JOYISA’S PASSION FOR BRINGING SOCIAL CHANGE TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES EARNS HIM SECOND PLACE AT THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL SOUTH AFRICAN AWARDS
Thabiso Joyisa, Senior Architectural technician, who is currently doing his Bachelor of the Built Environment (BBE) degree in Architecture at the Durban University of Technology, is the proud second runner-up in the inaugural YIPA Sustainable Young Changemaker Award category.
This announcement was made at the prestigious Green Building Council South African Awards which took place recently.
TWO-DAY FARF CONFERENCE 2021 SUCCESSFULLY HOSTED BY DUT
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) successfully virtually hosted the Seventh Forum for Audit, Risk and Forensics (FARF) Conference 2021 themed: An Entrepreneurial Flair Within Each Initiative-a Thought Too Far Perhaps? The FARF Conference 2021 was held from Thursday, 18 November to Friday, 19 November 2021.
The programme Director for the opening session was DUT’s Mr Alan Khan, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs. He began by acknowledging all esteemed guests and shared some of DUT’s recent achievements saying despite the challenges of lockdown, DUT is embracing the future by following its ENVISION2030 strategy to improve lives and livelihoods.
PROF IJABADENIYI GAVE A LECTURE ON HOW TO WIN THE BATTLE AGAINST PERSISTENT FOODBORNE PATHOGENS
Various academics, staff members, family and friends of the University formed part of the inaugural lecture to commemorate the ascension of Professor Oluwatosin Ademola Ijabadeniyi to the position of full professor, last Thursday, 18 November 2021, virtually on Microsoft Teams and physically at the Ritson Hotel School, Ritson Campus.
Prof Ijabadeniyi is a C2 rated NRF Research Scientist in the Department of Biotechnology and Food Science, at the Durban University of Technology (DUT).
HAVING A PASSION FOR BUILDING STRUCTURES LED MADHAN TO PURSUE HIS LOVE FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
As an avid football fan, Yash Madhan’s interest in building structures coincided with the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
“I was in Primary School at the time, in awe of the world-class stadia and infrastructure that South Africa was able to construct. During that time, if my mind wasn’t pre-occupied by soccer -it was fixed on trying to figure out how on earth the arch of the Moses Mabhida Stadium was able to stand and not fall over. Inevitably, later that year for Careers day I stood up in a classroom filled with my peers and said I want to be a Civil Engineer, I think it’s now quite safe to say I made the correct decision all those years back- and I happily haven’t looked back since,” he said euphorically.
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO THE DUT COMMUNITY IN THE TIMES OF A PANDEMIC
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) continues to commend all its essential workers for their dedication and commitment to providing services to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. DUT’s Communications team’s Waheeda Peters spoke to Prof Gift Mheta, Manager: Writing Centre, DVC-Teaching and Learning.
Q: Kindly tell me about your role at DUT?
A: “My role is to manage DUT Writing Centres. As I speak, we have six Writing Centres which are spread across six campuses, namely Steve Biko, ML Sultan, City (Brickfield is serviced by City) and Ritson in Durban, Indumiso and Riverside in Pietermaritzburg.
