16 July 2020
Volume: 8
Issue: 31
At a public webinar series were Professor Deevia Bhana, Professor Dipane Hlalele, Professor Jace Pillay and Dr Damien Tomaselli.

Helping Children Cope with Fears about COVID-19

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The College of Humanities recently hosted a public webinar series on the topic: Helping Children Cope with their Fears about COVID-19.

Dr Brett van Niekerk, Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science.

Computer Science Academic Features in Facial Recognition Tech Discussion

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Senior Lecturer in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, Dr Brett van Niekerk was a member of a live online panel which discussed: The Future of Facial Recognition Tech in Africa.

From left: Mrs Graça Machel, Dr Nkosana Moyo, Professor Hassan Kaya, Mr Amine Adoum, Professor Muxe Nkondo, Ms Sarah Menker, and Dr Aunkh Chabalala.

Webinar Hosted on UKZN YouTube Channel by Mandela Institute

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The Mandela Institute for Development Studies (MINDS) recently hosted a webinar to create awareness and revive the interests of the youth in Africa’s contribution to Science and Technology.

Top row from left: Dr Angela James, Dr Anissa Mc Neil and Dr Eugene Machimana. Second row: Dr Jugathambal Ramdhani, Dr Frances O’Brien and Professor Jennifer Subban. Third row: Mr Luthando Fundzo, Ms Melanie Sadeck and Professor Lesley Wood.

Service-Learning in the Time of COVID-19

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Questions about how students can involve themselves in Service-Learning during the wild fire COVID-19 pandemic formed the subject for debate at a forum hosted by the Community Engagement sector in UKZN’s School of Education, featuring both local and international academics.

UKZN academic, Professor Fayth Ruffin.

UKZN Indigenous Knowledge Expert Addresses International e-Forum

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An indigenous knowledge expert at UKZN - 2018 Distinguished Teachers’ Award holder and 2019 National Teaching Excellence Award recipient Professor Fayth Ruffin - represented the University at a virtual International Faculty Development Programme (IFDP) forum hosted by the Director of International Relations at Chandigarh University (CU) in India, Professor Rajan Sharma.

Mr Sazi Nxumalo, one of 17 UKZN students who are part of the Numeric Distance Learning Project.

UKZN Students Support Distance Learning Project

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The Numeric Distance Learning Project has attracted about 17 UKZN Education students who have offered their teaching services and knowledge for high-impact after-school Mathematics programmes aimed at primary school learners in Gauteng, the Western Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal.

UKZN’s Professor Purshottama Reddy.

UKZN Academic Addresses International COVID-19 e-Conference

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Professor Purshottama Reddy of the Discipline of Governance in UKZN’s School of Management, IT and Governance participated in a virtual conference hosted by the Secretariat of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) at the end of June 2020.