Symposium on the collaboration with the University of Limpopo in South Africa
Human Wellness in the Context of Global Change, Finding Solutions for Rural Africa
Towards of a decade of collaboration with the University of Limpopo and Safako Makgatho University, South Africa
The Institutional University Cooperation programme IUC-UL, sponsored by the Belgian Development Cooperation through the VLIR-UOS, has its objectives in strengthening the capacity of staff and students in research and community engagement. It gives support to the South African universities through the provision of educational, research-related and societal services. Furthermore it aims at empowering the local universities as to better fulfil its role as development actor in society.
Symposium programme
Programme
13:30 - 13:50 Welcome speech (Dean Paul Van Royen, UAntwerp)
13:50 - 14:20 Challenges to sustaining scientific excellence in South African Higher Education sector. (Jeffrey Mphahlele, Vice president Medical Research Commission)
14:20 - 14:50 University of Limpopo Today (DK Mohuba, Executive Director, Marketing and Communication, UL)
14:50 - 15:15 History and objectives of IUC Limpopo & Sefako Makgatho (Kingsley Ayisi / Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden)
15:15 - 15:35 UL Trust: Accounting services of the University of Limpopo Trust (Carina Marais, University of Limpopo Trust)
15:35 - 15:50 Project 1: Application of Statistics, GIS and Remote Sensing in Global Change Research (Yehenew Kifle / Christel Faes)
15:50 - 16:05 Project 2: Prevention, control and integrated management of chronic diseases in a rural community in South Africa. (Tholene Sodi / Hilde Bastiaens)
16:05 - 16:20 Project 3: Literacy leads to informed communities (Mahlapahlapana Themane / Martin Valcke)
16:20 - 16:35 Project 4: Laboratory science and public health management of sexually transmitted infections (Maphoshane Nchabeleng / John-Paul Bogers)
16:35 - 16:50 Project 5: Metal concentrations in the muscle tissue of fish from two impoundments of the Olifants River, South Africa (Abe Addo-Bediako / Lieven Bervoets)
16:50 - 17:05 Project 6: Food security in the context of climate change (Jones NG’ambi / Edilbert Van Driessche)
17:05 - 17:15 Closure
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