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3 RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION A WORD FROM THE EDITOR

Working hard to make a difference in the world The University’s Preamble to the UJ Strategic Thrusts: 2011 – 2020 is/states that UJ strives to provide education that is accessible and affordable, challenging, imaginative and innovative, and a just, responsible and sustainable society. 4 An educational institution is not just about the teaching and learning, but also the contribution it makes to society and the distance it would go to ensure that education is accessible to all, but also inexpensive. The second Strategic Thrust which was set out to be achieved by 2020 states that UJ work towards “a reputation as a comprehensive institution with a unique identity in the higher education sector because of the stature and quality of its scientific and technology-rich programmes and its scientific and technology-driven research, innovation and technology transfer”. UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Editorial Team Editor: Tumelo Tladi In this edition we commemorate researchers and scholars at UJ who Contributors: Herman Esterhuizen have made an impact with the work they’ve done. We encourage those Cheryl Ramurath on the outside looking in to be involved in shaping the futures of young Philisiwe Luhabe minds and making a difference in society and in . There is so Faculty Marketing Executives much that is yet to be discovered and shared with the rest of the world. Photography: Jan Potgieter Highly qualified and innovative professors and scholars are crucial Collen Maepa to building a world-renowned reputation. These are the people our Eon Botha students will look up to and aspire to emulate when they choose the Ziphozonke Lushaba route to contribute to education, research, science and technology in our Supplied country, and be forward-thinking and cutting edge young scholars. Proof Readers: Esmé Grobler, Partnerships are vital to enabling collaboration, commercialisation and Charmaine du Plessis innovation at the University. These are the people who provide much Layout and Design: Karien Brink, needed support, in the form of funding, sponsorships or otherwise, for UJ Graphics Studio ground-breaking initiatives and projects to come to fruition with awe- Printers: Ultra Litho Printers inspiring results. EDITORIAL OFFICE There is so much more that many at UJ are doing behind the scenes; Strategic Communication in the laboratory, in the lecture halls and internationally. They all form a Institutional Advancement crucial part of this institution. Doornfontein Campus University of Johannesburg I leave you with these last words of inspiration. If nothing else, let them Tel: 011 559 6619 spark a desire to be part of the efforts that staff, students and scholars Email: [email protected] from all walks of life are contributing to making UJ one of the best. Submissions for UJ Advance are welcome. “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new Contact [email protected] or 011 559 6619 to angle, require creative imagination and marks real advance in science.” – request information on issue themes, deadlines and Albert Einstein article guidelines. Photographs must be supplied in Be bold enough to be great. Be bold enough to be brilliant. 300dpi jpeg or larger. Tumi A MESSAGE FROM THE VC, PROF IHRON RENSBURG

UJ strives to celebrate excellence and encourage innovation These are inspiring times when research and innovation at UJ have become so crucial a contribution to the quality of education at the institution, and furthering the goal of building a world- renowned University recognised for its impact on society through our remarkable research and innovation, and continued support for research developments. 5 When researchers and fellows show promise Our research output has grown; it has more We at UJ are known for our contribution to and deliver ground-breaking results, it is than doubled. In fact, it has seen an increase the Geosciences. We have an amazing global only fitting that the University shows its of more than 100% over the period of five footprint in this regard. We do, however, also appreciation for their dedication and hard years. Research is a core mission of the seek to strengthen our footprint in these three work by celebrating their achievements with University, and at UJ we have proven that we areas of Telecommunications, Chemistry and them. Likewise, when we make it known do indeed take research seriously. We have Physics in addition to the NRF research chairs. that excellence is rewarded with further invested consistently over the last five years So, in the next decade, we should aim to work opportunities and resources, then we become working towards our objective of doubling towards building the institution’s reputation an institution that does everything in its our own research output and impact in the so that we make a global contribution in power to encourage innovation. South African and in international context. three or four of these areas of research and At UJ we pride ourselves in giving our UJ currently holds seven National Research innovation. It should become much more dedicated and committed postgraduates Fund chairs in the fields of Geometallurgy, evident, much more definitive that UJ has and fellows every opportunity to achieve to Social Change, Indigenous Plant Use, African great and admirable global footprint not just the best of their ability. We pride ourselves in Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, International in the Geosciences, but in other areas as well. giving researchers all the resources they need Law, Education and Care in Childhood as UJ will continue to invest in pioneering to make an impact in our community. well as Nanotechnology for Water. These individuals and their goals and dreams to It is quite commonly known and research areas have seen some intellectual make a positive and lasting contribution to and driven researchers do remarkable work our country and to the world; share what

acknowledged, globally, that the level of STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION excellence of the teaching and learning in their respective fields, some to even knowledge they possess and discoveries they offered at an institution drives the institution’s receive A ratings from the NRF. It is because make. We will continue to appoint and retain reputation. Equally so, an institution’s of individuals such as these researchers and leading academics, make financial resources contribution and its profile of research professors that we have decided to contribute available to them and create an enabling and innovation also contribute to its even more towards research at UJ. environment for them to succeed. reputation and its standing in academia. It is It is for this reason that in addition to these And so, as we celebrate these noteworthy commendable when UJ researchers are able seven distinguished NRF chairs, UJ has also individuals who continue to put UJ on to compete on a global platform and show decided to establish three additional chairs the global map, we also encourage more the world of academia that we do indeed funded from its own resources. The new chairs innovation, more research exceeding even possess staff and students of a high calibre; will be established in Telecommunications, in our own expectations. certainly good enough to be the best of the Chemistry and in Physics. Anything you want to achieve, you can. Be best worldwide. These three areas present themselves for basic anything you want to be. Be pioneering. In my inaugural address as Vice-Chancellor and traditional research, but they also provide Be cutting edge. Be absolutely and in September 2006, I challenged staff the possibility of linking basic and traditional uncompromisingly remarkable. and students of the University to draw on research to innovation, to technology transfer our diverse and remarkable intellectual and to commercialisation. This will indeed achievements and capacity, in order to work open up more doors and lead to some towards doubling our research output within revolutionary discoveries and developments. a decade. UJ welcomes new Chancellor Prof Prof Njabulo Ndebele was inaugurated as the Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg in November 2012. He is the second Chancellor of the University since the merger in 2005. Prof Ndebele was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy by the University of , Lesotho, and Swaziland (now the National University of Lesotho) in 1973; a Master of Arts in English Literature by the in 1975; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Creative Writing by the University of Denver in 1983. He also studied at Churchill College, University of Cambridge, where he was the first recipient of the South African Bursary. Prof Ndebele served as Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the from July 2000 to June 2008, following tenure as a scholar in residence at the Ford Foundation’s headquarters in New York. He joined the Foundation in September 1998, immediately after a five-year term of office as Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of in Sovenga, in the then Northern Province. Previously he served as Vice-Rector of the University of the Western Cape. Earlier positions include Chair of the Department of African Literature at the University of the Witwatersrand; and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Dean, and Head of the English Department at the National University of Lesotho. Honours: Lifetime Achievement Award from the An established author, Njabulo Ndebele recently published a novel The Cry of Winnie National Research Foundation, 2009 Mandela to critical acclaim. An earlier publication, Fools and Other Stories, won the Honorary Fellow of Churchill College, 6 Noma Award, Africa’s highest literary award for the best book published in Africa Cambridge, 2007 in 1984. His highly influential essays on South African literature and culture were published in a collection, Rediscovery of the Ordinary. Fellow of the University of Cape Town Honorary doctorates: Njabulo Ndebele served as President of the Congress of South African Writers for many University of Witwatersrand, RSA, 2009 years. As a public figure he is known for his incisive insights in commentaries on a University of Stellenbosch, RSA, 2008 range of public issues in South Africa. , USA, 2008 Prof Ndebele is also a key figure in South African higher education. He has served as University of Cambridge, UK, 2006 UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Chair of the South African Universities Vice-Chancellor’s Association from 2002–2005, University College London, UK, 2006 and has served on the Executive Board of the Association of African Universities since 2001. He has done public service in South Africa in the areas of broadcasting policy, Wesleyan University, USA, 2005 school curriculum in history, and more recently as Chair of a government commission Denver University, USA, 2005 on the development and use of African languages as media of instruction in South University of Natal, RSA, 1999 African higher education. He recently became President of the AAU and Chair of the Chicago State University, USA 1996 Southern African Regional Universities Association. Free University of Amsterdam, He has performed as Task Team Chair of the South African Broadcasting Policy Project , 1995 of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunications and Broadcasting; Chair of the South Soka University, , 1994 African Universities Vice-Chancellors’ Association; and Chair of the Human Sciences Research Council; and has served on the boards of numerous literary and educational bodies. Ndebele presented the inaugural Memorial Lecture in September 2000, hosted by the Steve Biko Foundation at the University of Cape Town. He has been honoured as UCT’s first Literary Vice-Chancellor jointly by the Mayor of the City of Cape Town and UCT’s Alumni Office. Ndebele has also recently performed service as Chair of the History Panel of the Department of Education; an Executive Board member of the Association of African Universities; the Chair of the Jury for Best 100 Books in Africa project; Board member and Chair of IDASA; and the Chair of the South African Universities Vice-Chancellors’ Association (SAUVCA). He holds honorary doctorates from universities in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Japan, South Africa and the of America. The University of Cambridge awarded him an Honorary Doctorate in Law in 2006, and he was made an honorary fellow of Churchill College in 2007. In 2008, the University of Michigan awarded him another Honorary Doctorate in Law. Prof Ndebele married Mpho Kathleen Malebo on 30 July 1971. They have one son, two daughters and a grandchild. POSTGRADUATE CENTRE

The Postgraduate Centre (PGC) Creating an environment conducive to fundamental scholarship and rigorous intellectual engagement The establishment of a Postgraduate • Improve enrolment with a Communication, cooperation, Centre was approved by University dedicated focus on the recruitment coordination and encouragement, not management and became operational of a larger and diverse group of to mention direct financial assistance in 2010. The Centre coordinates, extends postgraduate students, including and practical training: these are the tools and enhances the postgraduate international students; with which the PGC intends to promote support systems, assists the University in • Improve access of all postgraduate academic participation and engagement 7 attracting, training and delivering quality students to external funding, increase and in the process help to produce postgraduate students, helps increase access to information on funding more high quality postgraduates for the the numbers of students at Master’s and and ensure greater equity in the University and the country as a whole. Doctoral level and improves throughput. disbursement of funds; Who you need to know at the PGC Forming part of the Research Division • Create awareness of the PGC’s Prof Shireen Motala, Director, at the University, the Postgraduate activities through working with cross- 011 559 3781/5, [email protected] Centre is an exciting initiative which cutting support services such as the Ms Nandarani Maistry, Head: aims to promote fundamental faculty administrators, marketing Postgraduate Funding, scholarship, sound intellectual and internationalisation; 011 559 4148, [email protected] engagement and the development of a Ms Deovolente Msweli, 011 559 3785, new generation of scholars. • Enhance the postgraduate student [email protected] experience at UJ and across the The PGC’s strategic objectives are to: campuses at UJ; Ms Deborah Letseka, Funding Support, STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE ATION 011 559 4530, [email protected] • Increase postgraduate throughput • Keep abreast of policy developments through enhanced student support Ms Dudu Mbatha, Funding Support, in the Department of Higher 011 559 4016, [email protected] and improved supervision and Education and Training (DHET) and mentorship; Mr Simon Machogo-Sekoto, related parastatals in order to create Training and Development, RESEARCH, INNOV alignment between the UJ strategy 011 559 2143, [email protected] and the key strategic direction for postgraduate studies nationally. POSTGRADUATE CENTRE Funding Support at the PGC Through its Funding Support Section, the PGC advises both students and staff about funding opportunities and provides them with step-by-step assistance through the various application processes. The Funding Support Section is responsible for the administration of specific internal funding opportunities, and also manages major external funding for postgraduate students. Prof Derek van der Merwe addressing scholars at the 2011 NGS dinner. The Next Generation Scholarships (NGS) (which 8 you can read more about in this edition) is Strengthening South aimed at retaining bright young students within African academics the University and to Embarking on the path of academia is not an easy road, especially if one does not have sustainable develop them into a new financial support for an extended period of study. The University of Johannesburg (UJ), striving to generation of academics. be a leading comprehensive institution, was the first university to introduce the innovative Next Administered by the PGC,

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Generation Scholars (NGS) programme to fortify the research, innovation and advancement capacity the NGS programmes of historically disadvantaged students on its master’s and PhD programmes. have also seen some great progress, with funding received from organisations such as the PetroSA, Ford Foundation, Murray and Roberts, Old Mutual and Nedbank. It is anticipated that 47 doctoral and 40 master’s graduates will emerge from this programme by 2013. The PGC’s Funding Support Section also administers the process for the selection of students vying for the prestigious Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) Scholarships awarded annually by the Foundation to students with exceptional postgraduate academic promise. PGC staff and scholars from NGS 2011 class. POSTGRADUATE CENTRE

Although UJ was only the opportunity to students to established in 2005, the focus on their studies without the University is built on a strong distraction of financial constraints, foundation of legacy institutions, thereby strengthening capacity all of which focused on educating at the postgraduate level. This working-class learners and thus impetus in strengthening South changing the trajectory of their African academics is a core focus lives and the communities from of UJ, which also managed to which they came. Today, UJ double its research output in continues that tradition, focusing just five years against a target on post-secondary access and timeframe of 10 years. success for low-income, first- NGS Second Round generation students. “We are now approaching “The UJ ethos of ‘Rethinking industry to support the second Education’ is reflected in what round of the NGS programme,” has been a successful three-year says Coetzee. “UJ proved to be programme,” says Nandarani a pioneer in establishing this Maistry, Head of Postgraduate novel funding model, as other Funding Support at UJ. “The aim academic institutions have of UJ’s Next Generation Scholars adopted similar programmes in a (NGS) Programme is to enable bid to bolster teaching faculties. postgraduate students to focus We are optimistic that we will find 9 on, and succeed at, their studies mutually beneficial partnerships without the distraction of that believe in the UJ vision. financial anxieties.” “Between 2013 and 2016 a The NGS programme is a targeted number of UJ students mechanism to encourage the will be enrolled in doctoral and growth of new academics, master’s programmes. This will particularly black and female establish the Second Round of the academics in the technical and NGS initiative. We anticipate that commercial disciplines. Upon the final cohort will complete their completion of their postgraduate studies by 2019.” studies, students would be given The UJ leadership considers the opportunity to work at the this programme essential for University in academic positions. the successful advancement of Development Manager, Karen the University of Johannesburg Coetzee, says that the NGS and for the development of a programme is a shining example new generation of academics. Its STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION of effective partnerships with outcomes will impact dramatically corporates. “The programme is on UJ by addressing future staff currently supported by the Ford needs and the urgent imperative Foundation, Murray & Roberts, of increasing the University’s black Nedbank, Old Mutual and PetroSA academic cohort, but it who collectively contributed R14.7 will also benefit the wider million, while UJ contributed R8.7 academic community and the million from its own reserves.” broader society. A key highlight of the NGS programme is that it provides FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENTPOSTGRADUATE CENTRE

Help us fund the NGS Second Round The goal is to train and develop an equal number of students (47 doctoral and 40 master’s) as was achieved in the first round. Costs have been revised taking inflation into account and it is estimated that a PhD will cost R150 000 per annum, while a master’s degree will cost R100 000 per annum. A provision has been made for 36% of the students to complete their doctoral qualification over a four-year period instead of the usual three years. All master’s students have to complete their degrees within a period of two years. Post Graduate Research and Innovation Centre Team. From left to right: Dudu A three-year doctoral study at R150 000 Mbatha (Bursary Administrator), Franklin Dang Kum (winner of the MRF Scholarship), per annum will thus cost R450 000 per Nandarani Maistry (Head: Postgraduate Funding Support) and Professor Shireen individual, while a four-year doctoral study will Motala (Director: PGC). cost R600 000. TOTAL COST OF 47 DOCTORAL STUDENTS: UJ student awarded Mandela 30 Students completing their course over 3 Rhodes Scholarship years = R13 500 000 Franklin Dang Kum, a University of Johannesburg student from Cameroon, 17 Students conducting their course over 4 has been awarded a prestigious Mandela Rhodes Scholarship to undertake years = R10 200 000 10 postgraduate study next year. Kum is currently studying towards an Honours 40 Master’s students at R100 000 per student degree in Economic Development. per annum over two years = R4 000 000 Since the selection of the first cohort of eight Scholars in 2005, a total of 173 Thus the total cost of a second round of the NGS Mandela Rhodes Scholarships have been awarded. programme is estimated at R27.7million. Professor Shireen Motala, Director: Post Graduate Studies, UJ says: “We are If you would like to engage in discussions delighted that Franklin has been given this wonderful opportunity. We with the Development Office on possible are also very proud that since 2011, six UJ students have been awarded

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE funding of the NGS second round, please this renowned scholarship. It reflects the caliber of our students and is email Karen Coetzee at [email protected] bearing proud testimony to UJ’s high standing among South Africa’s tertiary or Cheryl Ramurath at [email protected] education institutions for its academic excellence.”

