only one of its kind based at a tertiary institu.... (2009-02-17 00:00:00) |
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 New facilities for consolidated Oxidative Str... CPUT has almost completed the construction of the new laboratories and offices that will house the Oxidative Stress Research Centre at the institution’s Bellville Campus.
The construction of th.... (2009-02-16 00:00:00) |
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 First year Maritime Studies students set sail... First year classes at the Department of Maritime Studies are in full swing, with students already hard at work on assignments.
On 27 January 2009 more than 120 first year students reported to t.... (2009-02-11 00:00:00) |
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 Acclaimed researcher to head new Postgraduate... CPUT is taking proactive steps towards combating the shortage of highly skilled individuals in South Africa.
With the establishment of the Postgraduate Studies Centre, students will have access.... (2009-02-09 00:00:00) |
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 Student Counselling presents life skills deve... First year students on the Cape Town Campus are invited to attend a series of life skills development workshops, which will take place from 10 February to 19 March in Room 2.503, 2nd Level, Administra.... (2009-02-02 00:00:00) |
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 Orientation initiatives focus on HIV/AIDS awa... Peer Educators, along with staff members of the CPUT HIV/AIDS Unit, are pulling out all the stops in order to raise awareness of the pandemic among first year students.
Currently the Unit is ru.... (2009-01-30 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT talent shines at Carrol Boyes METAL New ... Two designers who completed the Three-Dimensional and Industrial Design diploma at CPUT scooped coveted awards at the Carrol Boyes (Pty) Ltd METAL New Designer Search.
The ceremony took place at.... (2009-01-27 00:00:00) |
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 Architectural Technology student receives awa... A student in Architectural Technology at CPUT, Marla Bekondo Plunkett, was recently awarded a study grant for an architectural drawing that he submitted for the Georgian Group Architectural Drawing Pr.... (2009-01-26 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Vice-Chancellor welcomes 2009 first year... Welcome ceremonies for the 2009 first year students marked the beginning of what promises to be another exciting academic year at CPUT.
Addressing new students and their parents at the amphithe.... (2009-01-26 00:00:00) |
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 Student Counselling’s Extended Orientati... For new students, the first few weeks of the academic year are a period of both excitement and adjustment. In many cases, it is the first time they have lived away from home, and they need to start de.... (2009-01-21 00:00:00) |
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 Orientation activities help new students get ... Orientation 2009, which began on 19 January, promises an action-packed programme geared towards helping first year students to familiarise themselves with their new environment.
This year, first.... (2009-01-19 00:00:00) |
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 Sport Management and Tourism staff members ge... Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana was one of the many important figures in national and international football who members of the CPUT Sport Management and Tourism and Event Management Departments had .... (2009-01-19 00:00:00) |
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 Welcome for 2009 first year students... First year students and their parents are invited to attend the 2009 welcome ceremonies, scheduled to take place during Orientation Week.
- Monday 19 January: Cape Town Campus
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 CPUT sings up a storm at the 2008 Old Mutual ... For the past thirty-one years, thousands of cheerful choristers have gathered annually in one national venue to participate in the Old Mutual National Choir Festival.
This year’s competition wa.... (2009-01-12 00:00:00) |
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 Fresh ideas at New Food Product Launch... Third year Food Technology students recently showcased their skills at the New Food Product Launch.
The event, which is held annually, is the highlight of the three-year diploma course.
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 Graduate Shows provide students with a platfo... A dazzling, industry-standard fashion event at the Runway in Woodstock gave final year students the opportunity to present their designs to the fashion industry’s key players.
The Graduate Show.... (2008-12-15 00:00:00) |
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 Dean of Informatics and Design named top ICT ... Professor Johannes Cronjé, Dean of Informatics and Design at CPUT was recently named the top ICT educator in Africa.
The announcement was made at the 10th Annual African ICT Achievers Award.... (2008-12-15 00:00:00) |
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 Teacher In-Service Programme workshop focuses... CPUT, in association with local and international engineering societies, recently presented a workshop on the Teacher In-Service Programme (TISP) at the university’s Cape Town Campus.
The worksh.... (2008-12-15 00:00:00) |
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 HIV/AIDS Unit and Tabeisa hold community even... To commemorate World AIDS Day, 1 December 2008 , the HIV/AIDS Unit in partnership with Tabeisa hosted a series of events, including the construction and procession of an HIV/AIDS Road Show in Belhar a.... (2008-12-10 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT staff member appointed Deputy President ... Head of Training and Development at CPUT, Thelo Wakefield, was recently appointed as Deputy President of the WP Rugby Football Union.
Wakefield, who has held several top positions in South Afric.... (2008-12-09 00:00:00) |
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 Results of CPUT trial confirm the health bene... Results from a clinical trial led by Dr Jeanine Marnewick of CPUT’s Oxidative Stress Research Centre show that Rooibos significantly reduces the risk of heart disease.
This conclusive evid.... (2008-12-08 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Radiography helps develop radiography ex... The Radiography division at CPUT has, in recent years, seen a steady increase in international graduates from African countries. In 2008, for example, students from Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Ethiopia an.... (2008-12-05 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Research Day celebrates research excelle... CPUT showcased its diverse research activities on Research Day, held on 28 November 2008.
