The Vaal University of Technology (VUT), located in Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng Province, offers exciting unique opportunities to shape the training of employable, entrepreneurial graduates. The University wishes to invite applications for the above senior management position (five-year contract). ROLE DESCRIPTION: The Vice-Chancellor and Principal is ex officio the Chief Executive and Accounting Officer of the…
Dear esteemed Colleagues, Partners, Members and Funders, both near and far. It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness that we come together to mourn the loss of our dearest doyenne, esteemed CEO, colleague and friend, Dr Anshumali Padayachee. With immense sorrow, we share the news of her passing, leaving us all in a state…
Led by the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), in partnership with the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA), the Deep Tech Venture Builder will bring together universities of technology, investors, technopreneurs and government to build a dynamic tech ecosystem. South Africa is a country whose inequalities spread across all spheres of life. From…
If you happened to be at the Southern Sun Elangeni Hotel in Durban during the DSI-THENSA Five-Day Entrepreneurship Programme last October, you would have heard the sound of one word echoing through the corridors: “Umbaalaaabaalaaa”. The catchy name belongs to Mbuso Ngcongo, a Bachelor of Computer Science student from the University of South Africa (UNISA)…
The Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) has long been a proponent of supervisor programmes which capacitate academic staff with the skills and expertise required to bring out the best in their graduate students. It is common knowledge that the supervisor is crucial to the successful academic experience of a graduate student. However, as…
The commercialisation of university intellectual property (IP) and research and innovation presents considerable opportunities for South Africa. It would engender a positive impact on society and economic growth, and technology transfer. In partnership with and funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), THENSA will be hosting a Briefing & Preparatory Workshop for its…
THENSA WILL MEET STUDENT LEADERS TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL ROLL OUT BESPOKE ONLINE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME South Africa’s national unemployment crisis has left graduates facing a future of great insecurity. With the possibility of securing a job becoming more of a pipedream, institutions must prepare young people for the tough realities following graduation. Entrepreneurship has long been…
Dr. Anshu Padayachee has been honoured at the Aryan Benevolent Home on a peace mural, for her devoted pioneering work with gender based violence.
Facial deformities often demand reconstructive surgery and the placement of three-dimensional (3D) printed craniomaxillofacial prostheses. Prostheses manufacturing requires patients’ computed tomography (CT) images. Poor quality images result in incorrectly sized prostheses, necessitating repeat imaging and refitting. The Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (CRPM) produces most facial prostheses in South Africa but does not have…
HERE FOR SHE FOR THEM FOR WE In preparation for our annual Women’s Day newsletter, a THENSA staff member made a suggestion that gave us food for thought. Instead of only collecting remarks from the dynamic, brilliant and fearless women who are part of our network, she recommended that we include a few comments from…
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