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Research Forum kicks off

Research Forum kicks off

Research Forum kicks off

HOST: Dr Chris Nhlapo welcomed research leaders to the forum in a dinner at the Cape Town Hotel School

Friday, 01 June 2012

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Forum being hosted by CPUT is in full swing today.

The event kicked off with a dinner at the plush Cape Town Hotel school on Thursday evening where around 26 Research Leaders from across the country attended.

Nasima Badsha
SHARE: Guest speaker Nasima Badsha works to encourage collaboration between the four Western Cape universities

DVC for Research, Technology Innovation and Partnerships at CPUT, Dr Chris Nhlapo welcomed the guests warmly and expressed his pleasure at hosting the bi-annual event.

He also encouraged guests to set aside their competitiveness in favour of an atmosphere of sharing.

“This event is not just for CPUT, it is for all of us,” he says.

“We can share best practices and knowledge. Competition can be destructive.”

Guest speaker Nasima Badsha from the Cape Higher Education Consortium (CHEC) echoed Dr Nhlapo’s message while describing the work her institution does.

CHEC promotes collaboration between the four Western Cape universities CPUT, Stellenbosch, UCT and UWC and markets the region as an education hub.

The body is also currently tracking all 2010 graduates from these institutions for a major study on the career growth of students.

Today the forum will hear addresses delivered by members of the National Research Foundation and the Department of Higher Education and Training.

A delegation from the Ethiopian Embassy will also present their research capacity development project.

By Lauren Kansley

Photos by Clive Galant

Written by CPUT News
Email: news@cput.ac.za

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