The event, the first of its kind, celebrated research excellence in order to promote a culture of resear.... (2008-12-03 00:00:00) |
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 Headspace design exhibition displays the tale... The Headspace exhibition brought together the work of students of Photography, Fashion, Graphic Design, Surface Design and Industrial Design in an explosion of colours, textures and shapes.
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 Launch of Thomas Pattullo Campus showcases th... The Faculty of Informatics and Design has found a new home for the departments of Interior Design, Architectural Technology, and Town and Regional Planning.
These departments, which were previous.... (2008-12-01 00:00:00) |
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 Dr Mamphela Ramphele delivers inspiring addre... The Alliance for Global Sustainability (AGS), an international partnership of four universities; namely the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.... (2008-11-27 00:00:00) |
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 Foundation Engineering students present eco-f... Students enrolled in the Foundation Engineering programme had a chance to showcase their skills at a gala evening, held recently on Cape Town Campus.
The event featured Foundation Engineering’s .... (2008-11-24 00:00:00) |
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 International Recruitment Breakfast promotes ... There are currently students from over 60 countries registered at CPUT. All will undergo experiential learning during their programmes of study. Many have just completed final year and are ready to ma.... (2008-11-19 00:00:00) |
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 Office Management and Technology students sup... For the past few years, Office Management and Technology (OMT) students have applied the skills learned during their studies to raise funds for worthy charities. This year, as a result of their annual.... (2008-11-14 00:00:00) |
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 A fantastic fourth term for fashion ... The past month has seen CPUT fashion students perform strongly in several high profile projects. A presence at L'Oreal Fashion Week and high placings in two recent competitions have helped promote.... (2008-11-12 00:00:00) |
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 Innovation Board Fund to help bring commercia... CPUT is set to provide researchers with support in a bid to convert research into commercial products or services.
With the establishment of an Innovation Board Fund, the institution will identi.... (2008-11-10 00:00:00) |
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 CEMSTE project sparks interest in science at ... The final phase of a CPUT outreach project was concluded on 16 October 2008 at the Cape Winelands District Education Office when learners from 15 rural schools across the Breederiver/Overberg region t.... (2008-11-07 00:00:00) |
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 Cape Institute for Architecture elects CPUT l... Andre van Graan, a senior architectural CPUT lecturer has recently been elected as the Vice-President of the Cape Institute for Architecture.
The institute is the largest of its kind representi.... (2008-11-05 00:00:00) |
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 HIV/AIDS Unit gives recognition to outstandin... On 24 October 2008, CPUT’s HIV/AIDS Unit hosted its Fourth Annual Peer Education Awards Ceremony. Mandisa Mbuyazi was named Senior Peer Educator of the Year and received the Floating Nkonwaba Mak.... (2008-11-05 00:00:00) |
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 Messages of motivation and encouragement at l... Students and staff members who contend with disabilities can now access a variety of support services at the University’s new Disability Unit.
The Unit, situated at the Bellville Campus IT Cent.... (2008-11-03 00:00:00) |
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 Mechanical Engineering Students conquer the c... A team of CPUT Mechanical Engineering students was announced overall winner of the 2008 Sasol Mini Baja Challenge, held on 17 and 18 October 2008 at the Gerotek test facility outside Pretoria.
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 Entrepreneur’s Centre at CPUT Library ge... A recent report by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor stated that of the all South African cities it surveyed, Cape Town had the highest degree of entrepreneurship activity. With many CPUT staff and stud.... (2008-10-29 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT promotes three new Professors... CPUT is celebrating the promotion of three Professors positioned within the faculties of Engineering and Informatics and Design.
Recently, CPUT staff members Gary Atkinson-Hope, Theo Haupt and .... (2008-10-28 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT participates in nationwide HIV/AIDS surv... From 20 to 24 October 2008, CPUT participated in a Higher Education HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) survey into the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in institutions of higher education.
With approval from CP.... (2008-10-24 00:00:00) |
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 Innovative ideas at first round of Sanlam Cre... For the students of the Faculty of Informatics and Design at CPUT who entered the Sanlam Creativity for Progress Competition, Wednesday,15 October was one nail-biting day. After a morning and afternoo.... (2008-10-23 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT awarded for excellence in Advancement, M... MACE, the Institute for Marketing, Advancement and Communication in Education formerly known as Unitech, presented CPUT with three Excellence Awards at its recent Annual Congress.
The Congress,.... (2008-10-22 00:00:00) |
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 Tenth Annual Media Conference focuses on new ... CPUT’s Tenth Annual Media Conference explored technology and new media. Held on Saturday, 18 October 2008, the conference attracted tech-savvy speakers on new media’s cutting edge.
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 Cape Town Sailors' Home continues to supp... The Cape Town Sailors’ Home recently donated R60 000 towards bursaries for students in Maritime Studies at the Granger Bay campus.
