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JuniorTukkie May 2020 Edition MAGAZINE UP relevant and competitive in the next INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Inside this issue: Society 5.0 (Humans in the Pioneer research in the www.up.ac.za/juniortukkie digital world) Faculty of Health Sciences Pianist Ben Schoeman continues TuksNovation thrives to impress 1 JuniorTukkie May 2020 May 2020 EDITION Contents UP relevant and competitive in the next industrial revolution 9 7 13 EDITORIALS 35 Law 2 Dr Petrus Lombard 37 Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2 Mr Setlogane Manchidi 39 Theology and Religion 3 Preparation is crucial in an 41 Education influential life 43 Veterinary Science NEWS TUKSSPORT 6 Catch your dream boat to success 45 Tuks fencer loves the challenge of with JuniorTukkie thinking on his feet 7 Visual intelligence for Industry 4.0 46 Tuks netball player is second 9 Tickling the ivories in International Supermodel 12 ROARRR: Identity is everything Competition 13 How the library can support your 48 TuksSport High School sprinter the teaching and learning through the one to beat over 100 metres MakerSpace 19 25 15 Malaria: Can we beat it? 27 How to become a JuniorTukkie CULTURE 27 member 49 Dealing with ‘friendship overload’ in 28 Periodic Table of the Elements the age of social media 50 Do we still know our own faces in FACULTY NEWS this tech-dominated society? 19 Economic and Management Sciences UP RESIDENCES 22 Engineering, Built Environment 51 TuksVillage—a world-class African and Information Technology residence 31 Health Sciences 53 Nerina: The house in which you can put your trust 33 Humanities View the JuniorTukkie magazine online: www.up.ac.za/juniortukkie>JT magazine Project manager, editor and writer: Editing by the UP Language Unit: Anthea Pretorius Dr Helena Kruger-Roux 45 46 [email protected] [email protected] Proofreader: Design and layout: Martie Kilian Dreamwave Design Solutions [email protected] [email protected] Disclaimer: This publication contains information about regulations, policies, tuition fees, curricula and programmes of the University of Pretoria applicable at the time of printing. Amendments to or updating of the information in this publication may be effected from time to time without prior notification. The accuracy, correctness or validity of the information contained in this publication is therefore not guaranteed by the University at any given time and is always subject to verification. The user is kindly requested to verify the correctness of the published information with the University at all 51 times. Failure to do so will not give rise to any claim or action of any nature against the University by any party whatsoever. University of Pretoria 2 Editorials A leader in all of us JuniorTukkie’s Very often there is a tendency to consider leadership to survival in the next be about those who are in industrial revolution positions of power, leading people in organisations For most people around the world the and possibly significantly prospect of a future in which robots and older. While an element of computers can perform many human truth exists in the above jobs is a source of personal concern. It is therefore important for the young statement, leadership is not generation to make themselves ready for limited to these factors. this revolution. The biggest fear of mankind is that technology will destroy people’s Today I would like to challenge all learners and students to accept that they jobs and that computers will take over are leaders. For leadership takes different forms and shapes. Among other the world. Your future is in your hands. It things, leadership is also about finding thát which you are so passionate is important that you overcome this fear about and doing it so well that it becomes difficult for us, the country and for you to proactively and thoughtfully indeed the world, to ignore you. It is about living your potential and passion do your research on the future of work in as a singer, artist, accountant, mathematician or scientist and achieving this new industrial revolution. You must wonders in your chosen space. There are many people who don’t necessarily also develop the following skills: complex have titles but are leaders in their fields. In many instances, nobody chooses problem-solving, creativity, judgement and such leaders—they choose themselves by realising and actively using their decision-making, cognitive flexibility as well God-given talents and abilities. as people management. Some of you might be uncomfortable with my attempt to promote you to be Schools and universities will change a leader when you don’t consider yourself to be one. My main intention is their fields of study and careers will be to get you to realise that tapping into your leadership potential is a choice. developed where you must aim to be part Some of you might choose to acknowledge this but do nothing about it, of the change and not wait for it to happen. while others might choose to own this leadership potential and look for Robotics, coding and cyber security are just opportunities to develop it even further. In essence, many of you reading a glimpse of what can happen in the future. this are leaders or potential leaders. The question is, have you realised this Therefore, your aim must be to become leadership potential? computationally literate. Some leadership takes the form of ‘thought leaders’ in various fields. These As part of the next generation to conquer are individuals who don’t necessarily have titles but have dedicated many the world you must know that automation years to hard work in an area. Today, they are so well-versed in their chosen will transform our work, our lives and our area and contribute towards shaping not only views but also initiatives and society. Getting this right is among the practice around that space. For example, I have been in corporate social most important and inspiring challenges investment (CSI) for over a decade—after another ten years with my current of our time. You must not only change and possible future academic qualifications, I would be a perfect candidate your thinking, but as a JuniorTukkie leader to be a thought leader in CSI. We must encourage this kind of leadership, you must help to lead the way in the next even though it is difficult because it acknowledges the need for people to technology revolution. Do not make it put in the time in pursuit of meaningful experience. someone’s problem, but become part of it. It is up to you to learn how to use new An important point to emphasise is that leaders live a purpose-driven life. technology and overcome your fear so that Their passion—that which they are so good at and respected for—is linked you are not left behind. It is also important to a purpose deeper than just making money. Linked to this purpose is to serve your community and society a high degree of optimism and inspiration. It is people who see good in in your journey into the next industrial themselves and others, and believe in their potential and ability to a point revolution. where they inspire others to either follow in their footsteps or realise their own potential, who contribute positively to the confidence of others. Therefore, change your thinking to join in In closing, I would like to encourage all of you to search for your leadership developing creative, collaborative solutions potential and ability—for South Africa, the continent, and indeed the world, and help to build a future in which needs as many leaders in as many spaces as possible. technology will also work for you. Best wishes, Best wishes, Mr Setlogane Manchidi Dr Petrus Lombard Head: Corporate Social Investment, Investec Project Manager: JuniorTukkie 3 JuniorTukkie May 2020 Editorials Preparation is crucial in an influential life How to cope and conquer the demands of the 5th industrial revolution By Anthea Pretorius As the 5th industrial revolution dawns we find ourselves in a culture which is filled with volatility, uncertainty and also a great degree of insecurity and uncertainty about whether or not we will cope. All of us long to lead lives filled with Technological innovations are changing consistently interrupting themselves creativity, productivity and prosperity, and shaping our world continuously. by shifting from one task to another… but often we find ourselves a bit lost, Difference-makers are applying because they give valuable pieces of their doubtful, fearful—even that we do not themselves to one aim; they are attention to too many different pursuits. have the reservoirs of bravery we might specialising in their postgraduate studies; Work on one high-value activity at a time need in life. Too many of us feel our lives they are devoted to deep preparation instead of relentlessly multitasking—and are weakly lived and not powerful. and dedicated in their focus to become do so in a quiet environment. specialists in their field. What is needed to lead a Sharma concurs. ‘Spend your days productive and influential The dangers of distraction diverted by your devices, tethered to television and majoring in mindless life, a life that is world-class Sharma warns that ‘the greatest danger to mastery today comes from a world pursuits and your brain will be weak and and fiery? tempting you into distractibility. An flabby through your mistreatment of Robert Sharma says: ‘World-class addiction to distraction is the end of it. It will atrophy. And this will result in begins where your comfort zone ends. your creative production. Empire- weaker cognition, slower learning and Becoming legendary is never easy…the makers and history-creators take one lower processing power.