The Mazda Wildlife Fund handed over a brand new Mazda BT50 4x4 Twincab to the Centre for African Conservation Ecology at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. This vehicle will be used for support of the "Sustainable Resources Research Project" which is run by the Centre and which aims to develop the scientific information needed for sustainable land-use of the Thicket Biome, as well as generate appropriate scientific manpower. The provision of transport remains one of the biggest expenses of … [Read more...] about Twincab to Sustainable Resources Research Project
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Getting those Madiba Minutes in early
Ten Vice-Chancellor Scholars (in blue t-shirts) – who were tutors at the Deloitte-sponsored accounting winter school last week – contributed their 67 Mandela minutes during one of the winter school recesses, when they shared a glimpse of university life with the 500 Grade 12 participants from across the Eastern and Southern Cape, and encouraged them to recognise the possibilities that lay within them. Their inspiring message echoed the words of Nelson Mandela: "Our deepest fear is not that we … [Read more...] about Getting those Madiba Minutes in early
A Card to Madiba
Five hundred Grade 12 pupils attending Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's accounting winter school celebrated former president Nelson Mandela's birthday by writing 500 personal messages in a 40-page "card", which has been published on the NMMU School of Accounting's Facebook page. "You are a true hero," wrote Collegiate High's Roxanne Weiss. "Because of you, I never had to experience apartheid and I am grateful to you for that." St James Secondary School's Sinovuyo Ngalonkulu … [Read more...] about A Card to Madiba
Students making history with electric racing car
Made from scratch by a highly motivated team of mechanical and electrical engineering students, supported by some business and marketing students, DibaE - the first electric racing car by an African university - will be launched by Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University on Tuesday, 16 July 2013. NMMU Racing has designed and built an electric racing car to complete in the 2013 Formula Student Competition (FSC) in Hockenheim, Germany from 30 July to 4 August; the first university on the … [Read more...] about Students making history with electric racing car
Promoting engineering as a career
The top 30 Grade 11 & 12 learners from the Govan Mbeki Maths Development Unit (GMMDU) were invited to the merSETA Winter School, held at the NMMU in Port Elizabeth from Sunday, 23 June to Friday, 28 June 2013. These learners attended the maths and science programme with GMMDU over 12 Saturdays from January this year. The learners are from the rural areas of Cradock, Graaff-Reinet, Cookhouse and Somerset East Region. The aim and focus of the winter school is to encourage learners to … [Read more...] about Promoting engineering as a career
Clean sweep for Smit in PE
Second-year law student Willie Smit swept to a convincing victory in the three-day Bestmed USSA national cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Friday. Smit, who races for the University of Pretoria and the Bonitas pro team, won four of the five stages and finished third in the final criterium. The 20-year-old took the yellow jersey on day one and did not relinquish it again. Stellenbosch University's Hans-Werner Heuer put in a strong showing to finish second overall, with Marinus … [Read more...] about Clean sweep for Smit in PE
Smit completes hat-trick in wet Port Elizabeth
The University of Pretoria's Willie Smit completed a hat-trick of stage wins to retain the yellow jersey on day two of the Bestmed USSA cycle tour in in a cold and rainy Port Elizabeth on Thursday. Smit added the 120km queen stage - and the day's sprint prime - to his tally after claiming the 83km opening road stage and 15km individual time-trial at the national student championships on Wednesday. The Team Bonitas pro went clear of a four-man lead group in the closing kilometres to take a … [Read more...] about Smit completes hat-trick in wet Port Elizabeth
Smit takes early lead at USSA champs in Port Elizabeth
Team Bonitas professional Willie Smit put in a dominating performance to claim the first two stages and the yellow jersey on day one of the Bestmed USSA student road cycling championships in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Smit, from the University of Pretoria, opened his account with a split-second victory in the 83km road stage (2:07:25) in the morning and went on to notch up another credit in the 15km individual time-trial (21:49.46) later in the day. "My main goal was the time-trial," … [Read more...] about Smit takes early lead at USSA champs in Port Elizabeth
Classy Timo Cooper wins USSA Cycling Title
Cape Peninsula University of Technology's Timo Cooper showed his class when he won the national student mountain biking title at the Bestmed USSA cycling championships in Port Elizabeth today. Cooper, who rides professionally for Team Bridge, demonstrated his technical skills on an undulating 50km cross-country circuit at Hopewell Trails just outside the city. He crossed the line first in 1:36:08, 39 seconds clear of the University of Cape Town's Greig Knox, while CPUT team-mate Adriaan … [Read more...] about Classy Timo Cooper wins USSA Cycling Title
Warning over NMMU road works
Entry to NMMU's South Campus will only be accessible via North Campus or Marine Drive from mid-June due to road works to expand the traffic circle at the intersection of University Way and Gomery Avenue. NMMU anticipates that road engineers will be on-site for at least a month starting from 22 June. The expansion of the roundabout is aimed at improving traffic flow to the university. NMMU says that they appreciate that some motorists will have to drive a little further and also build … [Read more...] about Warning over NMMU road works
The battle for the yellow jersey (and low GI pasta)
As former University of Johannesburg student Chris Froome prepares to launch his title bid at the Tour de France on Saturday, his alma mater will be doing the same at the national student cycling championships in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, this week. Although the university won the overall team category two years ago, UJ cycling manager Karel Mouton said his riders were focused on the individual titles this year. According to him, geology honours student Fitzpatrick, who won the … [Read more...] about The battle for the yellow jersey (and low GI pasta)
Augustyn eyes PE National Champs win
The Shukuma-NMMU squad will be aiming to add a second victory to their name when they host the Bestmed University Sport South Africa cycling championships in Port Elizabeth next week. The event starts with the mountain bike discipline on Tuesday, June 25, followed by the three-day road tour from Wednesday. Although not the defending champions - that honour belongs to the University of Pretoria - the local team set a winning precedent when they last hosted the championships five years … [Read more...] about Augustyn eyes PE National Champs win
Post-graduate students score scholarships worth R400 000
On Tuesday 18 June Tata Africa handed over 13 scholarships worth R400 000 to post-graduate students at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. It is the first time NMMU has received the prestigious post-graduate scholarships from the Indian conglomerate, which has since 2006 awarded 194 Tata Africa scholarships worth nearly R10-million. In addition to NMMU, recipients are at Wits, the University of KwaZulu-Natal and further afield in Ghana and Kenya. "Africa is the rising star in the … [Read more...] about Post-graduate students score scholarships worth R400 000
National student cycling champs headed for Port Elizabeth
Nine of South Africa's top universities will gather in Port Elizabeth next week when the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University hosts the national student cycling championships. The University Sports South Africa event, presented by Bestmed, starts on June 25 with the mountain bike events and the opening stage of the three-day road tour. The reigning champion men's and women's teams, from the University of Pretoria and the Potchefstroom campus of North-West University respectively, will … [Read more...] about National student cycling champs headed for Port Elizabeth
Global Award for Alumni News
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University's (NMMU) alumni on-line publication Alumni News has won an international public relations award. The online cost-effective newsletter that is distributed to more than 90 000 NMMU alumni around the globe took top spot in the newsletters and magazines category of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) annual PR Awards. The annual print publication Routes is also available online. The ACU, the world's first and oldest international university … [Read more...] about Global Award for Alumni News