The organisation has been supporting Maritime Studies stud.... (2008-10-20 00:00:00) |
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 Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu honoured at ... CPUT in conjunction with the South African Council of Churches (SACC) hosted the Annual Desmond Tutu Peace Lecture on 7 October 2008. The lecture, which took place at the Bellville Campus, also marked.... (2008-10-15 00:00:00) |
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 Library donates books to communities in need ... The CPUT Library recently donated a large number of books to schools and public libraries located in underprivileged communities.
The book donation is an annual event at CPUT and forms part of t.... (2008-10-13 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT researchers lead study on prevalence of ... Researchers based in the Health and Wellness Sciences Faculty at CPUT, in collaboration with the University of Stellenbosch, are leading research on the prevalence of diabetes and the associated cardi.... (2008-10-13 00:00:00) |
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 Cisco Partner Career Day at CPUT... It gives us great pleasure announce the Cisco South Africa Partner Career Day, to be held at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology on October 17th, 2008.
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 Green Radio gets talking... Creating awareness about environmental issues at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) through radio is a vital part of building a sustainable institution, said one of the organisers of t.... (2008-10-06 00:00:00) |
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 Zackie Achmat motivates CPUT students... Gay rights activist and leader of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), Zackie Achmat, recently addressed Cape Peninsula University of Technology Public Relations students during their weekly forum.
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 MTech project helps conserve Western Leopard ... One of the country's most endangered species of wildlife is to be found, not in a protected National Park or nature reserve, but in the residential gardens of the Cape Peninsula.
The Wester.... (2008-09-26 00:00:00) |
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 Proud moments for CPUT students at September ... Six hundred diplomas and degrees, including three Doctorates, were awarded at the September Graduation Ceremony, held on 19 September 2008.
The Major Sports Hall on the Bellville Campus was abu.... (2008-09-26 00:00:00) |
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 Hundreds of students participate in HIV/AIDS ... The CPUT HIV/Aids Unit recently held their second Voluntary, Counseling and Testing (VCT) Drive for the year, which attracted hundreds of students.
Ashraf Mohammed, Head of the Unit said the mai.... (2008-09-23 00:00:00) |
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 Young entrepreneurs sell their wares at CPUT ... The third annual CPUT Market Day took place on Monday 8 September 2008 on the Cape Town Campus.
The event, which was held in the Student Centre, was hosted by Student Affairs. The aim of the Mar.... (2008-09-23 00:00:00) |
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 Public Relations Management Master's Stud... Lynne Niemann, a Public Relations Management Master’s student, has been invited to present her paper at the EUPRERA (European Public Relations Education and Research Association) Congress in Mila.... (2008-09-22 00:00:00) |
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 Rehabilitation project awarded best poster at... A poster by CPUT student Jason Pereira and supervisor Marlon Parker, dealing with the use of blogging in communities with tension, received top honours at the Tenth Annual Conference on World Wide Web.... (2008-09-15 00:00:00) |
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 Students assist disadvantaged communities as ... To kick off the new Reach Out and Give project, students participating in Women in Leadership and the Bellville local SRC recently made a positive impact on the lives of senior women living in a disad.... (2008-09-15 00:00:00) |
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 Education Open Day focuses on Foundation Phas... The CPUT Education faculty is taking the lead in equipping teachers with the skills to roll out mother tongue education at primary schools.
With the country facing a shortage of Xhosa-speaking .... (2008-09-15 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT launches new association to advance wome... Higher education must lead the way of empowerment for women researchers, said CPUT Vice-Chancellor, Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga, at the recent launch of the institution’s Women in Research Association (WI.... (2008-09-09 00:00:00) |
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 National Bank Note Design Competition won by ... Samantha Apollis, a CPUT Graphic Design student, has won the sixth annual National Bank Note Design Competition. The award was presented at a spectacular gala which took place on 22 August 2008 in Pre.... (2008-09-08 00:00:00) |
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 Dr Trevor Manuel installed as first Chancello... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has ushered in a new era with the appointment of Dr Trevor Manuel as the institution’s first Chancellor.
This historic appointment comes just over th.... (2008-09-08 00:00:00) |
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 Fashion student sketches her way to success a... A set of elegant fashion sketches on the theme "African Safari" has earned first year Fashion Design student Zenobia Rasper one of the major prizes in the Foschini Annual Design (FAD) Awards.
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 Students, staff and alumni celebrate Women... Women in all spheres of the CPUT Community were recognised and celebrated during the month of August in a variety of presentations and events.
On 15 August, The Department of Advancement invited.... (2008-08-27 00:00:00) |
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 Young Maths achievers attend Women in Mathema... On 14 August, CPUT, as part of its celebration of Women's Month, gave a group of 100 Grade 10 and 11 female learners the opportunity to attend presentations by five inspirational women who had use.... (2008-08-27 00:00:00) |
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 Merged CPUT Choir to perform at the Installa... A highlight of the Installation Ceremony of the first Chancellor of the University will be a performance from the merged CPUT Choir. The Choir, which consists of male and female voices from multiple .... (2008-08-25 00:00:00) |
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 Public Relations Management moves to the Facu... On 1 August 2008, the Department of Public Relations Management officially moved from the Faculty of Business to the Faculty of Informatics and Design.