Thirty-one bursaries were awarded in 2010 under the NGS, In 2011, UJ students, Zamafuze Ngcobo and Mary Opondo were selected for bringing to 63 the number of students in the programme, the scholarship. Nicholas Nhundu, Angela Obwaka and Anthea Paelo were part of the 2012 MRF class. Kum is the second student within the University’s and paying out R5.95 million. The first round of NGS bursaries Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences that is awarded with the Mandela was awarded for the last time in 2011 and it is anticipated Rhodes Scholarship. that 87 graduates (47 doctoral and 40 master’s) will have emerged from the programme by the end of 2013, with the Mandela Rhodes Scholarships are awarded to students from across the first set of doctoral graduates being employed on completion African continent with scholastic, intellectual and leadership potential and of their studies in the academic year beginning 2012. enables recipients to study towards a postgraduate programme through a Master’s students make up 62% of the total in the recognised South African institution. programme, the remainder being at doctoral level. In 2009, The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, based in Cape Town, is one of the three • 34% of the students supported by the Programme official charitable organisations established by Mr Nelson Mandela, the others were from the Faculty of Science; being the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Nelson Mandela Children’s • 30% from Humanities; Fund. The Mandela Rhodes Foundation believes that in order to achieve its • 14% from Engineering and the Built Environment; full potential, Africa needs a critical mass of leaders with exceptional capacity, • 17% from Health Sciences; but also with character, integrity and commitment. This holistic leadership • small numbers from Management, Law and Education. programme includes mandatory supplementary workshops and a mentoring It aims to change the face of postgraduate studies system and aims to create a network of excellent leaders in Africa. in the country by focusing on the value of research outputs Kum, a former President of the Banking and Finance Student Association and in universities. Scholars are selected on grounds of their a Student Representative at the Student Governance Body of the University, academic record, their skills for and inclination towards an says he is humbled and feels extremely blessed at being given this exciting academic career, and whether their disciplines complement opportunity. He added: “This is a once in a lifetime chance. There is so much the UJ’s research and academic niches. Successful candidates we can offer the world and there is potential in each of us to bring true will be guaranteed employment at the UJ on change to communities across Africa. I plan to make the most of it.” completion of their studies. With thanks to the Mandela Rhodes Foundation FUNDINGFUNDING ANDAND DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

11 RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION Polishing Diamonds: The UJ and De Beers story What does an international mining conglomerate have in common with a progressive higher education institution? Simply put: a shared interest in mining the potential of young people, taking them through the process of education and polishing them into contributing members of society. FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT

The University of Johannesburg (UJ), unrivalled expertise in the exploration, Key elements of success one of the largest, multi-campus, mining and marketing of diamonds. “One of the most crucial aspects of residential universities in South Africa, Together with their joint venture partners, success is that we help the learners to seeks to achieve the highest distinction De Beers employs approximately 16 000 ‘live mathematics’, by developing a love in scholarship and research within the people in operations around the world. for learning,” says Tsepo Monaledi, De higher education context. De Beers Social Specialist, Mphoya Beers Executive and Chairman of the Born from the merger between the Thobela, discusses the sparkling programme. “We want to help them former Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), partnership struck with UJ over the know that they can solve any problem the (TWR) and years. “A staff intervention programme and also build their confidence and help the Soweto and the East Rand campuses was launched in 1998, as we found that them believe in themselves.” of Vista University in 2005, the University some of our employees were concerned Another important factor in this of Johannesburg’s unique academic about their children not doing well in programme is the involvement of architecture reflects a comprehensive Maths and Science. They wanted to see parents. Two parent meetings are held range of learning programmes, leading their children joining the company as each year and learners are told that they to a variety of qualifications, from engineers. We wanted to help make have to bring either their parents or vocational and traditional academic to this possible.” legal guardians along. “In our meetings, professional and postgraduate, across The programme began with the children we talk about issues of discipline, what the four campuses – Auckland Park of De Beers employees (and some of we expect from learners, what we Kingsway, Auckland Park Bunting Road, their neighbours) who attended Saturday expect from parents and we also discuss Doornfontein and Soweto. The campuses School. Teachers comprised of staff financial contributions,” adds Monaledi. vary in size and each has its own volunteers (engineers, technicians and “The programme used to be free while it character and culture, contributing to the other staff members of De Beers), which was being run at the De Beers premises institution’s rich diversity. 12 ran concurrently with the model of a but once the venue moved to UJ, we De Beers, established in 1888, is the Corporate Social Investment/employee thought that it would be a good idea to world’s leading diamond company with volunteer project. ask parents for a contribution. Firstly, it “They wanted to see their children joining the company as engineers. We wanted to help make this possible.”

Learners who successfully completed the De Beers Saturday School programme were awarded certificates of recognition. UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT demonstrates commitment of the family the programme was becoming too The two programmes (Science Centre to be involved in the process and it also expensive to run, costing about R1 and Saturday School) would work well enables us to conduct other activities million per year.” The reality of the global together. De Beers donated equipment that require financial resources, such as recession in 2008 necessitated a revision and furniture to the UJ Science Centre. field trips, camps, open days, etc,” he says. of programme costs. “We moved the De Beers Saturday School Study camps are also hosted, where “The first thing that came to mind was to to the UJ Soweto Campus in 2009,” says learners go on a three-day weekend close the programme. But we Thobela, “which was around the time trip. There they receive intensive study hought it wouldn’t be a good idea to that work on the campus revamp was preparation. Classes start as early as 7am do that, so we needed to find other beginning. We were excited to have and sometime pupils write a test as early cost-effective ways of running the our new ‘home’ for the Saturday School as 5.30am in the morning. programme, while still addressing the programme at UJ, especially since most initial objectives,” adds Thobela. of the learners were from the area, “Our aim is to help them to be prepared meaning that transport costs could be for anything,” explains Thobela. “The Some cost reduction alternatives averted and the supply of meals was also camps are attended by Maths teachers they considered was to either look done away with. Our budget per annum and a number of tutors, and once the for accommodation outside the De for the project was reduced to R500 000.” tests are marked and the results are Beers office, or seek partnerships with given, the learners receive remedial work. other institutions. They then consulted There are currently 230 Grade 10-12 It also helps us to identify students that with representatives of a few possible learners on the Saturday programme. are struggling. The process of teaching, institutional partners, including UJ’s “There are a lot of synergies between UJ testing and marking continues. Then Soweto Campus. and De Beers. Our working relationship with UJ is super,” says Thobela. “One of there is remedial work and further tests. It “We received an enthusiastic response to is a highly effective teaching camp.” the major benefits of the programme is our presentation, as they had also been that our learners are being exposed to The programme quickly grew from trying to establish a Saturday School at university facilities at high school level, 13 eight schools in Soweto and pupils the campus, but were battling. They said and this motivates them. The interaction were bussed into the De Beers office in that they would partner with us if we with the lecturers on the commerce side Ormonde and classes were held in the would incorporate commerce classes also means that they get used to the style canteen. Food and security was provided into the programme,” says Thobela. “Our of teaching at university. We have found for them and De Beers also started agreement was that we would be able that none of our commerce students paying for teachers and materials. The to use the facilities at no charge and they are struggling with their university programme ran that way for ten years, would also provide us with lecturers in programmes. As a result of the UJ/De then started looking for new ways. commerce at no cost. How could we Beers partnership, they are becoming Based on the individual attention refuse such a wonderful offer?” ‘academically programmed’.” they were receiving and the direct The beginning of a beautiful “With regards to our objectives going results of the extra classes on their friendship forward, we are keen to grow our subject performance, demand for the Dr Joe Manyaka, UJ Soweto Campus partnership with UJ, by expanding programme increased and the organisers Director, connected the De Beers the current programme to include life needed to source an alternate venue. representatives with Professor Kinta sciences. We are passionate about the “They weren’t the best facilities Burger, Executive Dean of the Faculty programme and we are determined to and we realised the need to secure of Science, who shared the vision of see it grow,” says Thobela. better facilities,” says Thobela. Also, establishing a Science Centre in Soweto. STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION “As a result of the UJ/ De Beers partnership, they are becoming ‘academically programmed’.” FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT THE NEED FOR SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

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Masego Khunou, UJ final year PR student and Trainee Planner and Sune Beyers, senior implementer at MindShare World South Africa. Sune Beyers is one of Masego’s mentors at MindShare. The value of business partnerships 2. Companies have the opportunity to achieve, the department wants usto with higher education institutions assess the student on the basis of not only place students, but place them is often overlooked as something attracting talent to the company on a with the intention of and looking toward which companies should do to fulfil more permanent basis. With adequate full-time permanent employment within their Corporate Social Investment training and development a student the company. This is in line with the (CSI) requirements. Yes, that is also an can progress from an internship role Skills Education Training Authorities in advantage. However, there is much more to a junior role. These partners need South Africa (SETA) goals and that is to it than just providing a place to do to be able to see and understand the exactly what we’re trying to do”, said your charity work. benefits of having such mentorship Rene Benecke, Senior Lecturer in the Companies are becoming increasingly programmes within their companies. Department of Strategic Communication aware of the CSI aspect of a company’s 3. The institution acts as the bridge of at UJ. overall contribution to society and opportunity which enhances the Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) has also the requirements that come with future of the student by giving him been a long-standing initiative that UJ sustaining their business. or her opportunities and support, champions and it encourages students The concept of companies partnering and providing a structured business to be involved in their employment with institutions of learning is centred on mentorship programme for companies prospects, ensuring that they are work- three main ideas: that take on the role of mentor. It also ready when they complete their studies. fulfils its requirements to produce Since the inception of WIL as a course 1. The student has a platform to put intellectual and well-educated to practice the theoretical knowledge requirement for students, such as those individuals who can competently join completing their diplomas in Public they receive in lectures and seminars, the workforce. and experience similar situations Relations and Communication, there such as those in the case studies for “In line with what the Minister of Higher are currently 77 companies who have themselves. Education and Training is striving to established partnerships with UJ to allow FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT

students to have the necessary experience The success of mentorship programmes ‘Only I can determine my potential’ required to make them work-ready. such as the partnership between UJ Masego Khunou is a final year PR and Investing in potential and MindShare relies on the dedication Communication student who has been of the parties involved. This is one task working at MindShare as part of her WIL Partnerships are a crucial building block which cannot be accomplished by requirement. Under the tutelage and to ensure that students are adequately one individual. Nor will it fully reach its guidance of MindShare’s HR Director, prepared for the workplace upon potential for success if there is a party completion of their studies. However, involved who is not completely invested Ms Phillicia Moodley, Masego has more often than not, companies are in the programme and its objectives. become an asset to the company, not prepared for the challenges they proving that a student can indeed add will face with those young adults who UJ’s WIL policy informs the best practices value to a business if they put in the have no prior experience of the working on the part of the students and what necessary effort. environment. is expected of them in the work environment. On the other side of the “I remember Phillicia calling me to her Companies are often of the mindset that coin, MindShare also has a policy in place office three weeks into the internship and their CSI programme boils down to just for interns, which informs what they she told me ‘We’re going to keep you’ and giving a sum of money, bringing a couple expect of you. that was that. Until such time a student of kids to observe their environment, can be immersed in that environment Overcoming the challenges 15 housing a student for a short period of they will never understand how it really time to fulfil their obligations. The knowledge of business becomes works,” says Masego. a key factor. We need confidence and What many companies do not take time Despite the challenges that a business understanding of business practices. to realise is that this type of investment may encounter when it comes to taking can and should benefit the student, the Many of our students do not know how businesses operate and how important it on a student to be part of the company institution as well as the company that is and their taking on that mentorship role, investing in the programme. is to make a business profitable. there are many success stories where It is crucial to have parties involved Benecke stated that companies also diligent and hardworking students who are wholeheartedly invested in the needed to realise that they too would have gone on to be offered permanent enriching of the student’s mind, as well have to be invested in the programme. employment less than a month into their as the furthering of his or her educational “It will take up their time; they will internship. and social development. experience challenges and be in “We must move away from the traditional positions where they have to be in “You need the partnership to strengthen way of educating in South Africa. Where mentorship roles to the students – be the theory the students get in the you force feed students masses of it work-related or otherwise. Students classroom. And that’s why even though information and then cut them off at they have all the theoretical knowledge, don’t really know what they’re in for the end of the process and they have to STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION some will falter along the way because until they experience it first-hand, and fend for themselves. Students need to they have not developed the coping so there will be many situations they will be taken through the ropes while they mechanisms for that particular role or have to battle with and overcome; many environment,” says Benecke. questions they will ask themselves: are still studying. They need to have an understanding of business practices and MindShare South Africa is one such What can I expect when I join a live experiences of the workplace’, says company that continues to invest in itself company? How do I cope? How do I cope Benecke. as a business, as well as the development with a crisis? How do I contribute? Do I sit of students who are preparing to join back and wait to be told what to do? Or It is evident that such programmes are the workforce with a well-structured WIL do I take the initiative? What do I wear? crucial to creating a competent and well- programme in place. How do I behave in a particular situation? rounded workforce. These partnerships are more than just philanthropic means MindShare is a global network of These are incredibly difficult of opening doors for the younger companies, located in several strategic circumstance for a student to face in a generation. For us to turn around youth regions across the globe, that offer their work environment, and a certain level clients an integrated solution across core of emotional maturity is necessary in development business in South Africa, services in order to make their clients’ order to respond to such situations”, says we need those partnerships. brands more famous and more profitable. Benecke. A NEW WAVE OF BELONGING… A NEW WAVE OF BELONGING IS ENGULFING THE UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG AND WITH IT COMES A FEELING OF PRIDE, OF CREATING AN ALMA MATER ... The development, facilitation and expansion of UJ’s alumni bear strong priorities at UJ. In fact, it is one of the University’s eight strategic goals. Madelaine Page spoke to Dr Zodwa Magwenzi, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Alumni & Community Engagement, about the programmes and events of the UJ Alumni Network. “The table has been laid to move UJ from good to great in 50 years, but this will only be possible with a strong alumni network forming the backbone of the University. By getting our alumni and students together, ideas are shared and mentorships formed,” she said. “We are building a brand.” 16 Idols – our highlight for 2012! It was the night of a thousand stars “We wanted to contribute to a vibrant What a star-studded evening these – on stage, backstage, at the judges student experience and make sure students were in for… Not only were table and behind the scenes… A students get recognition for non- they treated to the performances of the brand exercise of note. “It was without academic talents.” 12 finalists; they also had the privilege to hear Lloyd Cele, South Africa’s 2010 Idols UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE a doubt the highlight of the UJ Alumni That the Alumni department succeeded Network calendar when Whitney in its goal was evident when 650 runner-up, and Loyiso Bala, perform. Phatladira was crowned UJ Idol on 20 students and well-wishers lined the Not to mention UJ’s own Alumni band September 2012,” said Dr Magwenzi. street in front of the Alexander Theatre in their distinctive black and orange in Braamfontein long before the doors T-shirts. “In order to not only focus on the opened at seven. Within minutes the academic side of student life, a ‘fun’ theatre was packed to its full capacity. And the judges? Garreth Cliff, Kiku leg was introduced to the Current and This came as no surprise as a total of 791 de Buck, Tebogo Mameetse, and Residence Student Programmes, hence new Alumni student memberships were Zarcia Zacheus. UJ Alumni Goodwill the Idols competition. Because there is received since the first Idol auditions Ambassador, Simba Mhere, acted as nothing more memorable to students were held. A total of 560 students Programme Director, overseeing the than to see their friends celebrated. auditioned. smooth running of the programme.

