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The Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) and TUT are delighted to announce that the 47 Staff members who participated in the DHET funded tailored PhD programme, will be defending their final dissertations on the 27 and 28 January 2022. They will be presenting their final dissertations to expert assessors, supervisors, academic representatives from…

NOVEMBER: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has shown us just how quickly our lives can change within the space of a few days. Last Wednesday, THENSA held a virtual meeting for our International Tourism, Research and Training Cluster, where participants from our member institutions, Galway-Mayo Institute of…

OCTOBER: ENCOURAGING AN ENTREPRENEURIAL STATE OF MIND October got off to a busy start for THENSA as we prepared to launch our Online Entrepreneurship Programme at the end of the month. This online programme was the brainchild of the CEO of THENSA, who believes that every student should be given the opportunity to be entrepreneurs.…

The Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA) Online Entrepreneurship Programme comprising of 51 students from the Durban University of Technology (DUT) was officially launched at the DUT Hotel School Conference Centre, Ritson Campus in Durban and also online on Wednesday, 27 October 2021. The eight week programme facilitated by THENSA in partnership with Munster…

SPRING AWAKENING: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SEPTEMBER In 2021, our sense of time has not only been tested, but completely knocked off kilter. There are events from last year which seem like they happened just yesterday and events that happened yesterday which seem like they happened several years ago. As South Africans, we have been dealt…

‘WATHINT’ ABAFAZI, WATHINT’ IMBOKODO’: A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S MONTH Over sixty years ago, nearly 20 000 South African marched to Union Buildings to protest against discriminatory pass laws being extended to black women. The demonstration saw women from different backgrounds take a stand against the apartheid government at a time when they were not considered…

IN PRAISE OF TECHNOLOGY FOCUSSED INSTITUTIONS If one were to ask the South African media to name some of the best institutions of higher learning in South Africa, one would most likely hear a handful of traditional universities whose legacy has long been associated with excellence. There is no doubt that these institutions deserve the…

A FOCUS ON COVID-INSPIRED COLLABORATIONS June is a month of great significance in South Africa. It is a time when we pay homage to the bravery and courage of the youth of 1976, and reflect on the changes necessary to finish the year strongly. Given the high volume of events and activities submitted to us…

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Kevin Brandt CAPE TOWN – The Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) has become the country’s first tertiary institution to open a vaccination centre for staff and students. COVID-19 vaccines will be administered at the facility’s Bellville campus, which started operating on Monday. CPUT staff who are also healthcare…

MAY: THE MONTH OF THE STUDENT As we’ve reached the first half of the year, THENSA reflects on May as the month of the student. Throughout our member institutions, we have witnessed young people accomplishing impressive feats across a number of fields, reaffirming the excellence of technology focussed institutions. From the release of a debut…