The change of Faculty allows the Public R.... (2008-08-21 00:00:00) |
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 Gold Loerie for CPUT Design student ... Megan Barnfather, a CPUT Graphic Design student, has done the institution proud by winning a Gold Loerie at the 2008 Loerie Awards in the student category Three-Dimensional, Environmental and Package .... (2008-08-20 00:00:00) |
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 Information for CPUT staff and students regar... To all CPUT staff and students
We would like to inform you about the event arrangements surrounding the installation proceedings of the first Chancellor of CPUT, Minister Trevor Manuel.
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 CPUT Vice-Chancellor is appointed to two addi... Recently Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga, Vice Chancellor of CPUT, was appointed by the Minister of Science and Technology as a member of the National Advisory Council on Innovation (NACI) to serve from 01 Ma.... (2008-08-15 00:00:00) |
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 Chemistry expo at CPUT... The Department of Analytical Chemistry is hosting an information session specifically targeting learners with Maths and Science.
The session is aimed at clearing up any misconceptions regardin.... (2008-08-13 00:00:00) |
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 Invitation to attend the Inaugural Professori... During the week preceding the Installation of the first Chancellor of CPUT, the public is invited to attend the inaugural addresses of Prof Dhiro Gihwala and Prof Simeon Davies.
Both staff me.... (2008-08-06 00:00:00) |
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 Education student awarded Abe Bailey Bursary... A 21-year-old teaching student, based at the Wellington Campus has been chosen to represent the Cape Peninsula University of Technology during a three week leadership trip to the United Kingdom.
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 CPUT wins seven trophies at national business... The CPUT Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team won seven trophies at the South African National SIFE competition on 3 July 2008. The competition was held at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg.... (2008-08-05 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT student attends youth leadership confere... Thuso Segopolo, a BTech student in Information Technology, has become the first student to represent CPUT at the International Youth Leadership Conference (IYLC) hosted by Civic Concepts International.... (2008-07-31 00:00:00) |
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 The Green Team promotes environmental awarene... With the help of a group of environment-savvy students, CPUT is on the path to becoming one of the most environmentally friendly higher education institutions in the country.
The “Green Team – O.... (2008-07-28 00:00:00) |
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 Alumni reconnect at reunions around the count... Port Elizabeth became the most recent city in South Africa to host a 2008 reunion for CPUT alumni. The event, which took place at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Conference Centre on 28 Jun.... (2008-07-28 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT launches Institutional Quality Audit 201... In 2010, when the soccer player players of the world are aiming for the goalposts, CPUT will be hoping to achieve a few goals of its own during an Institutional Quality Audit site visit from the Highe.... (2008-07-21 00:00:00) |
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 Creating futures for young learners at Winter... The midyear holidays saw the Cape Town Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology open its doors to 440 dedicated school learners for the annual Association for Educational Transformation (.... (2008-07-21 00:00:00) |
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 Gauteng alumni learn about SASSA... Gautang alumni spent an informative evening at Vodaworld in Midrand, where they attended a presentation by Bridget Maclou, Director of Policy Costing at the South African Social Services Agency (SASSA.... (2008-07-18 00:00:00) |
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 Advice on financial planning at Cape Town Alu... On 11 April 2008 CPUT alumni attended a presentation by fellow alumnus Paul Johnston titled “Introduction to Financial Planning.” Johnston is Financial Advisor at Sanlam.
The presentation took p.... (2008-07-18 00:00:00) |
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 New Food Technology facility for Bellville Ca... A state of the art Food Technology facility with a price tag of R44 million is set to be built at the Bellville campus. Earmarked to open its doors at the start of the 2010 academic year, funds for th.... (2008-07-10 00:00:00) |
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 Students meet author and filmmaker Rayda Jaco... As part of its monthly seminar program, the HIV/AIDS Unit gave a group of students the opportunity to meet noted author and filmmaker Rayda Jacobs.
Ms Jacobs presented the film Confessions o.... (2008-07-08 00:00:00) |
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 Department of Clothing and Textile Design Tec... The Clothing and Textile Technology Department will be hosting an Open Day on Thursday 7 August 2008 from 09:30 to 16:30 at the Department of Clothing and Textile Design on the Bellville Campus.
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| Seventeen CPUT staff members receive ad ho... Seventeen applications for ad hominem promotions were approved at a meeting of the Senate on
2 June 2008 . These included fifteen promotions to the post of Associate Professor and two promotions to t.... (2008-06-27 00:00:00) |
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 First Institutional Audit training session he... The first training session, for the 2010 Institutional Audit, “Reflective practice – how to do a self-evaluation,” was held on 19 June 2008. The session was presented by Prof Jan Both of the Universit.... (2008-06-24 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT salutes its staff at Long Service Awards... CPUT management once again paid homage to staff members who have served the institution for several years at the annual Long Service Awards. The event was held on 6 June 2008 at the Lagoon Beach Hotel.... (2008-06-20 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT hosts international workshop on intellec... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology hosted a World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) workshop on 12 May 2008. WIPO is a specialised agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to dev.... (2008-06-12 00:00:00) |
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 Civil Engineering and Surveying awards top st... The Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying (Cape Town campus) held its annual awards ceremony on 14 May 2008. Prizes were given to deserving students for their achievements in 2007.