The judges from left to right - Gareth Cliff, Kiku De Buck, Zarcia Zacheus UJ Idols contestant Itumeleng Matshediso (right) alongside host and MC and Tebogo Rameetse. Simba Mhere. ALUMNI UJ Alumni: a platform for developing student leaders Developing effective current students. Programmes, events • Apprenticeship programme – for and responsible leaders and leadership opportunities are used students who are interested in to help build on the foundations of getting an inside view of a career The Alumni Student drive was an event community, leadership and tradition field of interest. Its aim is to connect that succeeded in getting the UJ brand that are part of UJ. The goal is to develop current undergraduate students across. The event took place at the effective and responsible leaders. The with UJ alumni for a job shadowing Student Centre on the Auckland Park aim is to enhance the education of experience. Kingsway Campus. students, preparing them to serve as • Career Fair – The aim of the Work- “This drive gave us a wonderful future alumni leaders. In the process, readiness Fair is to prepare UJ opportunity to interact with our students, their undergraduate life at the University student alumni in their chosen career telling them more about the UJ Alumni is enriched, generating enthusiasm and paths and to inform them of the Network Student Programme and how campus cohesion. opportunities available prior to and they could benefit by becoming a after they graduate. Support resources 17 member,” said Ms Charmaine Niemand, Benefits of joining the UJ like job search, internship and UJ Alumni Network Manager. Alumni Network while placement opportunities are provided Students were especially happy to find still a student: with face-to-face communication with the different corporations participating out that membership was free and even Students were very excited about how in the event. happier when they discovered what the the Alumni Network can develop and membership entailed. As they signed advance their careers. • Workplace Readiness and up as Student Alumni, they received Placement/Entrepreneurial distinctive orange Alumni caps and • Networking for career T-shirts. In total, there were 299 students development Opportunities Programme who signed up. • Workplace forums – an information This programme prepares and But why a student drive? Surely being an sharing platform between UJ students supports UJ student alumni in their chosen career paths. Access is alumnus means that you have completed and UJ alumni at the workplace on provided to information on specialist your studies? professional issues related to discipline, disciplines with the help of UJ alumni topical issues and general networking. “Here students don’t have to wait already established in their fields. till graduation day as they have the • Career nights – Career nights feature Support resources include a job search opportunity to get involved while UJ alumni and other professionals facility, mentors from UJ alumni, STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION studying and reap the benefits of who have pursued careers in a specific support from the top 100 VIP alumni being part of the UJ Alumni Student field. Guest speakers participate in and UJ Goodwill Ambassadors through Programmes”, Charmaine explained. a panel discussion focusing on their Career Nights and Workplace Forums. The UJ Alumni Network Office has a unique career paths. They then share number of strategic focus areas, of information with students entering the which three are specifically aimed at world of work. ALUMNI

The Top Achievers Club / Graduates welcome Each year the top graduates in each faculty are congratulated on their achievements by the Vice- Chancellor and the Alumni Office at a special graduate welcome event. The Top Achievers programme involves the engagement of high- profile alumni through events and peer-to-peer engagement. At this year’s gala event, Prof Ihron Rensburg said that every top performer at the University of Johannesburg should be honoured as they were the people who would carry the UJ banner forward into greatness. Dr Magwenzi said that the UJ Alumni Network was essentially the link between the working world and the academia. “As a member of this alumni community, you are part of a unique and expanding network of people – all with one common bond, the University of Johannesburg. 18 “UJ has more than 166 000 alumni and we look forward to keeping in touch with you and welcoming you back to UJ.” Develop leadership skills A series of leadership sessions in collaboration with the I Can Foundation are held throughout the year. The goal is to provide UJ student UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE leaders with the knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully lead and strengthen themselves for the betterment of the University’s student communities. For example, just recently the Alumni Current Student Leaders were treated to a High Tea when they celebrated womanhood on 28 August as guests of the UJ Alumni Network Office. The theme for the event was ‘Reinvent Yourself’. “We are not only here to be entertained; we should use this opportunity to reflect on our lives,” Dr Zodwa Magwenzi, said. “Defining yourself and your role in life are two 1. Alumni of the most important issues in any women’s Entrepreneurship life. You do that by knowing yourself; finding Session 1 with Barry Ngobeni on the Bunting your reason for being here on earth; your life’s Road Campus. purpose.” 2. Top Achiever’s Club Dinner. Carole Podetti-Ngono from the Valued Citizens 3. Dr. David Molapo at the Initiative (VCI) shared with the guests lessons UJ Alumni Leadership learnt from the leadership programme – Inspire Launch. – that her NGO runs for high school students in 4. Skoonveldt Ladies Soweto. Residence performance at the UJ Alumni female Eugenia Kula, a social entrepreneur and head of leaders high tea on the Ameyaw, a black women organisation in South Bunting Road campus. 5. Alumni student drive Africa, gave the following advice: know who you participants at the are, read, travel, reinvent yourself and think. Kingsway Campus. ALUMNI

The main speaker at the event, Dr Stacey Speller, author, international speaker and lifestyle coach from America and part of the I Can Foundation, said that make-up is only a temporary solution to the challenges women face as make-up washes off. “You need a make-over.” To demonstrate, she used the 8 8s. (eight “ates”), which are evaluate, communicate, authenticate, dedicate, investigate, appreciate, navigate, and terminate. Adopt-a-Student Programme This programme supplies basic toiletries to needy students living in UJ residences. The aim is to encourage Alumni and Affinity groups to participate in this programme. Affinity Group Programme This programme consists of the following affinity groups: Mining (x2); Civil Engineering; Soweto Campus (Vista); UJ Talent; Club 67; Educational Psychology; Basketball Alumni; UJ Soweto Choir; Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering; UJ Maritime Alumni: ABZ; Town and Regional Planning; FADA; Big Sisters Support; and the Black Management Forum Student Chapter. Civil Engineering Affinity Group recently got together for a breakfast. The main speaker, Louwtjie Nel, CEO at WBHO, 19 shared his experiences, from a clerk working in every small city in South Africa to becoming CEO to the biggest construction company in South Africa. The dinner launch of the Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering’s Affinity group in August was a momentous occasion as proceeds from the event were used towards funding a bursary for a student doing an IT degree at the Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering. He explained that one should always remember that this young University came with a lot of expertise and proud histories from a number of excellent institutions – the Technikon Witwatersrand, Rand Afrikaans University and Vista University. “This all adds up and it is thus no wonder that UJ has now established itself as the second coolest brand among universities in South Africa; closely behind the University of Cape Town.” STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION

6. Dr Letchuti facilitating the Alumni Leadership Session 3. 7. Left to right: Poincetia Malefetse (Adopt-A-Student Founder), Thabiso Moletsane (UJ Sport), Dr. Kwazi Magwenzi (Head of Strategic Partnerships). 8. The UJ Alumni Band. 9. UJ Alumni student drive performers on the Kingsway campus. ALUMNI

20 ALUMNI DIGNITAS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AWARDS Left to right front: Ms Juliet Joseph (Alumni Office), Ms Letitia Hoboyi (on behalf of the late Bongani Hoboyi- Goodwill Ambassador), Kwezi Hoboyi (on behalf of the late Bongani Hoboyi- Goodwill Ambassador), Mr Gideon Sam: President of SASCOC (Dignitas Winner), Dr Zodwa Magwenzi (Senior Manager: Strategic Partnerships). Left to right back: Ms Annelize Lightfoot (Alumni Office), UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Ms Charmaine Niemand (Manager: Alumni), Ms Trix Coetzer (Goodwill Ambassador), Mr Herman Bosman: CEO Deutche Bank (Dignitas Winner), Prof Ihron Rensburg (Vice-Chancellor).

Left to right back: Ms Letitia Hoboyi (on behalf of the late Bongani Hoboyi- Goodwill Ambassador), Ms Trix Coetzer (Goodwill Ambassador), Mr Herman Bosman: CEO Deutche Bank (Dignitas Winner), Prof Ihron Rensburg (Vice-Chancellor). ALUMNI

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From the left to right: Dr Zodwa Magwenzi (Senior Manager: Strategic Partnerships), Mrs Ansunel de la Ray( Winner: Best Community Engagement Project 2nd Prize), Mr Pieter van der Merwe and Dr Hema Kesa (Dual Winners: Best Community Engagement Project 3rd Prize), Mr Thando Dlula (Winner: Best CE Student Volunteer), Mrs Lisbeth Mpharalala (Transnet foundation in partnership with Best Community Engagement Project 2nd Prize ), Mr Edward Hanekom (Winner: Best Community Engagement Project 1st Prize), Ms Andiswa Ntatiso (UJ CE Student Residence Project: Benjemijn), Mrs. Jane Mbalati (Student Accommodation and Residence Life), Mr Simon Hove (In partnership with UJ CE Student Residence Project: Benjemijn), Mr Mark-Anthony Beyl (Community Partner in partnership with Best Community Engagement Project 1st Prize) and Mrs Ernestine VC and Best Community Engagement Project 3rd Prize Meyer-Adams (Manager: Community Engagement). DUAL Winners Dr Hema Kesa. 21 The Offices for Community Engagement (Chief Executive: Hoboyi & Associates) Service at the clinic constitutes practical and Alumni at the University of received Goodwill Ambassador Awards. work and is a compulsory year course for Johannesburg (UJ) recognise, on an Accepting his award as Community final year LLB students. Every student has annual basis, alumni who excel in Engagement’s Best Student Volunteer, to do 80 hours of clinic work in their final their respective fields. This year was no Thando Dlula summed up what year, working with clients who are either exception. Community Engagement stands for unemployed or earning less than R6 000 per month. The University honoured three and what it could mean to those caring successful alumni, with UJ Alumni enough to get involved: “At first, I joined The second prize was won by the Faculty Dignitas Awards on Friday, 19 October for a day, but soon realised that I could of Health Sciences for its Phelophepa 2012. At the same event, the University do so much more. It is wonderful to wake Train Project. This is an organised also presented three recipients with up in the morning knowing that you outreach project where UJ students, the Goodwill Ambassador’s Award, for have done something for someone less under the guidance of Ansunel de la Ray, their outstanding contribution to the fortunate than yourself.” offer screening and health education higher education sector. The Goodwill It came as no surprise that one of UJ’s services at schools on the Phelophepa Ambassador’s Award recognises biggest success stories, its Law Clinic route as well as health awareness in rural prominent alumni who raised awareness under Eddie Hanekom, won first prize as communities. It is a Service Learning about the aims, objectives and priorities Best Community Engagement Project for initiative that entails teaching and STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION of the University and its alumni, 2012. Not only did the Law Clinic open learning at identified communities. The conveyed messages about its activities its flagship clinic in Soweto but it also impact of this project is clearly visible as and extended its public outreach. celebrated its 30th birthday in 2011. The service delivery and health care services clinic works to achieve two primary goals: are enhanced in a meaningful way. Pietie Coetzee (Hockey Player & World Record Holder), Herman Bosman (CEO: • Clinical education of final year LLB The third prize went to the Faculty of Deutche Bank SA) and Gideon Sam students. These students, in a real Management’s EP Baumann School (President: SASCOC) were bestowed law situation and with real clients, Project. An eating programme was with Alumni Dignitas Awards, must develop their ability to think established following a baseline study recognising the crucial advocacy role analytically. They are also made aware into disciplinary problems which was they played in resource mobilisation of practical consequences when found to be the result of poor eating for the University. The Alumni Dignitas theoretical knowledge is applied in habits. Skills such as the preparation Award is the highest honour any practice. (Service learning) and handling of food are part of the alumni at UJ can receive from their • Delivery of free legal services to programme. This is a Service Learning fellow alumni and university staff. underprivileged members of the Project, under the auspices of Dr Hema Louwtjie Nel (CEO: WHBO), Trix Coetzer public in line with the guidelines of Kesa and Pieter van der Westhuizen. (CFO: SARS) and late Bongani Hoboyi the Law Society of South Africa. ALUMNI FEATURE

22 UJ Alumna Tamerin Jardine UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE crowned tenth Green Goddess The 2012 National winners of this year’s in association with Consol, were crowned at a glittering gala dinner at Montecasino in Johannesburg in August. Celebrating ten years of Environmental Advocacy, Johannesburg environmentalist, Tamerin Jardine, took the coveted title. Jardine, who recently turned 25, has been a part of extensive environmental, sustainability and conservation projects over the past eight months.

Dr Motshekga, Miss Earth SA 2012 Tamerin Jardine and UJ Vice- Chancellor and Principal Prof Ihron Rensburg. ALUMNI FEATURE Jardine was one of the finalists who travelled to as part of this leadership programme to plant trees in the reforestation initiative. She was also part of food security projects and energy efficiency campaigns. The newly crowned winner believes that she has stood up for what is right and morally ethical when it comes to not only conservation and environmental protection but the state of our schools, educational system and the recycling infrastructures in communities. The gala dinner hosted by the home of Miss Earth – Tsogo Get to know Tamerin Jardine Sun – was as green as can be: Having returned from competing in the Miss public and private. South Africa has a variety of all food leftovers and cut offs Earth pageant in the , read a bit more every possible landscape from deserts to forests, were taken by Earth Probiotic about what Tamerin shared about herself and her mountains to coasts – including Africa’s Big 5: to make compost with, which country with the rest of the world: leopard, lion, buffalo, elephant and rhinoceros. once again goes into the Tamerin Michelle Jardine – The jewel in the crown would have to be that Miss Earth 2012 Profile of South Africa’s diverse languages, culture and 23 school greening projects religion each bringing value to our rich heritage. during Arbour month. What environmental project will you create Bio-diversity has played an influential role in Additionally all ingredients to promote the protection of Mother Earth the growth of my land. Plants and animals are from the dinner were locally and why? part of our traditions and culture. The Protea sourced with each element I come from a country where we are rich in is our national emblem, proudly emblazoned of the night being thought renewable energy sources such as solar energy, on the jerseys of rugby players. The Western through carefully. wind energy, tidal energy and wave energy. My Cape’s floral regions are also key assets for our eco-tourism industry. People come from afar to Tamerin was flanked by her goal is to create more sustainable energy in areas of my country that are underprivileged to help admire the colours and patterns of the South team of green ambassadors alleviate power costs and also reduce impact on African countryside. Its features are produced by who were placed in the Mother Earth. I think it is important to plant trees biodiversity. top four. They are, Marina and vegetable gardens as they have a positive Describe your childhood/growing years: Nicolaidis of Bedfordview, environmental impact. Having been able to do Chanel Davids from the south this in many communities in South Africa, I have While growing up, I witnessed a lot of things of Johannesburg and Aurelia created a footprint and a sustainable future for the which had a disturbing effect on me and which next generation. sparked my passion for the environment. I Nxumalo of KwaZulu Natal. developed a strong love for animals when I cared The 2012 Green Project of What makes you proud of your country and for and nurtured baby animals whose mothers the year went to Western what can you promote about it? were killed by poachers. I managed to save a RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION Cape greeny, Lara Potgieter, As a South African, my pride is in the struggle buffalo calf, named Bouril, whose mother was Pretoria beauty, Charlotte we had survived as a nation. We were called killed by poachers. Clark, and the Free State’s to true freedom by our former President, Mr What lessons did you learn from your Bloemfontein representative, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who stood up to childhood/growing years? Annchen Richter. unfair policies that were not democratic. I am able to stand before you today as a result of his During these years I learned the term Also in attendance at the determination for a better South Africa. A country “responsibility” and how to care for others. gala dinner were University which is beautiful, diverse and interesting. Tourists I learned how to care for animals and my of Johannesburg Vice- flock to South Africa for the natural beauty, wildlife environment and for me these years were the Chancellor Prof Ihron and sunshine. The varied terrain supports a rich foundation of my environmental passion. I was Rensburg and 2012 London diversity of animals, birds, and plant-life which also abandoned by my father and learned that Olympic Gold Medalist Rower, offers an incomparable range of experiences. even without him everything was still possible. My influential mother gracefully supported me in my Lawrence Ndlovu. Through the beauty of our homeland, nature has been able to craft itself into a vista of 9 majestic plight to help the planet and to be focused in my provinces each having its own serenity and life-long goals. mineral wealth. Our land encompasses a huge *Courtesy of Miss Earth collection of wildlife areas and game parks – both COMMUNITY ENGAGAMENT

