STUDY VISIT BY NIGERIAN ACADEMICS

 

SAAE was asked by the Department of Science and Technology  to host  a Nigerian  delegation involved in a programme to revitalize the Nigerian science and innovation system.  SAAE was identified by UNESCO as one of ten institutions in South Africa that could contribute to the work of the delegation that consisted of  senior academics from the Obafemi Awolowo University, the University of Nigeria and the Ahmadu Bello University accompanied by Mr Oyeniyi Akande, a UNESCO Consultant.

 

The areas of study identified included  university-level organisation of research and innovation, management of intellectual property rights, university/public technology incubators, science parks and the role of the state in promoting innovation partnerships between the universities and SMEs.

 

Fellows Liesbeth Botha and Coen Bester made themselves available and under the chairmanship of President Pullen shared their knowledge and experience with the visitors. 

 

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A. Zingoni, P Dunaiski, W. Perold,
G. Nurick, H. Steyn, P Meyer,
J Tapson, J. Fletcher,
C. Aldrich, J Cruise & B Pullen.

THE 2009 Cape Induction Dinner was held on 8 October in the Palmyra Room at Kelvin Grove in Cape Town. The sponsor of the dinner was Murray & Roberts - WBHO Greenpoint Stadium Joint Venture. The dinner was attended by 56 guests. The guest speaker was Mr Ray Gamble, Deputy CEO of Murray & Roberts - WBHO Greenpoint Stadium Joint Venture and the topic was The Engineering Challenges of the Greenpoint Stadium.

The 2009 Gauteng Induction Dinner was held on 28 October in the Grand Lounge of the Pretoria Country Club in Waterkloof. The dinner was sponsored by BKS (Pty) Ltd and was attended by fifty five guests. Prof Rosalie Finlayson of Human Resources Development at UNISA was the guest speaker and the topic was Embracing our Diversity: trends in Cross Cultural Communication.