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 Cape Peninsula University of Technology suppo... On 13 June 2008 CPUT will be showing support for the victims of xenophobic attacks by observing a moment of silence at 09:00. Staff and students are encouraged to wear white ribbons as a visible mark .... (2008-06-11 00:00:00) |
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 Business Faculty holds graduation for Nation... The CPUT Faculty of Business recently held its graduation for students who had obtained the National Higher Certificate in Accountancy. Ceremonies took place on the Bellville, Wellington and Cape Town.... (2008-06-10 00:00:00) |
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 Women in Leadership launches 2008 programme... Women in Leadership launched its 2008 programme at a well-attended ceremony on 9 May at the Granger Bay Campus.
The aim of Women in Leadership, an organisation within the Student Development De.... (2008-06-09 00:00:00) |
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 Students build houses for Athlone community... The Western Cape Department of Local Government and Housing’s 1 000 Volunteers Campaign got a serious boost recently when more than 200 students from Cape Peninsula University of Technology and t.... (2008-06-03 00:00:00) |
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 Agrifood Technology Station hosts report-back... The CPUT Agrifood Technology Station (ATS) aims to assist food-related companies in developing, enhancing and maintaining safe and cost-effective food production. It is therefore fitting that it was o.... (2008-05-30 00:00:00) |
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| CPUT strongly condemns xenophobia... Cape Peninsula University of Technology deplores the shameful and painful treatment of foreign nationals in different parts of South Africa during the past two weeks. Ubuntu, respect and integr.... (2008-05-27 00:00:00) |
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 Profile: Dr Tembeka Mpako-Ntusi, new Director... "The CPUT Research Department has a cadre of experienced, motivated and dedicated research management staff assisted by a selection of diligent students that make me feel proud to be associated with t.... (2008-05-23 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Surface Design student wins prestigious ... Jade Walters, a fourth year student in Surface Design, was judged overall winner in the most recent House and Leisure/Designers at Mr Price Home Competition. She topped students from around the countr.... (2008-05-19 00:00:00) |
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 Design Magister Technologiae... Four design students graduated with Magister Technologiae
on 21 April 2008.
They are (front) Nicole Nel – A surface design intervention for adult inmates infected and affected with HIV/A.... (2008-05-19 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT hosts Open Day 2008 ... The CPUT annual Open Day opened its doors on 15 May 2008. Crowds of learners visited the Multipurpose Hall of the Cape Town Campus over the event’s three-day duration.
According to Ms Fazloen Z.... (2008-05-19 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT elects Dr Trevor Manuel as its first Cha... Minister of Finance and Cape Peninsula University of Technology alumnus Dr Trevor Manuel has been elected as the first Chancellor of the University. This was announced by the University’s Vice-Chancel.... (2008-05-15 00:00:00) |
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 Creative careers to be showcased at Design Bu... On Saturday 24 May 2008, the Design departments of CPUT will hold their sixth annual Design Day for Grade 11 and 12 learners. The event will take place in the Design building on the Cape Town campus, .... (2008-05-14 00:00:00) |
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 Campus tour uncovers stand-up comedy talent... The Cape Town Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology was host to the first leg of the seventh annual Vodacom Comedy Campus Tour on 12 May 2008.
The aim of the tour, hosted by loc.... (2008-05-12 00:00:00) |
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 Profile: Professor Olalekan Fatoki, new Dean ... Professor Olalekan Fatoki, former Director of Research at the University of Venda, commenced duties as Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at CPUT on 1 April 2008.
Professor Fatoki holds an .... (2008-05-05 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT awards ten Doctorates at April 2008 Grad... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology recently held its April 2008 Graduation. Over 6 000 students received degrees, diplomas and certificates at 13 ceremonies held between 14 and 22 April Among.... (2008-05-05 00:00:00) |
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 MJL Olivier Library celebrates bumper arrival... Visitors to the MJL Olivier Library on the Wellington Campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology can now enjoy a variety of new books and other media, thanks to the efforts of Africa Book C.... (2008-04-30 00:00:00) |
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 Alumni generously support the first CPUT Annu... In October last year CPUT launched its first ever direct appeal to all Alumni in support of the bursary fund and library development at the University. The appeal went to some 49 000 alumni throughou.... (2008-04-30 00:00:00) |
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 Indigenous knowledge systems and higher educa... The Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Group at CPUT had its first seminar of the year on 13 March 2008. This was a continuation of a series of discussions that had been held in 2007 covering a variet.... (2008-04-22 00:00:00) |
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 Prestigious Research Excellence Awards establ... The Vice-Chancellor of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Professor Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga, announced the establishment of the Mauerberger Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship for Research.... (2008-04-21 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT researchers receive new NRF ratings ... The National Research Foundation (NRF) evaluation and rating system is regarded as one of the most prestigious benchmarks of research excellence in South Africa.