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CE Student Volunteer Programme 2012 The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) annually runs a student volunteer programme where students participate in community service in areas located around the University. The programme commenced in Building project at Orange Farm: 2009 and has grown from June 2012 300 student volunteers to In the spirit of community engagement, 26 over 3 000 students. 25 Construction Management students from the Following Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment recommendations from completed two houses at Orange Farm. The project the Vice-Chancellor’s Office was initiated by the OCE, which was also in charge in 2011, students who are of management and sponsorship for the initiative. Women’s Day of Caring and UJ bursary holders play a A ceremony, in which the keys to the houses were pivotal role in the UJ CE Volunteerism: August 2012 handed over to the two new home owners, Barbara volunteer programme. The The Office of Community Engagement (OCE) Moekena and Lerato Sekgantso, was held in the project objectives include reached out to mothers across Johannesburg community church on 22 June. generating a spirit of service and promoting the value of during Women’s Month in August 2012, The welcoming address was given by Michael with the slogan, “Educate a woman and you responsible citizenship in all Mamabolo, volunteer coordinator from Habitats for students. educate a community”. Humanities. Student volunteers and staff gathered at The sentiments of Moses Tsehlo, a final year UJ’s OCE in Melville and packed the mini student in Construction Management and Quantity buses and trailers with gift parcels, including Surveying, reflected the impact the project had on fragrant pamper bags, lunch packs and all the volunteers when he said, “This has been an STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION disposable nappies sponsored by Nampak amazing experience! It was a challenging project (Cuddlers). and we learned to combine the theory we learnt The gift packs were distributed to hospitals, in class with the practical application of building. clinics and childcare centres in less fortunate The biggest surprise for me was the amount communities in the Johannesburg region, that I learned from the skilled labourers in the including Abraham Kriel Childcare Centre, community. I learned that books are just a guideline. the Riverlea Clinic and the Charlotte Maxeke I rediscovered the spirit of Ubuntu – I cannot let my Johannesburg Academic Hospital. neighbours suffer. But most importantly, I realised that I was gaining experience, giving my time and skills, not to build a house, but to give someone a home. And that is the most important thing.”

Career Night with Dr Aubrey Parsons. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Major partnerships with key Stakeholders and the City of Johannesburg On 12 September 2012, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on strategic collaboration between the City of Johannesburg and the higher education institutions within its borders was From left: Vice-Chancellor of Wits University Dr Zodwa Magwenzi, Prof Adam Habib, (Prof Loyiso Nongxa), Mayor of the City Ms Gladys Bogoshi and Prof André Swart. signed at the Metropolitan Centre in Braamfontein. of Johannesburg (Mr Parks Tau) and Vice- Nelson Mandela Day: Chancellor of UJ (Prof Ihron Rensburg). July 2012 The higher education participants included the University of vision of a world-class city as set out in More than 400 volunteers – students, Johannesburg (UJ), University its 2040 Strategy. It will assist the city in lecturers, and staff from across all nine of the Witwatersrand (Wits) and focusing its efforts on the positioning of faculties of the University – volunteered the University of South Africa Johannesburg as a Centre of Excellence for more than 67 minutes of their time at the (Unisa). Prof Ihron Rensburg, Higher Education in Africa. The partnership Helen Joseph, Charlotte Maxeke and Chris Vice-Chancellor of UJ, Prof Loyiso fosters innovation and knowledge sharing Hani Baragwaneth Hospitals in honour of Nongxa, Vice-Chancellor of Wits between the community and academic Mandela’s legacy of reconciliation. and Mr Parks Tau, Executive Mayor institutions, which also supports the OCE’s of Johannesburg, signed the strategic thrust of sharing intellectual The volunteers spent 6 hours (from 09:00 capital. to 15:00) at the hospitals assisting with MOU on behalf of their respective 26 cleaning tasks, distributing food parcels, institutions. Residents of Johannesburg stand to playing with children, reading to patients The partnership is an important benefit greatly from this collaboration in and planting indigenous trees and flower step towards the city’s economic the areas of health, transportation, energy gardens at the hospitals’ entrances. efficiency, internship and learnerships, housing, access to research and data, economic development and job creation.

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Hospital Project 2012 The partnership between the University and the three hospitals in came as a result of the inception of the UJ volunteer programme in 2012. Following the successful engagement by the UJ OCE with hospitals Project leaders and House Committe members who presented the 13 projects. in Gauteng, students will participate in community service projects at the following CE Student Showcase Competition: May 2012 hospitals: The CE Student Showcase Competitions are aimed at helping citizens Helen Joseph , Charlotte Maxeke and improve their quality of life and standard of living. Residences on all four campuses Chris Hani Baragwaneth were given a budget of approximately R1 000 to conduct planned community outreach projects. The hospitals, in conjunction with UJ Office of Community Engagement (OCE), identified All projects had to be in line with the United Nations (UN) Millennium each hospital’s current needs and designed Developmental Goals (MDG), which include: health, poverty, hunger, gender specific work programmes to focus on those equality and empowerment of women, primary education and environmental identified areas. A signing ceremony was held sustainability. The initiatives had to be based within the three components of CE, on 12 September between the three hospitals namely Service Learning, Community-Based Outreach and Organised Outreach and the University to cement the relationship and were judged on the general project information, the process plan, project between the parties. implementation, as well as overall sustainability. Thirteen projects were represented on the day. Among these was a project initiated by DFC students which focused on primary education institutions and distributed food parcels and school uniforms. Students from Robin Crest assisted the Gugulethu Orphans with homework and collected additional funds for the orphanage by tidying up the surrounding area and selling used bottles. First prize went to the Benjamijn Residence together with Social Work students. Their project included counselling less fortunate individuals in shelters, assisting them with UJ Vice-Chancellor and Principal Prof Ihron Rensburg driving lessons and placing them in jobs. and CEO of Helen Joseph Hospital Mrs Gladys Bogoshi sign a partnership agreement. INTERNATIONALISATION

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The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of UJ, Prof Ihron Rensburg, hosted an Inaugural Lecture at the UJ International Leadership Platform to coincide with the University’s biggest annual event – the International Festival – held on Friday, 28 September 2012, in celebration of Heritage month and Diversity week. The public lecture on “South Africa/Africa Artists from different countries performed celebrating the University’s rich cultural Relations” was delivered by the Director for the crowd, while stalls from different diversity. of the African Institute for Economic countries showcased the unique Dr Pinkie Mekgwe, the Executive Director Development and Planning (IDEP), Prof offerings of each country as well as the for Internationalisation said, “We are Adebayo Olukoshi. The Deputy Vice- residents’ pride in their home country. proud to say that the objectives for the Chancellor for Research at UJ, Prof Adam The students’ “countries” paraded in a International Student Festival have been Habib was the respondent. song and dance routine before a panel achieved. At this year’s festival, awareness This year’s International Festival invited of judges, competing for the winning of diversity was raised, values, traditions the public and students alike to prizes in categories of: Best Traditional and beliefs were celebrated and the

experience “World Flavours@UJ”. Wear, Best Exhibition Stall, Best Cuisine, importance of international collaboration STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION The objective of the Festival is to Best Performance and Overall Winner. and communication – fundamental to enlighten international students and The atmosphere was electrifying as academic vitality – highlighted.” South Africans alike about the diverse supporters championed their countries’ cultures of the students of UJ, facilitated participants to outperform their through cuisine, couture and cultural counterparts, as they paraded and performances. danced to music on a stage that floated above water at the Fountain Court. While some students decorated their exhibition stalls with traditional artefacts Visitors, staff members and students were and displayed an assortment of succulent treated to an inexpensive journey around cuisines, others quickly worked on their the world by visiting many countries’ song and dance routine with national stalls and experienced their way of pride – excited to showcase their life. Adding to the ambiance was the countries to over 2 000 visitors, including sound of music – different and unique the likes of dignitaries from various to each country – pulsating from all the foreign missions, journalists and the stalls. It was the coming together of general public. students, both international and local, in FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT East Africa Executive Leadership Visits UJ

As part of the strategy for deepening UJ’s University of Dar es Salaam engagement with institutions of Higher Education and Policy in Africa, the Vice- x1 post-doctoral fellow Dr Faisal, to come to UJ in Semester 2, 2012, Chancellor and Principal of UJ, Prof Ihron Economics Department Rensburg, led an Executive Leadership team to x1 post-doctoral fellow Dr Kessy Kilulya, Science, available in January 2013 visit institutions in East Africa between 10 and 15 3 weeks Dar es Salaam visiting lecturer to lecture on the MA June 2012. Development Economics (Econometrics) Eight faculties were represented on the team x1 PhD and x1 MA candidate To visit UJ for research and teaching at FADA, and comprised the following members who had towards a possible exchange programme been nominated by the Faculty Executive Deans: Makerere University 1. Dr Battle, Vice Dean, Engineering x1 Professor Prof Mbazira visit to UJ Law Faculty in July, 2012, for 2. Prof Bonga-Bonga, Head, Economics and further discussions Econometrics x1 Professor Prof Nyanza interested in a visiting researcher/ 3. Prof Cross, Educational Studies teaching possibility 4. Mr Shahed, Vice Dean, Health Sciences x1 Doctor Dr Kasozi to visit UJ for International Peer Review in 5. Prof Ngila, Applied Chemistry the Department of Jewellery 6. Mr Kapindu, Practical Business Law x1 UJ Professor UJ Professor to go on Sabbatical at Makerere 7. Dr Saidi, Vice Dean, FADA African Leadership Centre 8. Dr Mekgwe, Executive Director, Internationalisation x3 interns 3 fully funded Interns with King’s College Master’s 28 (2) and Doctoral (1) degrees available to be placed 9. Dr Mufamadi, Faculty of Management (joined the last leg of the visit) The objectives were to introduce UJ to the institutions and to get to know, first-hand, the work and scholars/researchers of the institutions. It was also intended to explore the possible

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE establishment of broad institutional partnerships and to identify possible collaboration points, including student and scholar mobility, especially at the postgraduate level (including Post-Doctoral Fellows) said the Executive Director for Internationalisation, Dr Pinkie Mekgwe. The UJ team visited the University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam, ; International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; Arusha, Tanzania; Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda; African Left: Dr Kim Battle, Vice Dean, Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment; Prof Catherine Leadership Centre of King’s College, London; Ngila, Analytical/ Environmental Chemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of , ; and African Academy of Sciences, Science; Dr Pinkie Mekgwe, Executive Director for the Division for Internationalisation; Dr Finzi Nairobi, Kenya. According to Dr Pinkie Mekgwe, Saidi, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture; Prof Ihron Rensburg, Vice Chancellor extensive discussions ensued around dual staff and Principal of the University of Johannesburg; Mr Jonas Mutwaza, OIC, Legal Reference Library; Mr Nalla Shahed, Vice-Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences; Prof Lumengo Bonga-Bonga; and student mobility. The table below reflects Prof Redson Kapindu, Deputy Director, South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, the outcome of the discussions with the Public, Human Rights and International Law, Faculty of Law and Prof Michael Cross, Faculty of relevant institutions. Educational Studies.

The Study Abroad Programme The Study Abroad Programme has been launched in 2012 by the Division for Internationalisation. The programme is primarily available to students from other countries for modules in undergraduate programmes, for a period of one or two semesters at UJ and is designed to enhance cultural exchange and awareness. “These programmes will enable students to transfer credits to their ‘home’ institutions for undergraduate degree credit. It will also allow international students to explore a rich environment where experiential education meets global awareness,” said the Director: Study Abroad, Mr Lebethe Malefo. INTERNATIONALISATION The Division for Public Lecture by the Deputy Minister of International Relations and Internationalisation Cooperation, Mr Ebrahim I Ebrahim Meet the Team at Soweto Campus, University of Dr Pinkie Mekgwe – Executive Director Johannesburg. Ms Lesley Gilbert – Executive Secretary On 24 October 2012, the Deputy Minister of Mr Lebethe Malefo – Director: International Relations and Cooperation, Mr Study Abroad Ebrahim I Ebrahim delivered a remarkable address on the occasion of a Public Lecture titled Mr Tshidiso Konese – Senior Manager: “Reflections on BRICS: prospects for South Student Recruitment Dr Pinkie Mekgwe Ms Lesley Gilbert Africa and Africa”. Ms Lisle du Plessis – Co-ordinator: Prof Rory Ryan opened the event by welcoming Study Abroad everyone and introducing Mr Ebrahim I Ebrahim. Ms Brenda Godfrey – Public Relations and He emphasised the fact that Mr Ebrahim was an Communications Officer icon of the anti- struggle that cost him Ms Shantelle Sass – Academic and Student 15 years in prison, from 1963 to 1979. He also Services Officer highlighted Mr Ebrahim’s gradual progress up to the position of Deputy Minister. After this brief According to Dr Pinkie Mekgwe, UJ has introduction, he invited Prof Habib to the stage to become increasingly popular and sought deliver the welcome address. after as the preferred University, where international students can obtain an Prof Habib’s welcome message focused on internationally recognised qualification. This introducing BRICS, which is an acronym for , , , , South Africa. BRICS is is evident in the number of international Mr Lebethe Malefo Mr Tshidiso Konese students that have more than doubled a platform for dialogue and cooperation among the five abovementioned nations for better in the last three years. In addition, UJ 29 has created associations, collaborations global development. He also added that an and networks with universities across effort was being made to strengthen academic the globe and as part of the strategy for collaboration between the nations through internationalisation, as outlined below: DIRCO, (Department of International Relations and Cooperation) and create a South African • recognise the benefits of international think tank as was already the case for the other engagement to enhance UJ’s profile; BRICS partners. • strengthen its research capability by Ahead of the Fifth Summit of BRICS, which will be building partnerships with universities held in Durban, South Africa on 27 March 2013, globally; the Minister began his address by stating that • enhance UJ’s international profile through: Ms Lisle du Plessis Ms Brenda Godfrey South Africa had been invited to join BRICS and ~ international research and partnerships had joined in December 2010. Since then, it has ~ participation in international events been involved in all BRICS activities. ~ membership of international organisations ~ diplomatic liaisons “BRICS is a platform for dialogue and cooperation among countries that represent 43% of the world • ensure that curricula and academic population, coming from the five continents, one programmes at UJ have an fifth of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) international dimension which will estimated at US$ 13.7 trillion as well as combined

impart international and intercultural foreign reserves estimated at US$ 4.4 trillion and STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION knowledge and abilities to prepare 17% of world trade”, said the Minister. students for performing in the international multicultural world; Hence, it had to be taken seriously in the shift that was taking place in the international • facilitate international mobility for students; Ms Shantelle Sass distribution of power, which was giving rise to • stimulate and develop academic an evolving multi-polar world order with a new staff through international configuration and networks of States such as collaboration programmes; BRICS and IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa). • create a Study Abroad Programme The Minister also affirmed that South Africa for students from other countries served as an interlocutor between BRICS and wishing to study at UJ. other African nations, since the African agenda Furthermore, in addition to implementing was a key priority of South Africa foreign policy. the Internationalisation Strategy, says Dr That was the reason why President Jacob Zuma Mekgwe, the Division for Internationalisation would like to ensure in the 2013 Summit that facilitates international student and South African membership benefits the entire staff exchanges, as well as international continent. The Minister finished his speech by scholarship collaboration through informal adding that South Africa, because of its unique liaisons in terms of memorandums of history and independent foreign policy, brought understanding (MoUs). its own particular perspective and experience to BRICS.

