Professor Justin Jonas, Professor of Physics and Electronics at the Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Department of Physics and Electronics, gave a lecture following his bestowal of the inaugural esteemed Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Award (2020). In attendance were family and friends, students, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sizwe Mabizela.

Community Engagement is not a new concept, as it has played a significant role in society over the years. However, its formalisation as a core function of universities is relatively recent. Community engagement helps universities to contribute to the socio-economic development of local communities.

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Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网’s Director of the Institute for Nanotechnology Innovation, Distinguished Professor Tebello Nyokong, has been selected as a Fellow of the Royal Society.

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The GADRA Matric School, alongside Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网, celebrated the graduation of Junaid Denston, a former GADRA student, during the 2023 graduation season.

The International Education Association of South Africa (IEASA), the leading and only national organisation dedicated to higher education internationalisation in South Africa, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2023.

The Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Pharmacy Department hosted its annual White Coat ceremony to officially welcome new students into the professional world of pharmacy.

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Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网’s Director of the Centre for Postgraduate Studies, Professor Sioux McKenna, was one of ten panellists comprising academics and Chief Executive Officers of tech companies, at the latest CogitAIt Colloquium. The Colloquium was held on Tuesday, 18 April 2023, and it looked at the applications of emerging technologies in education, research, and training.

The Student Bureau at Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 is not only the first point of contact for new students, but their involvement in the graduation ceremonies means that they get the chance to see a student’s academic journeys right to their brilliant end.

Wine was first produced in South Africa as far back as the mid-1600s by Dutch colonisers who sold it to passing ships. The industry developed further during the colonial and apartheid eras and wine became an important part of the South African economy.

Rhodes 老虎机游戏_pt老虎机-平台*官网 Chemistry PhD candidate, Kristen Burgess, has been selected for the illustrious Gates Cambridge scholarship. Burgess is part of the Gates Cambridge Class of 2023, made up of 77 outstanding new scholars from across the world.

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