The most recent rating announce.... (2008-04-18 00:00:00) |
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 Deputy Minister of Science and Technology vis... “The challenge faced by institutions of higher learning is to translate knowledge into addressing basic human needs.”
This was one of the messages of Mr Derek Hanekom, Deputy Minister of Sc.... (2008-04-07 00:00:00) |
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 A busy first term for arts and culture... It has been a busy year so far for the Arts and Culture Development Department. From its office on the Bellville Campus, this subsidiary of Student Affairs has co-ordinated several well-received arts .... (2008-04-01 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT celebrates wellness... The Cape Town campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology was host to the opening ceremony of the annual Wellness Celebrations on 31 March 2008.
The Wellness Celebrations are organise.... (2008-04-01 00:00:00) |
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 Opening ceremony held for new HIV/AIDS Unit o... The official opening ceremony of the new HIV/ AIDS Unit offices of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology took place on Monday the 17th of March, 2008 at the Cape Town campus.
The event, w.... (2008-03-25 00:00:00) |
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 French President and SA Deputy President visi... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology's (CPUT) mission to be a renowned leader in technological innovation and research was put into practice on Thursday the 28th of February when the Honour.... (2008-03-19 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT celebrates National Library Week... 'Local to Global' is this year‘s theme for National Library Week, which runs from March 17 – 22, 2008. The national launch of SA Library Week 2008 took place on Saturday March 15, 2008 .... (2008-03-18 00:00:00) |
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 Students sharpen their debating skills... The CPUT Debating Society, Bellville Campus, held its first 2008 debating workshop on the 1st of March 2008. The workshop was in preparation for the 2008 Debating Nationals, which are due to take plac.... (2008-03-04 00:00:00) |
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 Two Deputy Vice-Chancellors and Dean of Stude... The year 2008 started on a high note at CPUT with the appointment of two Deputy Vice-Chancellors and a Dean of Students. The three senior management staff joined the institution at the beginning of Fe.... (2008-02-29 00:00:00) |
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 Kevin Brand scoops top SA art award... Kevin Brand, an Industrial Design lecturer at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, has won the Mercedes-Benz South Africa Art and Public Spaces award for 2008.
Brand, who has lectured I.... (2008-02-25 00:00:00) |
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 Dean of Informatics and Design supports CANSA... Talk about a close shave! On Saturday 16 February, Dean of Informatics and Design, Prof Johannes Cronje, had his 3-year old ponytail shaved off as part of the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA.... (2008-02-25 00:00:00) |
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 Rigoletto cast members perform at CPUT ... The very talented cast of the opera Rigoletto performed live at the CPUT Bellville Campus Auditorium on the 5th of February.
The students and staff who attended demonstrated their support and pas.... (2008-02-20 00:00:00) |
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 IT Centre offers world class facilities... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology Information Technology Centre (IT centre) gives students access to world class twenty-first century facilities.
The R26 million IT Centre, which is b.... (2008-02-18 00:00:00) |
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 First year welcoming ceremonies held at Bellv... Thousands of first year students and their parents attended the Academic Opening Ceremony at the Cape Town campus. The official opening marked the beginning of registration at the University’s three c.... (2008-01-22 00:00:00) |
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 ERC ready to take up environmental issues... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has launched its Environmental Resource Centre (ERC) at its Bellville campus.
The launch of the centre attracted many international guests. The .... (2008-01-18 00:00:00) |
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 Mechanical Engineering moves into aerospace... The Mechanical Engineering Department at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) recently signed a revolutionary five-year contract with the French aerospace company, Airbus.
This partn.... (2008-01-18 00:00:00) |
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| CPUT money makers take flight... Jarryd Newman and Anton Pope,
two talented Graphic Design
students from the Cape Peninsula
University of Technology (VPUT) will be
flown to Pretoria in August by the South
African Bank Note Socie.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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 Optical Clinic Provides Service to Public... The CPUT’s Optical Dispensing
unit has come to the
government’s rescue by helping
to reduce the workload of hospital
staff who deal with patients visiting
government health institutions with
eye.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Design4Life Africa opens doors for designers... The UK Minister of State for
Lifelong Learning Further and
Higher Education, Mr Bill Rammel
visited the Cape Peninsula University
of Technology (CPUT) in December
to announce the official launch .... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Critical time for critical thinking... London based Commonwealth
Association of Science,Technology
and Mathematics Educators
(CASTME) asked the Critical Thinking
group (CTG) based in the Education
Department of Bellville to co-host a
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| Holistic wellness promoted at CPUT... The Bellville campus of the CPUT
was the epitome of holistic wellness
during a three day celebration that
aimed to promote the many facets of living
a healthy life.
Seven dimensions of wellnes.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| What Kind of Child... What Kind of Child was
published last year by
Kwela Books. The author
is Mr Ken Barris, acting language
co-ordinator in the department
of Engineering at the Cape Town
Campus.