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FACULTY OF ART, DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE 30 Cumulus Green Award for paper on sustainable design In preparation for the 2012 General, Eija Salmi and the President, to human-centred development that Cumulus Conference that took place Christian Guellerin. Cumulus is a Design includes sustainable values and ideals. in May 2012, Michelle Hankinson and Education and Research network, which The Cumulus Green Award is therefore her supervisor, Amanda Breytenbach, focuses not only on global associations one initiative which enables Cumulus to produced a conference paper entitled and partnerships but also on new implement the aims listed in the Kyoto Barriers that impact on the implementation challenges and frontiers for art, design Design Declaration and to acknowledge UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE of sustainable design. and media. One of the areas embraced research, projects and people who On 25 May 2012 at the Cumulus by Cumulus is global responsibility. contribute to a more sustainable society. Conference’s Opening Ceremony, the In March 2008, Cumulus signed the Kyoto paper was presented with the Cumulus Design Declaration in Japan. By doing Green Award, conferred by the Secretary- so, they announced their commitment

Michelle Hankinson and supervisor Amanda Breytenbach. Dr Kim Battle, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment. Isabella Makuta of Group Five.

Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Barbara Zolziarski.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT 2012 UJ Group Five Excellence in Engineering & Technology Awards 31 The University of Johannesburg (UJ) and Group Five hosted a gala event to honour women professional engineers at the 2012 Excellence in Engineering and Technology Awards. This was the third year of the prestigious awards and nominations were invited from across South Africa. The awards ceremony was held on the 24th of August. The aim of the awards is to acknowledge, recognise and celebrate the contribution that women are making in engineering and the built environment in South Africa. TGRADUATE STUDIES AND POS TGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION

WiEBE Excellence Awards finalists and winners. Most Promising Young Engineer or Built Environment Professional recipient Phiwe Nene. Prof Josef de Beer.

FACULTY OF EDUCATION 32 Prof Josef de Beer receives award for Research in Biology Education Prof Josef de Beer from the Department Prof de Beer embarked on a journey into Beer and his co-researchers believe that of Science and Technology Education, ethnobotany with Prof Ben-Erik van Wyk an excursion as a learning experience is Faculty of Education, was chosen as from the Department of Botany and Plant an ideal milieu in which to bring about the 2012 winner of the Research in Biotechnology, and the two researchers sufficient discomfort to facilitate learning. Biology Education Award of the National developed the Matrix Method for Prof de Beer and co-researchers, Ms Erica Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) ethnobotanical research – work that Pretorius, Dr Umesh Ramnarain and Dr UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE in the Four-Year College and University has resulted in the conceptualisation of Francois van As, launched the A-Team Section. the Species Popularity Index (SPI) and professional development programme The NABT, which was founded 1938, Ethnobotanical Knowledge Index (EKI). for science teachers in 2010. This research is an organisation that promotes the Prof de Beer and Prof van Wyk further team started to collaborate with the professional development of biology adapted this work and developed an UJ Faculty of Science this year, with teachers. It presents two prizes annually approach that biology teachers can use colleagues such as Prof Michelle van der to scholars who excel namely a teaching to incorporate ethnobotanical surveys Bank (African Centre for DNA Barcoding), award and an award for innovative into the life sciences classroom. This work Prof Reinout Meijboom (Chemistry), Prof research in the field of biology education. was published in The American Biology Hartmut Winkler (Zoology) and Dr Erna Prof de Beer is the 2012 winner in the Teacher. Bruwer (Zoology), in providing teachers research category, for his research on For the past six years, Prof de Beer and with experiences in science research various aspects related to life sciences co-researchers, Prof Elbie Henning, Dr laboratories. The focus of the research education. Prof de Beer’s research was Nadine Petersen and Dr Helen Dunbar- is to establish whether transfer to the published in international journals such Krige, have been researching the annual science classroom does take place, as The American Biology Teacher, the excursion of first-year students in the and whether exposure to cutting-edge Journal of Curriculum Studies, and the Faculty of Education, first to Golden Gate, scientific investigations have an influence African Journal of AIDS Research. and in later years to Achterbergh. This on teachers’ understanding of the nature Three foci of Prof de Beer’s research work has been published in journals such of science. are the incorporation of indigenous as the Journal of Curriculum Studies, the The prestigious NABT award was knowledge into science education; African Journal of AIDS Research, and Acta bestowed upon Prof de Beer at the 2012 the value of excursions as a teaching Academica. These researchers argue that Professional Development Conference of intervention; and the work on teacher an excursion as a different activity system the NABT in Dallas, Texas on 2 November professional development, in a systemic from a formal classroom offers a unique 2012. longitudinal programme that came to be opportunity for learning. As most theories known as the “A-Team”. of learning ascribe to the notion of a state of discomfort or disequilibrium, Prof de Making headway with research Training foundation phase

on child development in the education undergraduate 33 foundation phase students in mathematics test What started as a study in which three cohorts of children in a administering university teaching/training school were researched longitudinally, has now expanded to collaborative work with colleagues in The test that are conducted with children in the foundation FACULTIES , the US and . phase are conducted in three sets over the school year, with researchers training UJ students to administer the Visiting researchers in the Centre for Education Practice test on Saturdays on the UJ campus. Thus, when students Research assist in expanding the programme of research in child qualify as a teachers after four years, they will have hands-on development studies at UJ. Joining Prof Catherine Snow (Harvard), experience of not only assessment, but also of the statistical as visiting professor in the Centre, is Prof Annemarie Fritz-Stratmann models used to analyse the data. from the University of Duisburg-Essen. In her team, researchers Petra Langhorst and Antje Ehlert assist as visiting research Findings thus far indicate that the performance of 1 and 2 assistants. The team of UJ researchers collaborate in piloting a series children, tested in isiZulu and Sesotho versions of the test, of instruments that capture mathematics conceptual development is comparable to the performance of German children. The between the ages of four and eight. The aim is to norm the tests researchers are left with the question of what happens in the for South African use, so that we can get closer to addressing next few years when South African children seem to perform the problem of the grade 3 and 4 slump in achievement. The very weakly on international surveys of mathematical tests measure hierarchical development of concepts. Already competence. the pilot studies are showing that teachers’ own conceptions of The research team is led by Prof Elbie Henning, with Dr what constitutes number/quantity may have an impact on the Graham Dampier and Ms Daphney Mawila and 24 students critical phase of learning mathematics. It may explain why children in the third year of study. Two BEd Honours students, one develop a sense of number that is limited to what they can MEd student and two PhD students are also part of the team. count in one-on-one correspondence. The tests are also showing The immediate future plans are to test a sample that is much that children learn to use the symbols of mathematics without larger, with the aim of eventually norming the test for south understanding the concepts that they represent. African use. There is, currently, no test that measures the level In quasi-experimental research the team will investigate of young children’s competence in mathematics. an intervention programme that was designed and tested longitudinally in Germany. Another visiting scholar, Dr Carolyn Fitzpatrick (New York University), is working with the CEPR to test a specific tool to advance pre- school children’s executive functioning, which is currently seen as a reliable predictor of maths performance. Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Prof Grietjie Verhoef from Accountancy@UJ Gordhan, seated at the opening event. thanks the delegates.

FACULTY OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SCIENCES World Economic History Congress 2012 – a world-class event 34 The first ever International Economic A remarkable plenary session was the delegates enjoyed the hospitality of History Association World Economic addressed by Professor Deirdre Mc South Africa. Large numbers of delegates History Congress 2012 was hosted in Closkey, from the University of Chicago. continued on from Stellenbosch to tour South Africa from 9 – 13 July 2012. The She revisited the historiography on the the marvellous attractions along the WEHC2012 was held in Stellenbosch and Industrial Revolution and pointed to the South African coast, the game parks as the Department of Accountancy@UJ vital social and human dimensions of well as the ever inviting wine regions sponsored the closing ceremony. economic innovation, entrepreneurship surrounding Stellenbosch.

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE The Department of Accountancy played and business development. Delegates Professor Grietjie Verhoef now serves as a pivotal role in bringing the WEHC2012 were treated to a high-powered closing President of the International Economic to South Africa. Professor Grietjie debate on the “Roots of Development History Association. This is a first for Verhoef, Director of the South African in Africa”. The debate was between the Department of Accountancy and Accounting History Centre (SAAHC), Professor James Robinson, from the for South Africa. The aim in 2008 in serves on the Executive Committee of Kennedy School of Government at bidding for the WEHC2012 was to display the IEHA and won the bid to host the Harvard University and the renowned research and scholarship in Economic WEHC2012 in South Africa in November Africanist, Professor Gareth Austin, from and Business History in Africa. This work is 2008. Following that success, a Local the Graduate School at the University of now perpetuated in the activities of the Organising Committee started the Geneva. Economic History Society of South Africa extensive project of soliciting funding The wonderful success of the WEHC2012 (www.ehssa.org). for the WEHC2012, organising the event is evident in the enthusiasm with which and finally hosting it. The Department of Finance was the anchor sponsor for the WEHC2012. Government recognition of the world class nature of the congress was displayed by the Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordhan, who opened the WEHC2012 on a wet Monday morning in the Kruiskerk on the campus of the University of Stellenbosch on 9 July 2012. A total of 850 delegates from 69 countries attended the WEHC2012. The WEHC2012 hosted a total of 131 sessions on Economic, Business and Social History.

Delegates in attendance at the WEHC 2012. FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES New clinical training facility at UJ’s Doornfontein Campus The University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) • Supporting partnership agreements thought out. The facility incorporates the Doornfontein Campus is set to receive with public and/or private providers of following stages: an exciting new edition to its facilities in clinical training services; • Clinical debriefing area; the form of a Clinical Training Facility that • Meeting part of the operating costs of • Open space where props and mock simulates real-time medical emergency clinical training service delivery; situations. furniture will be used to simulate • Improving the infrastructure needed for situations for nurse care; UJ’s Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) clinical training, including equipment, • Duplication of a hospital casualty area has received over R12 million in clinical building refurbishment and the with real hospital beds; training grant allocations from the construction of new clinical training 35 Department of Health. facilities. • A fully equipped emergency care area, with one ICU bed and three general A total of R6 032 million will be paid out “We plan to have this facility up and ward beds; in 2012/13 and a further R6 364 million running at the end of this year,” adds • Duplicated interior of ambulance within will be transferred to UJ in 2013/14. The Professor Swart. “This will be a first model FACULTIES an elevated setting; money will be used to create a first-of-its- in South Africa and we will use this kind Clinical Training Facility for Nursing, training facility as a departure point to • 50 computer stations with virtual Biomedical Technology, Emergency expand our current community outreach programmes; Medical Care and Radiography disciplines. programmes.” • An integrated facility where Executive Dean of FHS, Professor André Recognised nationally and internationally, radiography students can conduct Swart, a key driver of the project, said that UJ’s Faculty of Health Sciences is one of X-rays. the establishment of this facility will be a the few Health Sciences Faculties in South “We will be using mass media to create game changer for the industry: Africa that collectively offers courses an added dimension of learning,” says “UJ has a strong track record of producing traditionally associated with the Health Professor Swart, “so students will be able high quality graduates in the essential Professions Council of South Africa, South to practise specific skills, using specially health care services. This facility will African Nursing Council, Allied Health designed mannequins that replicate the provide state-of-the-art training that will Professions Council, other complementary functions of the human body.” expose our students to ‘real life’ situations, health disciplines, as well as Sport and The facility will be fitted with cameras that and will effectively improve the level of Movement Studies. record all activities, so that lessons can be professionalism of our graduates in the The planned Clinical Training Facility will conducted by playing a specific situation, long term,” says Professor Swart. provide simulation of real life emergency and reflective teaching methods will be Clinical training grants in 2012/13 and situations, in order to expose students used for practical education. 2013/14 will be used in the following to highly pressurised environments. “This is closest to any real-life situation our ways: There will also be true replicas of students will experience,” says Professor ambulances and hospital wards that will Swart. • Appointing additional clinical training aid in orienting students to what will be staff (who will initially work on two-year required of them during their careers “The participant-observer learning contracts); within health services. process, our multimedia training • Appointing other staff to support the equipment and combination of formal This project has been in the planning delivery of clinical training services; exams, mean that the Health Services stage for a number of years and every students that graduate from UJ will be detail of the facility has been carefully among the best in the country.” FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT

UJ Campus visits for Sports Management Honours students The 2012 Sport Management Honours students, as part of Orientation Week in January, visited the four campuses to become familiar with the sport facilities. As part of the honours year, it is required of the students to complete 260 hours of “Work Integrated Learning”. The majority of these hours are completed on the APK campus, but some are done on the other three campuses, therefore making it important to know the other campuses.

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2012 Sports Management Honours students on one of their campus visits. FACULTY OF HUMANITIES Philosophy Postgrads on the move! 2012 has been an exciting and busy last year, is now lecturing at Monash. submitted her paper for publication year for the Philosophy postgraduate Reza Hosseini, a doctoral candidate, was and several other postgraduates have students. Our ten Honours students hired to teach a fascinating module on successfully published this year. For have celebrated the submission of their Antiquity and the Middle Ages on Honours example, Candess has published two research essays at the end of September level at UJ. Yolandi and Tristen Taylor articles this year: one in Koers and 37 and now eagerly await the results. One (one of our doctoral students) taught another in the South African Journal of of our Honours students, David Scholtz, our Accountancy Ethics modules in the Philosophy. Asheel has also published successfully presented a draft of his essay UJ Department of Accountancy, with a paper in the South African Journal of at the annual conference of postgraduate Yolandi also teaching the IT Ethics course Philosophy. Kevin had papers from his philosophy students that was held at for the UJ Department of Information doctorate accepted for publication in FACULTIES the this year – well Technology. Yolandi taught the leading international journals such as the done David! All our Honours students Engineering Ethics module for the UJ Journal of Global Ethics and Environmental worked either as tutors or assistants in Faculty of Engineering with Nadia Ellis, Ethics. the Department due to the Department another one of our MA students. Keo Three of our students – Asheel, Candess employing them outright, or else topping Moaisi, who is also working on her MA, and Mpho – received funding from the up the hours that they are required to taught the PHIL 2A module as part of Next Generation Scholarship at UJ and work for the Department as part of their her junior lectureship at the department. have also been awarded bursaries by the winning a UJ Honours bursary. Mpho Tshivhase, who is enrolled for National Research Foundation for most of Our MA and doctoral students have her doctorate and also a junior lecturer their postgraduates studies. in the Department, taught the PHIL 2B been on the go too, with Kevin Behrens Our postgraduates are fully involved in having completed his doctoral thesis; module. Both our resident junior lecturers have received intensive mentoring from making the Department a stimulating and Belinda Payne-Findlay, Yolandi and friendly place to be for both Coetser, Nicole Caunter, Nicol Smith Prof Hennie Lötter with regard to their lecturing. postgraduates and undergraduates. Dee and Asheel Singh all having completed Cohen, David Scholtz and Zinhle Mncube their MA dissertations – congratulations Every year our postgraduates compete are running the newly formed UJ to them! A special welcome to our for funding from the Department to be Philosophy Society that meets regularly new postgraduates, including Adrian able to attend national (or sometimes on campus and elsewhere to discuss Erasmus who has enrolled for his MA, international) conferences related to philosophical issues. They also maintain plus Motsamai Molefe and Munamato their research. Reza Hosseini was able a Facebook page so that students of UJ Chemhuru who have enrolled for to present papers at two overseas Philosophy can talk about philosophy doctoral study. conferences on Wittgenstein. Candess online. In addition, our postgraduates Many of our postgraduates have either Kostopoulos, Mpho, Keo, Nicol and Nadia attend our regular departmental taken up part- or full-time teaching presented papers at the Philosophical colloquia where they engage with staff appointments at various academic Society of South Africa conference this and invited guests. All in all, 2012 has institutions, or have been employed in year. Mpho also presented a paper at an been a year in which our postgrads have positions outside of philosophy. Kevin African Philosophy Workshop organised certainly been on the move! obtained a position at Wits; and Leon by Professor Metz at UJ. As a result of Marincowitz, who completed his MA intensive mentoring by staff, Mpho has The first EB van Wyk Honorary Linguistics Public Lecture, 22 February 2012 The first EB van Wyk Honorary Linguistics The primary objective with this series consolidation and expansion of the Public Lecture, jointly hosted by the of public lectures is to contribute in a democratic society we are committed to”. Department of Linguistics and the linguistically responsible way to the Dr Alexander was cautiously enthused Department of African Languages, was debate on language matters in these by the “forward-looking perspectives held in the Council Chambers on 22 times of social transformation. with regards to acknowledging and February 2012. The first keynote address was delivered integrating in significant ways the 38 The discipline of Linguistics has been part by the highly acclaimed linguist and foundational importance of language and parcel of this institution’s Faculty of language activist, the late Dr Neville in general and African languages in Humanities since the establishment of Alexander, former director of PRAESA at particular to an appropriate, modern the former RAU University some 33 years the University of Cape Town. The topic (South) African social science and ago. The Department of Linguistics was of his paper was “The centrality of the humanities theory and practice” as established by Prof. EB van Wyk, who language question in the social sciences captured in the Report on the Charter - with a doctorate in Bantu linguistics - and humanities in the new South Africa”. for Humanities and Social Sciences (June UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE very soon became one of South Africa’s Dr Alexander’s point of departure was 2011) and the Consensus Study of the State top general linguists and a highly that, next to the economic system of the Humanities in South Africa: Status, acclaimed expert in Northern Sotho. This and the land question, South Africa’s prospects and strategies (August 2011). series of Linguistics public lectures has ‘language question’ is one of the central therefore been linked to the academic issues that should be resolved in the The full text of Dr Alexander’s paper is stature and legacy of Prof. van Wyk, who near future. He expressed concern about available on the LitNet website at held the first chair in Linguistics and who the lack of implementation as regards http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/the- established a dynamic academic and language policy across the board since centrality-of-the-language-question-in- research foundation in this discipline and a consistently democratic language the-social-sciences-and-humanities-in- its applications. policy is “a critical component of the post-apar.

Dr Alexander passed away when he lost his battle with cancer on 27 August 2012, following a long period of ill health. He was 75.

Prof EB van Wyk, Prof Anne-Marie Beukes (HOD Linguistics), the late Dr Neville Alexander, keynote speaker and Prof Derek van der Merwe. CSDA hosts students from University of Utrecht The Centre for Social Development in further knowledge development would hardworking and committed to ethical Africa (CSDA) in the Faculty of Humanities be of benefit for our own research and reciprocal relationships at the uses a partnership research model in programme. Their research investigated research site. They were well integrated their work. Through a series of research the relationship between the Child into the CSDA and made an effort to and writing projects, we have a strong Support Grant (CSG) and women’s be involved beyond their immediate relationship with the University of empowerment, the nature of solidarity research responsibilities. This made Utrecht (Netherlands) via Trudie Knijn, among households receiving the CSG, the experience for the CSDA extremely Professor of Interdisciplinary Social the perceptions of female CSG recipients positive. 39 Science. In February 2012, four of her of the effect of the grant on fathering The CSDA provided full supervisory, Master’s students arrived at the CSDA behaviour, and, finally, the perception of advisory, and hosting support to these for a 5-month research programme. fathers themselves of how the CSG has or students and made an effort to facilitate Marion van Til, Daniël Heijstek, Flora hasn’t impacted on their role as fathers. the research process wherever possible. Brils, and Merel Beernink completed All the students’ field work was based at Substantial time and effort was thus FACULTIES the coursework of their degrees in the the research site of Doornkop, Soweto, expended by the CSDA but overall the Netherlands and came to South Africa to an underprivileged community where value gained in new data and findings, undertake their dissertations. there are good pre-existing relationships renewed community relationships, and The students did research directly between the CSDA and community overall capacity building was worth the relevant to current long-term research members. input. projects at the Centre, focusing on The four students on this exchange areas we had identified as to where programme were invested, keen,

In the student’s own words: “I felt really welcome at the CSDA and I was very happy with all the support that I got as a student and as a person. Some people in Holland are a bit sceptical about countries outside Holland and when they ask me about my stay, I am so pleased that I can honestly say that my experiences with the CSDA were exceptionally good.” Marion van Til

“The time I’ve worked here at the CSDA was a great experience. I think the opportunity that we got from the CSDA was unique. The ability to set up our own research around the Child Support Grant and to make use of the connections that the CSDA already has in the field was great. So when looking back, I think we were all very lucky to be here. Not only because of the possibilities for our thesis, but also to get a really good insight in an academic centre in South Africa.” Daniël Heijstek. 40 UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE

Prof Daneel van Lill, Executive Dean of Faculty of Management, proudly stands with graduates and their supervisors.

FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT Celebrating achievements of graduates A moment captured at our last graduation for 2012 – celebrating the fine achievements of six new Doctors, one Cum Laude Master’s graduate and their supervisors. Staff exchange programme initiated with the Krakow School of Business in Poland is a developing economy, Current research focuses on students. Two public lectures were qualified, like South Africa, as an entrepreneurial intention and ethical presented to students and faculty. Two efficiency driven economy, which in outlook. Ayisha Akhalwaya and Dr colleagues from KSB will be visiting our turn enables comparative analysis across Geoff Goldman from the Department Department of Business Management in disciplines. of Business Management recently February 2013. To date, this partnership has realised a implemented a staff exchange Apart from lecturing, Ayisha and Geoff local accredited article, a conference programme in collaboration with the represented UJ at official events at the proceeding, an IBSS accredited journal Krakow University of Economics (UEK). Krakow Business School year opening article and an article published in a Polish Ayisha lectured undergraduate and and the Krakow University of Economics. journal on business ethics. Master’s students; Geoff lectured MBA FACULTY OF SCIENCE Record number of graduates within a Faculty The Faculty of Science celebrated the record award of eighteen Doctoral degrees at the recent graduation ceremony of the Faculty. The first PhD degree in our joint PhD programme in Chemistry, with the University of St Andrews in , was also awarded. Professor David Cole-Hamilton of St Andrews University, who was a joint supervisor of this research project, was our distinguished guest. Other honoured guests were Professor Ashok Raichur from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, the top research institution in India, and Professor Vincent Savolainen from the Imperial College, London, consistently ranked among the top universities in the world. Both these distinguished gentlemen were closely involved in the supervision of two PhD graduates. Dr TH Dlamini, Executive Manager: Research and Development at Sasol Technology was the guest speaker at the ceremony.

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BACK: Prof NJ Beukes, Department of Geology; Dr C Paradzayi, PhD graduate in Energy Studies; Dr ME Ojelede, PhD graduate in Environmental Management; Dr BM Guy, PhD graduate in Geology; Dr A Cullen, graduate PhD in Chemistry; Dr MM le Roux, PhD graduate in Botany; Dr T Kruger, PhD graduate in Aquatic Health; Prof DBG Williams, Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry; Prof AM Raichur, Co-supervisor, Indian Institute of Science. MIDDLE: Prof BE van Wyk, Department of Botany; Prof V Savolainen, Imperial College London; Prof M van der Bank, Department of Botany; Prof CP Louwrens, Visiting Professor; Dr IA Ellefsen, PhD graduate in Computer Science; Dr JG Southey, PhD graduate in Mathematics; Dr CP Grobler, PhD graduate in Informatics; Dr K Yessoufou, PhD graduate in Botany; Dr MM Mahlambi, PhD graduate in Chemistry; Dr BC Chisonga, PhD graduate in Geology; Prof SH von Solms, Academy of Computer Science and Software Engineering; Prof B Mamba, Department of Applied Chemistry; Prof MS Bornman, University of Pretoria; Prof HJ Annegarn, Department of Geography, Environmental Management and Energy Studies; Prof D Cole-Hamilton, St Andrews University; Dr TH Dlamini, guest speaker, Executive Manager: Research and Development at Sasol Technology. FRONT: Dr WS Leung, PhD graduate in Computer Science; Dr T Hughes, PhD graduate in Chemistry; Prof A Parekh, Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic, UJ; Prof RD Marcus, Chairperson, UJ Council; Prof IL Rensburg, Vice-Chancellor, UJ; Prof ME Muller, Registrar, UJ; Prof IC Burger, Dean, Faculty of Science, UJ; Dr MS Mokhadinyana, PhD graduate in Chemistry; Dr MG Tshivhase, PhD graduate in Chemistry. In absentia: Dr WJ Desormeaux, PhD graduate in Mathematics, Dr A Tolnai, PhD graduate in Computer Science. Team 3’s Carolina Mejia (EAFIT) and Elisa Giraldo (EAFIT) show teammates how its done. Bridging the Divide between Concept and Realisation in Ubiquitous Technologies Four Countries. Thirty-One Students. 42 Countless Innovation. Visitors to the Escuela de Administracion the Ubiquitous Products and Services or service, a physical prototype of y Finanzas e Instituto Tecnológico (EAFIT) Innovation (UPSI) programme matched which must be realised at a week-long University in Medellín, , were students from Colombia, India and workshop during the fifth and final presented with a showcase of socially- South Africa to form four groups under module. integrated ubiquitous technologies. the supervision of four coaching teams,

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Impressed by the strong and regular The four projects on display were the each tasked with investigating social presence that the Academy’s results of six months of hard work and needs and developing new prototype Departmental Head, Professor Elize inter-continental, cross-disciplinary products to address those needs. These Ehlers, and her students have made at collaboration between students and services could be introduced as the his international Tools and Methods lecturers from the Academy of Computer next innovative concept to seamlessly of Competitive Engineering (TMCE) Science and Software Engineering at the integrate technology in our everyday Symposia, Professor Horváth invited University of Johannesburg, the Delft lives. Professor Ehlers to participate, stating University of Technology (DUT), EAFIT The UPSI programme is split into that the Academy’s students, with their University and the Indian Institute of modules in which students must attend computer programming and problem- Science (IISc). lectures on various technologies, design solving backgrounds had the exact Spearheaded by Professor Imre Horváth, processes and related principles while skill set required to complement the Head of Computer Aided Design conducting research in order to design existing disciplines already involved in Engineering at DUT in the Netherlands, an innovative ubiquitous product and/ the programme.

Students provided some last minute advice on their Team 2 introduces their solution: Susana Navarro presentations. (EAFIT), Ana Palacio (EAFIT) and Jade Venter (UJ). The UJ UPSI Team looking forward to meeting their Colombian counterparts in Medellin.

Thabo Mphuthi (UJ) sets up the “bus stations” of Team 1’s prototype.

For Professor Ehlers and two of her PhD and services that had been designed. child’s health in order to help reduce students, Duncan Coulter and Wai Sze Racing against the clock, the students the workload of an overtaxed health Leung who were deputised as coaches, it meeting face to face for the very first time system in rural India. 43 meant learning how to co-ordinate teams quickly settled into their assigned roles in The inclusion of IT students in the of students of very different cultures and order to meet the deadline. programme this year has appeared to be disciplines. In addition, one of the UPSI a step in the right direction, with lecturers, lectures presented by Professor Ehlers In time, four physical prototypes could be proudly demonstrated by the students: involved in the programme the previous had Professor Niels Moes of DUT looking year, commenting on the improvement FACULTIES forward to the useful contribution that the • A smarter public transport system in quality of projects produced. Professor Academy’s students would be bringing which informs commuters of the Ricardo Mejia-Gutierrez of EAFIT University to the table while two other lectures capacity and estimated time of arrival has acknowledged the role that the presented by Dr Jaco van Niekerk, an of incoming buses. Academy’s students have played in external Honours lecturer at the Academy, • A smarter car which detects a driver’s developing the software essential for were also very well received. mood, triggering pacifying techniques bringing all the hardware components In order to complete the final phase of the to reduce road rage. of the various projects together. He programme, the seven students and Wai • A smarter restaurant menu system that has further expressed great interest Sze Leung travelled to EAFIT University takes into consideration a restaurant in continuing to collaborate with the in order to implement the physical patron’s allergies. University of Johannesburg with regard to prototypes of the ubiquitous products • A wearable device monitoring a postgraduate supervision.

The lights of the Engineering building have been turned off for the day, yet It’s 01:12 in the morning and the students are still hard at work. students are continuing to work.

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ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION 44 ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND

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FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION UJ ADVANCE JUNE 2012 UJ ADVANCE ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND

FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES SCIENCE EDUCATION ENGINEERING AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SCIENCESART, DESIGN MANAGEMENT AND ARCHITECTURE HUMANITIES HEALTH LAW SCIENCES EDUCATION FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture The importance of Creativity and Resilience exhibition On Tuesday 19 June 2012, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) successfully hosted the official opening of Creativity and Resilience, which started running from 11 to 30 June 2012. The exhibition took place in UJ’s Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture (FADA) Gallery. This was to showcase 12 years of Phumani Paper as the flagship Community Engagement Programme of UJ through the exhibition. Creativity and Resilience is an exhibition of photography by New York based photographer and art historian, Debbie Rasiel, and the book launch of Women on Purpose: Resilience and Creativity of the Founding Women of Phumani Paper. This exhibition was of importance because it was more than just an event but also a story that was being told in the book. The story is written by associate Professor in the Department Visual Art at UJ, Kim Berman. Creativity and Resilience brings a process of transformation as a story tells the extraordinary survival of Phumani Paper. “I started Phumani Paper as part of our Papermaking Research and Development Unit in the Department of Visual Art in 1999/2000 where I worked with four of my 45 Master’s students in developing papermaking research using different recycled waste and plant fibres suitable for rural development” said Professor Kim Berman. RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment UJ’s three Solar Challenge vehicles celebrate success The University of Johannesburg (UJ) cars such as the Solar and Hybrid cars successfully entered three cars in on the road. the Sasol Solar Challenge that took “This is not your ordinary educational place from the 18th to the 28th of project. It’s done in a very short time 46 September 2012. This is a biannual period, spends a lot of money and endurance race of solar powered and breaks many rules. So without the other alternative powered vehicles contribution of all the sponsors and across the country. the University staff in their different It has only been UJ’s second time to departments and divisions, this project participate in the Solar Challenge, would not be possible,“ he said. and this time UJ did so with a record UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE number of three vehicles. The drive for The Solar and Hybrid teams were this large scale participation is partly officially welcomed back and the result of UJ’s energy movement. congratulated on their successful The Solar Challenge provided an participation at the Auckland Park ideal platform on which to test and Kingsway campus, where all three showcase various forms of green vehicles were put on display in the energy conversion technologies for parking lot. Donors and sponsors were potential future commercial benefit also in attendance at the function. and to enable better research. The teams spent 10 days on the road, UJ achieved a first place in the completing their 5400km race across Technology Demo class with the gas the country. Endurance is key, and the turbine hybrid vehicle, Umdumo, race strategy has to be precise and followed by Amanzi, the hydrogen well-tested to ensure that they can hybrid, in third place in the same class. compete against the international UJ’s solar vehicle, Ilanga, came second entrants at the Solar Challenge. The in the Olympia class. While Illanga is next race, which takes place in 2014, certainly UJ’s flagship solar vehicle, will see a new UJ Solar car, the Ilanga 2, the two hybrid vehicles and the take to the street to compete technology they represent are much in the race. closer to being commercially viable. The teams also have some major Prof Wim de Klerk, from the Faculty improvements they plan to implement of Engineering emphasised how to the existing three vehicles to important partnerships are to getting a perform even better in the next Sasol project such as this off the ground and Solar Challenge. FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Economic & Financial Sciences Ministerial SETA appointments from the Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences The Faculty of Economic and Financial which has been identified as a Sciences (FEFS) at the University national priority. of Johannesburg (UJ) is proud of Prof Dempsey also chairs the Finance the Ministerial appointments of Committee (Finco) and is a member Profs Amanda Dempsey and Fiona of the Remuneration Committee Tregenna on two major Sector (Remco) of Fasset. Finco plays an Prof Amanda Dempsey, Executive Education and Training Authorities oversight role over the financial Dean of the Faculty of Economic and (Setas) in the country. affairs of the Seta and Remco has Financial Sciences. Prof Dempsey, the Executive Dean oversight over the remuneration and of the Faculty, was appointed by general human resources strategies of Dr Blade Nzimande (Minister of Fasset. The Board and both of these Higher Education) in 2011 for a subcommittees make use of Prof five-year term on the Governing Dempsey’s strengths and expertise in Board of the Seta for the Finance, the area of finance. Hence, she makes Accounting, Management Consulting a valuable contribution to Fasset as and Other Financial Services sector it endeavours to address the skills (Fasset). Fasset covers the following shortages in the country’s financial 47 subsectors: Investment entities sector. and trusts; company secretarial Prof Tregenna, an Associate Professor services; stockbroking and financial in the Department of Economics and markets; development corporations; Econometrics, was also appointed accounting, bookkeeping, auditing by Dr Blade Nzimande in 2011 for a Prof Fiona Tregenna, Associate and tax services; activities auxiliary to professor: Department of Economic six-year term on the Governing Board and Econometrics. financial intermediation; business and of the Seta for the Manufacturing, artisan development, which has been management consulting Engineering and Related Services identified as a national priority. services; the South African Sector (MerSETA). The MerSETA covers Revenue Service (SARS) and the following subsectors: Metal and Prof Tregenna is also a member of the specific government departments. engineering; auto manufacturing; Finance and Grants Subcommittee of Collectively, these sub-sectors include motor retail and component the Board which plays an oversight about 3 630 levy-paying and non- manufacturing; tyre manufacturing; role over the financial affairs of the levy paying organisations, employing and plastics industries. Collectively, MerSETA, and is responsible for grants approximately 114 500 people. these subsectors include about disbursed by the Seta (including The total levy income is around 44 000 companies, with a workforce setting the criteria for grants). She

R320 million. Fasset is particularly of about 600 000. The total levy therefore plays an important role in STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION important for the professional income is about R600 million. The the initiative to develop skills for key development of finance professionals, MerSETA is particularly important for industries in the country.

Cell C Take A Girl Child To Work Event Investment Solutions has partnered with Cell C in running the above mentioned project on the 31st of May 2012. The Faculty was invited to participate and interact with ten gr.11 girls, prospective learners, from a disadvantaged school by presenting the different career opportunities and bursaries that can assist them to make informed decisions about their future. The aim of this project is to provide an enabling environment for women’s growth and development in the workplace and to make them believe in their capacity to create opportunities and lead to social change within their families, schools, and communities. The Faculty was honored to be part of this event and Learners who participated in Cell C take a Girl plan to form a long term relationship with these young girls and the project. Child to Work initiative. FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Health Sciences Homoeopaths in Training go tree-planting in Ennerdale On Tuesday 4 September 2012, a as Fusion Homoeopathics and the children of Ennerdale Primary ensued charity initiative was headed up by Homoeopathic Association of South on the brand-new netball pitch kindly Homoeopaths in Training (HIT), a Africa) amounted to a total of 26 donated by Bianca Goncalves (a 5th student organisation affiliated with indigenous trees that were planted year homoeopathy student). the University of Johannesburg that by members of HIT together with the A wonderful time was had by is run by homoeopathic students for children attending Ennerdale Primary everyone involved. One can only homoeopathic students. This forms School. hope that this endeavour will spark a part of their Community Engage- Party packs (including delicious cake- trend both in future homoeopathic ment initiative. pops kindly donated by the Chefs students and the community as a Members of HIT arranged a fun- at the Food and Beverage Institute) whole to work together to positive filled day of planting donated were handed out to all the school effect, for the benefit of those around trees at Ennerdale Primary children and staff members on the us as well as for ourselves. School. Donations from students, day. The much needed glucose- “Today I have grown taller from members of the Homoeopathic boost came in handy as an action- walking with the trees.” ~ Karle Wilson Department at UJ as well as industry/ packed netball game between the Baker (1878-1960) professional organisations (such homoeopathic students and the

48 UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Health Sciences Head of the Laser Research Centre hosts conference of Photodynamic Therapy The Head and Director of the Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Professor Heidi Abrahamse was recently invited by the German Ambassador to South Africa, Horst Freitag, to attend the 22nd Day of German Unity at his residence in Pretoria, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Prof Heidi Abrahamse hosted a conference as part of the German-South Africa Year of Science. The conference entitled: Photodynamic Therapy - A Minimally Invasive Approach and Innovation in Health Care for South Africa had international experts in Photochemistry, Photobiology, Lasers, Laser Medicine and Biochemistry from Germany, Egypt and South Africa presenting at the conference, as well as many South African post graduate students involved with Photodynamic Therapy research. The conference took place at UJ’s Auckland Park Kingsway Campus from the 29th to 31st of October 2012, and was supported by the German-South Africa Year of Science, Pictured (l-r) South African Minister of State Security Mr Siyabonga the Laser Research Centre, the University of Johannesburg, Cwele, Ambassador Freitag of Germany, Prof Heidi Abrahamse, Head 49 of the Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University the African Laser Centre and the CSIR. of Johannesburg, South African Minister of Science and Technology Ms Naledi Pandor and Dr TJ Moore Laser Research Centre, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg. RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION

Prof André Swart, Executive Dean: Faculty of Health Sciences (centre) with the group of students selected for the programme. From UJ to Appalachian State University The first ever faculty led exchange programme whereby top achievers in their programme will be participating in a two week health programme in the US. This programme will include students participating in workshops, debates, visits to health care facilities and research organisations as well as a visit to the White House in which they will be having a discussion with politicians on health care policy formulation and funding. FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Humanities Advocate Thuli Madonsela speaks at the Annual Helen Joseph Memorial Lecture Advocate Thuli Madonsela delivered the seventh annual Helen Joseph Memorial Lecture at the University of Johannesburg on 21 August this year. The lecture was titled: ‘Walking in the footsteps of Helen Joseph: the place of South African woman leaders in our democracy’. The lecture was hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Ihron Rensburg, and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Prof Rory Ryan. In her introduction of the speaker, Prof Leila Patel of the Centre for Social Development in Africa said that Thuli Madonsela was greatly admired for her courage, fearlessness, integrity and passion about the struggle against impropriety as South Africa’s first woman Public Protector. Ms Madonsela was born in Johannesburg and grew up in Soweto. She is a former teacher, a human 50 rights lawyer, constitutional analyst and holds a BA law degree from Unisa and an LLB from Wits University. In her address, Advocate Madonsela identified the challenges that women face today despite our Constitutional democracy and commitments to gender

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE equality. She said that in her daily work as her office investigated maladministration in government, “we are confronted with extreme indicators of poverty, inequality and unemployment”. She asked why progress was delayed regarding the delivery of the constitutional promise to the most disadvantaged in our society. She argued that apartheid could not be blamed for the lack of progress in child health, educational performance of children and the lack of housing, among others. She said that “the view taken by the Public Protector team was that maladministration was a major culprit derailing delivery on the constitutional promise”. Drawing parallels between women’s lives in the 1950s and today, she stressed that women leaders should follow in the steps of Helen Joseph and “should play their part in arresting maladministration including its extreme variations such as corruption and abuse of state resources”. Women leaders should take a principled stand on the issues facing society and should not be afraid to speak truth to power. FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Education UJ Faculty of Education and Harvard Graduate School’s mission to improve schooling in Soweto The University of Johannesburg Mr Moss Nkonyane, stated that Top Ladies of Richmond; Dr Kathleen Faculty of Education,(UJFE) and he strongly believed that the McCartney; Nancy Best; Randy the Harvard Graduate School of collaborative efforts of UJ and HGSE Best; Dayle Taliferro Dunn and Jean Education (HGSE) embarked on a had already made a difference, Jewell-Bryan. With the support of ground breaking intervention to particularly in the Soweto Region. the Randy Best foundation. Dr Jewel align and capacitate school and He encouraged teachers towards Sherman announced literacy grants district leaders in a programme intellectual stimulation and in this for a further 100 start-up libraries in called Leadership for Learning. This regard to embrace what universities schools of the Johannesburg Central partnership hosted a gala event on had to offer. District to the total value of $50 the 29th October to celebrate the Acknowledgement was given to 000,00 in the name of Nancy Best. success achieved and to mark the the main funders: DBSA, World Prof Sarah Gravett, Executive Dean of end of a three year collaboration. The Bank, J.P.Morgan Foundation, Anglo the faculty, handed over certificates programme housed in the Education American Chairman’s Fund, First Rand to the programme participants and Leadership Institution on UJ’s Soweto Foundation and Investec, some of encouraged them to move forward to Campus. The programme ought to whom were in attendance. The HGSE transform education in the district. positively influence teaching and also received funds from the Randy learning in schools and ultimately Although the formal collaboration Best foundation in support of this with HGSE has ended, Dr Jewell- to improve learner results. The initiative. Johannesburg Central District Sherman committed continued Dr Jewel-Sherman was instrumental support for the Leadership for office embraced the intervention 51 and steadfastly supported the in setting up seven start-up libraries Learning Programme. collaboration and made a valuable in Johannesburg Central schools. contribution to the programme. These libraries were named after the In her keynote address, Dr Deborah Jewell-Sherman from HGSE, emphasised that the focus of education should be on excellence for ALL learners and that it is the moral imperative of all stakeholders in education to ensure that “demography isn’t destiny for our 21st century learners”. Alluding to the current crisis in education, marked by poor performance of learners, Dr Sherman advised all present to “accept the brutal facts and create

a sense of urgency” in order to STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION “transform leadership at all levels”. The Chief Director of the Johannesburg Central District,

Ms Karen Coetzee (Manager, Development), Mr Kerry Swift (Executive Director: Institutional Advancement), Prof Sarah Gravett (Executive Dean, Faculty of Education), Dr Deborah Jewel-Sherman (Head Researcher HGSE), Ms Tshepo Seate (District Director: Jhb Central), Mr Moses Nkonyane (Chief Director, Johannesburg) and Dr Lloyd Conley( Programme Manager -Education Leadership Institute). FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT Faculty of Management New Director for the CSBD Ms Moipone Molotsi joins the Faculty of Management as the new Director: CSBD on 1 November 2012. Moipone was previously the Divisional Director: Business Development Services at the National Youth Development Agency. Here she gained valuable experience in managing programmes in Business Consultancy Services, Business Opportunities Support, Jobs and Opportunities Seekers, as well as the Volunteers in Action Mentorship Programme. Other career experiences supporting her appointment in the hot seat of the CSBD 52 include being Chief Director at the Department of Economic Development responsible for Moipone Molotsi. eight implementing agencies responsible for economic development programmes in Gauteng. She has extensive

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE experience in community and enterprise development, legislative environment, policy development, organisational development, management of funding processes, monitoring and evaluation. Moipone holds a BA Education Degree(WITS), a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (WITS) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (Demontfort University). Moipone, on behalf of the Faculty of Management, welcome aboard, we look forward to integrate your expertise and unique set of talents into growing sought-after entrepreneurial leaders creating legacies. UJ proves itself an institutionFUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT of distinction with an additional four SARChI awarded in 2012

This year, four new Research Chairs were awarded to the University of Johannesburg by the National Research Foundation (NRF) during the latest round of awards in the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) programme. Appointments to these Chairs will join those currently occupied by Prof Fanus Viljoen, Prof Peter Alexander and Prof Bekhie Mamba to bring the total number of SARChI awarded to UJ to seven. The South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) is a human intervention by the Government of South Africa, led by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the National Research Foundation (NRF). The programme is designed to significantly expand the scientific research base of the country in a way that is relevant to national development and in support of making South Africa an internationally competitive global knowledge economy. The initiative has five interrelated objectives: • To increase the number of world-class researchers in South Africa. • To retain and/or attract back qualified research scientists to the Higher Education 53 sector. • To stimulate strategic research across the knowledge spectrum and thereby increase the level of excellence in research areas of national and international importance. • To create research career pathways for highly skilled, high quality young and mid- career researchers that effectively address historical racial, gender and age imbalances. • To improve and accelerate the training of highly qualified personnel through research. The new Chairs are expected to further contribute to UJ’s research and innovation momentum. UJ’s accredited research output has almost doubled in half the planned time. The new Chairs were awarded to four of the University’s Faculties: • The Chair in Indigenous Plant Use was awarded to the Faculty of Science • African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy to the Faculty of Humanities • International Law to the Faculty of Law • Education and Care in Childhood to the Faculty of Education RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION UJ will, following further consultations with the NRF, announce appointments to the new Research Chairs at a later stage. They will join: Prof Fanus Viljoen, Research Chair in Geometallurgy Prof Peter Alexander, Research Chair in Social Change Prof Bhekie Mamba, Research Chair in Nanotechnology for water The funding per Chair is R2.5 million per annum, and is intended to cover salaries, postdoctoral fellowships, postgraduate student bursaries, research operating costs, and equipment necessary for the work of the Chair. RESEARCH UJ SCIENTISTS CONTRIBUTE TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST OBSERVATIONS OF ANY NEW PHENOMENA – THE DISCOVERY OF A HIGGS- LIKE BOSON

A large group of international scientists in these exciting developments. “It’s a today’s understanding of nature and the working at the world’s biggest atom global experiment, and we have six of development of technology began with smasher, announced on Wednesday, 4 our Universities participating at CERN,” the discovery of the now familiar particles July 2012 that they have discovered an says Prof Jean Cleymans, leader of the like the electron. We are at a new elusive Higgs-like boson that gives matter SA-CERN programme, which launched beginning. The LHC may also shed light 54 mass and holds the physical fabric of the almost four years ago. on the primordial state of matter, shortly universe together. “Discovery is the important word. That after the Big Bang, and on dark matter The historic announcement came in a is confirmed. It’s a momentous day and dark energy,” says Prof Connell. progress report from the Large Hadron for science,” says Prof Connell (UJ). “In The LHC at CERN is a global experiment, Collider (LHC), the £2.6 billion “Big Bang” December 2011, LHC scientists revealed and South African participation at CERN particle accelerator at the centre of they had caught a first tantalising enables the highest quality scientific the hunt for the Higgs boson. The LHC glimpse of the particle. The two largest research, manpower development,