The book was sh.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Ms Sadeck: Our own judge of educators... THE Cape Peninsula University of
Technology again showed its devotion to
education at The Aggrey Klaaste Math,
Science and Technology Educator of the
Year Awards held in March at Gallagher
Estate.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Research department empowers NGO’s... The Department of Research
and Technology Promotion at
the Cape Peninsula University
of Technology (CPUT) hosted a
fundraising workshop for nongovernmental
and community-based
organisations (NGO.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Promoting science to prospective students... The Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, Cape Town campus recently
hosted the Learner-Meet Scientist @Work
Programme. The programme provides
role models for prospective CPUT
students. Learner.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Looking at ways to make science exciting... Science Centre practitioners from
around the country were hosted
by the Cape Peninsula University
of Technology for a two-day Science and
Technology workshop conducted by Dr
Shaheed Hartley, Dire.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| CPUT signs third contract with explosives com... The Institute of Material Science and
Technology (IMST) at the Cape
Peninsula University of Technology
(CPUT) and African Explosives Limited
(AEL) recently signed their third threeyear
research c.... (2007-05-28 00:00:00) |
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| Celebrating ABET students and partnerships... The Education Department recently acknowledged 3rd year Adult Basic Education and Training (ABET) students who completed their Service Learning.
A certificate ceremony was held where various comm.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Fab-lab for crafters... A Centre for Innovation focusing on Craft and Design in association with the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) was officially opened by Minister Tasneem Essop, Western Cape’s MEC for Envi.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Design students speak out against abuse... Six first-year Surface Design students of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology have designed a bench with a strong message on violence against women and children.
The bench was auctioned at.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Conquering HIV and AIDS together... Everyone has to play their part to stop the HIV/Aids epidemic in South Africa. This was the message of the HIV/Aids activist, Mr Phill Wilson, to staff and students recently at the Cape Peninsula Univ.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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| CPUT conducts Student Barometer... Etienne De Villiers, a second-year Management student conducted an International Student Barometer (ISB) for the Office of International Affairs.
The Cape Peninsula University Technology (CPUT) i.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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| Reformed jailbird soars to success... Mr Jonavin Leslie Cloete’s shadowy past has acted as a springboard for his colourful present. The nine-year prison sentence he served for bank robbery helped him launch a successful career as a respec.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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| Reminiscing the era of teacher training colle... The Mowbray Campus recently unveiled an exhibition of the history of teacher training colleges in education in the Western Cape. The exhibition was a timeline of teacher training colleges that dated b.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Recreating futures through education... “When you come into prison your life is over. I have been given a second chance to achieve something in my life.” These are the words of Edith Potgieter, a client in the Worcester Female Centre for Wo.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 A MAGICal time for school kids... Eight B Ed students from the Mowbray campus recently took the Grade 7 class of the Christian David Moravian school in Retreat to the Crags outside Plettenberg Bay.
The five-day trip was planned a.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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| Enhanced learning through multilingualism... Two lecturers from the Business and Education Faculties were the only South Africans who presented a paper at an international language conference in Russia.
Ms Carol Whiting from the Business Fa.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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| Huge need for industry partnerships... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) and Southern African Society for Co-operative Education (SASCE) hosted the Unitech Convention on Co-operative Education at Granger Bay.
It aimed .... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Minister visits Maritime Studies... Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga recently hosted the Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Mosibudi Mangeni at the Department of Maritime Studies on the Granger Bay Campus.
“We are pleased at how Ministe.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Addressing skills scarcity... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) recently hosted a National Scarce Skills Forum with a focus on the Engineering Faculty to address the skills shortage in the industry.
Facilitate.... (2006-10-25 00:00:00) |
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 Drama group performs at Grahamstown Festival... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) Bellville Drama Group performed for the first time at the Grahamstown Arts Festival. The group staged the plays “Sick”, “Ma Q”, and the “Court Cas.... (2006-08-15 00:00:00) |
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Celebrate Life Festival... Come and restore your spirit and uplift your soul. There is a full day schedule of interesting speakers including overseas participants Anne Jones and Timothy Freke.
Enjoy the drumming, belly d.... (2006-08-11 00:00:00) |
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| Student Affairs open their hearts... The Student Affairs Department of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) on the Cape Town campus donated a brand new jungle gym valued at R9000 to the children of the Rainbow Educare Centr.... (2006-08-02 00:00:00) |
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 Only in the movies... ... Non Fiction: Who’s in control is a captivating 20 minute action drama about struggles an author experiences with his characters, who are international assassins. This film was chosen for screening in .... (2006-08-02 00:00:00) |
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| Mr Speelman for president!... After eight years as a council member of the National Council of the Society of Radiographers (SORSA), Mr Aladdin Speelman, diagnostic lecturer in Radiography, was inaugurated as its president earlier.... (2006-08-02 00:00:00) |
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| Lights, camera and action... What do responsible gambling, planned parenting, and anti-vigilantism have in common?
Besides their obvious social implications, these are all topics that are covered by second -year students in .... (2006-08-02 00:00:00) |
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| Lecture by US Professor Douglas Turco...
Professor Douglas Turco of DeSales University in the US is visiting South Africa from 31 July to 13 August as part of an NRF project. He will also host a guest lecture at the Granger Bay Hotel Schoo.... (2006-07-31 00:00:00) |
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| Taking fundraising to the next level... Ms Gillian Mitchell has been appointed as the Director of the Department of Advancement. She took up her post on 1 June 2006.
Ms Mitchell applied for the position of the Advancement Director beca.... (2006-07-28 00:00:00) |
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| Huge strides for Faculty of Applied Science... The faculty of Applied Sciences received extraordinary results in staff academic development and achievement whilst excelling in the field of research.
The faculty’s output for 2005 boasts 36 jour.... (2006-07-28 00:00:00) |
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 Leading ladies set stage for change... The Women in Leadership Programme for 2006 was launched recently when women students from various universities in the Western Cape gathered on the Bellville campus.
Twenty five representatives from .... (2006-07-28 00:00:00) |
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| PR academics meet in Miami... Dr Johann van der Merwe, Head of the Public Relations Management Department, had the opportunity during March this year to mix with the who’s who of the international academic public relations society.... (2006-07-28 00:00:00) |
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 Flair for fashion gets Ramkilawan on designer... Mr Bryan Ramkilawan, lecturer in the Department of Informatics and Design, was recently elected as a member of the Cape Town Fashion Council.
The Cape Town Fashion Council was born in 2005 when i.... (2006-07-28 00:00:00) |
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| A family of heroes ... Mr Christian Daniels, a technician in the Department of Horticultural Sciences on the Cape Town campus, received a special award for exemplary service and dedication to duty by the Faculty of Applied .... (2006-07-28 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT Mini Baja competes in USA... Two teams from the Mechanical Engineering department flew to the United States to compete in the International Mini Baja Competition in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 24 May 2006. It is a design competiti.... (2006-05-23 00:00:00) |
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| Foreign exchange with a difference... The rectorate of Oslo University College in Norway visited the institution in early 2006 to discuss plans to implement an exchange programme between the two universities. Mr Gunner Bjolseth, Ms Ann.... (2006-05-23 00:00:00) |
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 CPUT gives off positive energies ... In trying to fast track its energy-saving Demand Side Management (DSM) project, Eskom has joined hands with the Energy Technology Unit of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) by conducti.... (2006-05-23 00:00:00) |
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 The Goliath in David... There is light at the end of the tunnel. This may sound like a cliché but David Tshobotlwane can testify to the truth of these words. David received his Masters degree in Construction Management at.... (2006-05-23 00:00:00) |
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 Establishing ties Down Under... The Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, Prof Anthony Staak, was part of a delegation of vice-chancellors of the six Universities of Technology that visited Australia to establish closer links wi.... (2006-05-23 00:00:00) |
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| Irish Minister visits CPUT... The Irish Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister for Health, Ms Mary Harney, visited the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) to hold discussions with Vice-Chancellor Prof Vuyisa Mazwi-Tanga and.... (2006-05-22 00:00:00) |
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| Shanghai interested in merger ... Delegates from China’s Shanghai Municipality visited the Cape Town campus to discuss the dynamics of the merger process that took place in January 2005. They had a keen interest in how the institut.... (2006-05-22 00:00:00) |
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 Ziegler appointed to provincial language comm... Ms Rosetta Ziegler, Communications Skills lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering Department on the Bellville Campus, has been appointed as a member of the Western Cape Language Committee.
The L.... (2006-03-15 00:00:00) |
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 A first for SAAFoST... A senior lecturer of the Food and Technology and Horticulture Department is the first woman to be elected to an executive position of the South African Association of Food Science and Technology (SAAF.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 Alumni empowers graphic design student... Creativity runs in the blood of 3rd year Graphic Design student, Veon Haupt.
His passion for drawing started early in his life and was inspired by his mother, a clothing designer and pattern ma.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 Kresge gives CPUT financial boost... Tears of joy flowed when the announcement was made that the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) would receive R10.2 million from the Kresge Special Initiative in South Africa.
The fu.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 Top designers help students... Seven students in the Faculty of Informatics and Design were awarded bursaries totalling R23 000 from the Design Indaba Trust.
The funds for the bursaries were raised at the Design Indaba Charit.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 Water and sanitation are vital to world heal... Water and Sanitation are basic needs that are essential for survival, yet millions of people do not have access to them.
Recognising the need to place more emphasis on sanitation, to redress the.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 University donates blankets to fire victims... The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) donated bed linen to Western Cape’s fire victims in January.
The two loads of linen were handed over to Red Cross South Africa to distribute ac.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 Chinese government donates books to CPUT Libr... The Chinese Ambassador, Mr Guijin Liu, presented more than 500 books donated by his government to the CPUT's Library in Cape Town at the beginning of February.
The visit by Mr Liu coincided.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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 Pioneering post-grad MRI education... The Radiography Department at Tygerberg Hospital is breaking new grounds in the field of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
The department is the first in South Africa to offer a structured one-.... (2006-03-14 00:00:00) |
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