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE at CERN, the European Organisation experiments, ATLAS and CMS, have today technology transfer and innovation. for Nuclear Research, is the largest not only confirmed these hints with data The South African computing Grid scientific instrument ever built and taken in 2012, but also done so with was established as a result of the CERN lies in an underground tunnel with a sufficient confidence to claim a new involvement. This is a combination of circumference of 17 miles that straddles particle has been observed.” fast networks and high performance the French-Swiss border near Geneva and The new particle interacts similarly to the computing clusters. It forms the basis of has been heralded as the most important Higgs boson. The Higgs boson is reputed data processing and analysis for CERN. new physics Discovery Machine of all to endow mass to other particles. This It will also provide valuable lessons for time. new Higgs-like boson will now be the SKA and data intensive computing Prof Simon Connell from the Physics subjected to intense and detailed study, in general. Other spinoffs are expected Department at the University of over some decades, and while exploring in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine, Johannesburg (UJ) leads the UJ-ATLAS this, we may make further surprising remote sensing and nuclear technology, team that contribute to the scientific discoveries. to name only a few other fields. groundbreaking work at CERN. “Although we don’t have a crystal ball South African scientists, students and to predict the full benefits to science computer experts have participated and society, we note that most of

UJ staff recognised at the DUT Research Awards The Durban University of Technology (DUT) Research Awards Dinner was held on 23 October 2012, with the keynote address by Mr Mahlubi (Chief) Mabizela, the Chief Director of Higher Education Policy and Development Support at the Department of Higher Education and Training. Reetha Nundulall, a Senior Research staff member with the PGC, was awarded Top Published Masters Student for her work in the Faculty of Management Sciences. RESEARCH Two more UJ academics elected ASSAf members Two academic staff members from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have been elected as members of the Academy of Science for South Africa (ASSAf). They follow in the footsteps of seven colleagues who already sit as members of the Academy. The new members to join ASSAf are Professor Adam Habib and Professor Thad Metz. Adam Habib is a Professor of Political Sciences and the Deputy Vice- Chancellor: Research, UJ. Thad Metz is a Humanities Research Professor and Head of Philosophy, UJ. 55 Parliament passed the Academy of Science of South Africa Act in 2001, resulting in the establishment of ASSAf in 2002 as the official Academy of Science of South Africa recognised by government, and representing the country in the international community of science academies. The key objective of the Academy is to promote and apply scientific thinking in the service of society, ultimately determining the quality and scope of the role the Academy can play in the country’s life and progress. New members are elected after nomination by four existing members

(at least two of whom do so from STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION personal knowledge of the candidate). UJ academics who are already members of ASSAf are Profs Harold Annegran (Science – Director of Environmental Research); Prof Lawrence Hamilton (Politics); Simon Connell (Physics), Prof (Executive Dean: Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment), Marie Muller (Registrar), Peter Vale (Humanities) and JD van Wyk (Emeritus Professor and previous Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the Rand Afrikaans University). SPORT

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UJ Sport on a winning streak With the London Olympic and Paralympic Games taking centre stage in 2012, it has been a great year for sport in general and another successful one for UJ Sport in particular. SPORT

Olympic athletes Paralympic USSA tournaments Club honours A number of UJ-affiliated athletes UJ achieved podium The following teams and athletes – including students, Our SSD athletes (Sports for finishes in a number of clubs were awarded honours alumni, club members and Students with Disabilities) University Sport South Africa in recognition of outstanding staff – did Team South Africa represented their country in tournaments throughout achievements: proud: the following disciplines: the year. The University also FNB UJ Rugby Club successfully hosted the 57 Women’s hockey: • Won Junior Athletics: track and field and hockey Current students – Bernadette Sevens tournament Current students – Samkelo tournaments. Coston, Pietie Coetzee Radebe (men’s 4 x 100 m relay • Won Predator 1st, 2nd and SPORT Medals: Former students – Lisa-Marie – gold, new world record) U19 leagues Gold – rugby, men’s hockey, Deetlefs, Marsha Marescia • Won 1st, 2nd, 3rd, U19A Track and field: squash, men’s track and field Staff – Adrian Carolan (video Club members – Chenelle van and U21A leagues in Silver – men’s volleyball, men’s analyst) Zyl, Andrea Dalle Ave Pirates Grand Challenge and women’s rowing, athletics Men’s hockey: Former students – Pieter du • UJ Soweto team claimed Bronze – netball, women’s Current students – Clinton Preez gold in the USSA D-section volleyball, men’s and women’s Panther ABSA UJ Hockey Club Wheelchair tennis: basketball, women’s track and Former students – Lance Current students – field • Men’s first team won the Louw, Thornton McDade, Kgothatso Montjane, Nyasha USSA men’s tournament, Erasmus Pieterse Mharakurwa () hosted by UJ Staff – Anton van Rooyen Club members – Lucas Sithole UJ Squash Club (team manager) • First team won USSA Women’s marathon: tournament Former students – René • Women’s second team Kalmer, Irvette van Blerk won Gauteng 1st League Women’s soccer: UJ Athletics Club Current students – Noko • First team won men’s Matlou section at the USSA Former students – Amanda tournament, hosted by UJ Dlamini (captain), Marry UJ Netball Club Ntsweng, Kylie-Ann Louw • First team won Gauteng Rowing: East A League Former students – Naydene VL UJ Rowing Club Smith, Micheen Thornycroft • Won Buffalo Regatta (Zimbabwe), Lawrence • Won both A and B Ndlovu (men’s lightweight sections of senior SA fours – gold) Championships – a first in SA rowing history

Adaptive rowing – SPORT

Student achievers Gavin Kilpatrick Athletics – Rushawl Samaai • Central Gauteng senior Rugby – • Bronze medal at Samsung • SA U23 long jump men’s team captain for the • Golden Lions flyhalf national interprovincial World Rowing Cup in champion • Selected for Springbok tournament Serbia Athletics – Ashleigh rugby squad Golf – Jonathan Dixon • First adaptive rower to Schnetler Rugby – Fabian Booysen, compete at South African • SA U23 5 000 m and 300 m • Won Gauteng U23 Nomads , Mark Universities Boat race as steeplechase champion Strokeplay Competition Pretorius, Marais Schmidt, A-crew member Athletics – Chanté van Hockey – Kaila Flemming, and Paul Rowing – Pete Lambert Tonder Georgina Crisp, Nika Nel Willemse (alumnus) • 200 m gold medal at the • Selected for SA U21 team • Selected for SA team that • First South African to win CAA Southern Region at the Junior World Cup won IRB U20 Junior World the prestigious Diamond Junior Championships in Africa Qualifier Cup in Cape Town Sculls race at the Henley Windhoek, Namibia • 12 UJ players in Southern Triathlon – Jeanni Seymour Royal Regatta in London • Represented SA at IAAF Gauteng U21 squad • Awarded elite U23 status Rowing – Kirsten McCann World Junior Track and Judo – Louis Nolte by Triathlon SA • Gold medal in the women’s Field Championships in • African champion in the Squash – Elani and Lumé lightweight single sculls at Barcelona, Kurash style Landman World University Rowing Athletics – Lebone Mkatini Rugby – Justin Wheeler (UJ • Selected for SA U19 team Championships in Kazan, • Senior SA, USSA and SA captain) to compete at Africa Junior 58 Russia Open 110 m hurdles • Captained SA Students Championships Athletics – Nolene Conrad champion in a one-off international • SA women’s 8 km cross- Golf – Michael Dixon against Namibia country champion • Represented SA at Athletics – Zaarck Visser World Student Golf • Achieved an 8.15 m IAAF Championships in Prague,

UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE B-standard distance in the men’s long jump

2012 UJ Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year, Samkelo Radebe and Kirsten McCann. UJ Law student and paralympic Gold Medalist Samkelo Radebe stands with his teammates Zivan Smith, Arnu Fourie and Oscar Pretorius. Staff achievers Anton van Rooyen – UJ Jimmy Potgieter and Moby Volleyball and Basketball Dick – UJ Rugby Manager Manager and Soweto Sports • Manager of senior national Manager men’s hockey team at the • Managed UJ rugby team London Olympics that competed at the USSA Qualifiers

Carol Blignaut – UJ Rowing tournament UJOlympic Manager Elize le Roux – UJ Hockey 2 1 Manager 20 • Manager of South African student rowing team • Managed Southern LondonParalympics for the World University Gauteng U21 A team that Women’s Hockey: (Students with Rowing Championships won the interprovincial title Marcia Marescia Disabilities): Robin van Ginkel – UJ for the second consecutive Pietie Coetzee Andrea Dalle Ave Carrington Mathale Sports Science Manager year in Pretoria Lisa Deetlefs Phahlamohlaka Sanpat Coetzee – UJ Bernadette Coston • Coached Southern Gauteng Chenelle van Zyl Director of Sport Men’s Hockey: senior men’s team to the Pieter du Preez Rassie Pieterse national title • Serves on the USSA Samkelo Radebe Ricky West national executive Lucas Sithole • Coached Southern Gauteng Lance Louw U18 boys to the national committee (finance Kgothatso Montjane portfolio) Miguel da Graça 59 title Clinton Panther Athletics Alumni: Ruben Ramolefi James Fortune – UJ Squash Flip van Zyl – UJ Manager Women’s Soccer: Juan van Deventer Manager Commercialisation Noko Matlou Rene Kalmer • Elected as CEO of the Amanda Dlamini • Managed Gauteng Sibusiso Sishi Varsity Sports Company Yola Jafta women’s team to the Francois Fouché Thokozile Mndaweni national title at Jarvis Johan Botha Kaplan Cup Women’s Rowing: Lezanne Bruwer – UJ Golf Naydene Smith Manager Kate Christowitz • Managed South African student golf team that attended the World Student Golf Championships RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION

Prof Ihron Rensburg, Sportsman of the Year Samkelo Radebe, Prof Roy Prof Ihron Rensburg, Sportswoman of the Year Kirsten McCann, Prof Roy Marcus, and Prof Patrick O’Brien. Marcus, and Prof Patrick O’Brien.

Competing for the spotlight The Top 13 Finalists and Winners of the UJ 2012 FADA End-of-Year Exhibition Client: University of Johannesburg Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Type: Poster Design

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Boitumelo Moremong (winner) VISUAL FEATURE

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Cava Huxtable Julian Machill Jacques du Plessis RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION

Osmond Tshumba Ayanda Mbanjwa Zakkiya Dawood OPINION Building Partnerships in an Internationalisation is the new buzzword an educational partnership with African of meetings and interactions followed, in higher-education circles around the institutions. The partnership was to be including presidential visits, to establish world. Global conferences are held on with universities in two countries – South the partnership. It was recognised that the subject and bilateral and multilateral Africa and another on the continent – in significant resources would be needed Unequal partnerships have been established, two distinct areas in the humanities and for the effort, and the fund-raising offices and many more are currently being social sciences. The institution’s President of both our institutions put together a developed. Part of the impetus for this and other officials subsequently visited team to raise the required money. This is the international rankings, all of which South Africa to negotiate and formally team tapped into the alumni base of use internationalisation as a positive start the arrangement. both universities and donor networks in World variable in their calculations. Some of this At a meeting with the delegation, our the two countries. It was agreed that the is driven by resources made available by team listened to their presentation funds raised would be equally located at by Adam Habib governments who want to pursue their and then responded. We indicated both institutions, but its spending would political and geopolitical goals through our interest in the two areas they had be jointly determined. Moreover, while higher-education partnerships. Yet others identified, and recommended a third, one the project would be jointly academically are driven by well-intended academics managed, its academic and managerial 62 we were beginning to build in the natural and university leaders who recognise sciences. We received a polite rebuff and fulcrum would shift to my institution that our world is becoming smaller, our were told that their thematic areas had after three years given that it is a South social and environmental challenges been painstakingly negotiated through Africa-focused programme. The teaching increasingly cross borders, and a new their faculty senate, and that it would collaboration was coupled with research generation of global institutional be very difficult to consider a third. This that involved academics from both relationships is required to manage our was done with no sense of irony. After all, institutions. All in all, this was a project world. if their faculty leaders were required to started in the spirit of academic equality UJ ADVANCE NOV 2012 UJ ADVANCE Perhaps it is because of the latter approve thematic areas of collaboration, and solidarity. that so much of this debate on why would they imagine that ours would The first experience is, in my view, a internationalisation is constructed on not have the same level of authority? The transnational transaction. The second romanticised terms as if it is simply an meeting ended, the delegation departed, is internationalisation at its best, a unqualified positive development. But and I subsequently informed one of the partnership with an intention to establish is this really true? The multiple voices, executives that while we would circulate an equitable institutional relationship. The many from the developing world, raising their documents and be open to our former is a business relationship driven concerns at the recent Going Global academics engaging in their initiative, we by either a desire to tap into available 2012 conference in London suggest that would not be giving it any institutional resources, or at best is an expression of that there may be many self-centred weight or priority. Being a relatively well- corporate social investment. The latter is relationships being initiated under the resourced institution, we could afford to a civic relationship undertaken in a spirit guise of internationalisation. Let me walk away. of solidarity between fellow academic demonstrate this from my own personal The engagement with American institutions located in different parts of experience. University 2 was an altogether different the world. I was previously Deputy Vice-Chancellor: experience. Here we had identified It must be noted that the former Research, Innovation and Interna- the need to undertake a capacity- experience is not an isolated one. There tionalisation, so the institution’s interna- building project for principals in primary is sufficient negative empirical evidence tional office was reporting to me over and secondary schools because of about transnational partnerships to the last few years. This means that I was a systemic need in South Africa. The warrant collective concern. It is well centrally involved in some of our more matter subsequently came up in a known, for instance, that study-abroad important international engagements. fortuitous interaction between some partnerships are often unequal and Two come particularly to mind, both with academics from both our institutions, defined largely by one-way traffic of leading North American universities. The and colleagues from American University students. They have essentially become a first began with an approach from what 2 expressed an interest in supporting means for some universities in the Global I will call American University 1. It had the project. Both sets of scholars told South to supplement their inadequate decided to capitalise on resources made administrators at their respective resources, and run the risk of skewing available by the US government to start universities about the project. A series expenditure away from immediate Building Partnerships in an Unequal World by Adam Habib

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institutional needs. Should we be one of the top British universities stood increasingly global in character. We comfortable with this, or should we be up exasperatedly and said that we had could also recognise that knowledge collectively thinking about ways to make to accept that our world was unequal has no boundaries and we are not only this an equitable experience from which and that we had mandates developed collectively stronger through equitable all of our students can benefit? by and responsibilities to our respective international partnerships, but these also Similarly, should there not be a concern governments. What was important, he enable us to better address the global about many of the foreign campuses that remarked, was not having equitable challenges we collectively confront. We are being established by American and partnerships but according respect would be aware of our different contexts European universities? Are these being to one another. I wondered after this and mandates and relationships with our established to expand the educational whether this was code for “know your respective governments, but we would experience to those less fortunate? If so, place in the hierarchy that exists, and also be committed to and work within we will pretend we are equal when we a global commons to act as advocates

can we truly say that these campuses STUDIES AND POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION are of equivalent academic stature to engage each other.” My response to for getting all of our governments to their home bases? Is it not ironic that so this is that you are perfectly within your understand the nature of the academy, many public universities have established rights to establish such transnational the global challenges we collectively foreign campuses that operate as private interactions. But then let us not pretend confront, and the importance of entities? Can this really be held up as an that this engagement is any more than equitable research and institutional example of internationalism? Or should what it is – a business relationship with partnerships to address these. these experiences be understood as an exchange of services between two This is an internationalisation that I would the padding of one’s domestic balance institutional entities. As a result, I will be enamoured by. It is also a partnership sheet by capitalising on the desperation treat this engagement no different from that I would be willing to actively of citizens in the developing world any other private-sector relationship – participate in and canvass for because for scarce educational opportunities? maximise what I get for the least cost it would make me an activist in a global Should all of this not warrant a collective incurred. commons to transform our world. rigorous ethical interrogation of current There is of course another way to Published: internationalisation experiences? imagine these relationships between The Chronicle of Higher Education At one of the final sessions of the Going universities. We could conceive ourselves * Adam Habib is the Deputy Vice- Global 2012 conference, after these issues as part of an international commons Chancellor: Research at UJ. had been repeatedly raised, a leader of that recognise that our challenges are