South African universities aren’t catering to students with hearing problems. Here’s what can be done.
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Cape Peninsula University of Technology
The Cape Peninsula University of Technology is the only university of technology in the Western Cape of South Africa and is the largest University in the region. The University has six faculties focused on Applied Sciences, Business, Education and Social Sciences, Informatics and Design, Engineering and Health and Wellness Sciences. The University also plays a leading role in the provision of service-learning opportunities for its students.
The University offers more than 70 career-focused courses and has infrastructure that includes, apart from the two main campuses in Bellville and Cape Town, the Granger Bay Campus with a hotel school and restaurant next to the world-renowned V&A Waterfront in Cape Town as well as various campuses in Mowbray, Wellington, Athlone, Worcestor, George and the two major hospitals in the region.
The University’s research culture and history spans almost two decades and focuses on applied and problem solving research which is responsive to regional, national and continental needs. Since its establishment the institution is making excellent progress in strengthening its research capacity with the establishment of a number of research and innovation centers and also boasts a large number of rated researchers and research chairs. Like all other Universities of Technology in South Africa 2015 saw the celebration of a 10 year birthday milestone for the institution and we look forward to many more decades of innovation and groundbreaking firsts.
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The increased demand for home-based diagnostic tests calls for stricter regulation.
Homonormativity, like heteronormativity, privileges certain lives over others.
Inclusive innovation processes could be extremely valuable to low-income and disadvantaged communities in South Africa.
South Africa’s land reform debate must not lose sight of the real issue: how to provide enough food to feed its people.
Education systems around the world are increasingly recognising the value of local approaches to thinking, learning and being.
Technology has redefined astronomy. Pioneering telescope designs have allowed astronomers to unravel ever more complex questions about the universe and its mysteries.
Namibian crafters may be on the verge of commercial success with the carving of the Makalani nut. But they are not sure if they want to commercialise operations.
Alie Fataar exemplifies the type of teacher South Africa sorely requires today if its classrooms are to be used to develop a new generation of critical, engaged students.
It doesn’t happen often that a multinational will blink when taken on by an individual. But a passionate campaigner’s successful crusade has shown how it can be done.
Maths occupies an eminent place in global schooling assessment criteria not just because of its content, but for the skills that are taught and developed alongside it.
All of the world’s struggling masses owe the late Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro an enormous debt for consistently and fearlessly articulating the debilitating aspect of life under under capitalism.
Despite the noble goals of the new South Africa and its ideals of racial harmony, racial tensions remain a major problem in the country. Prejudice and bigotry persists even in universities.
It’s important to create spaces where the global South’s problems can be presented, debated and solutions developed - including some that can be applied in similar economies.
Without understanding why the ‘fingerprint’ has failed to appear our predictions about global warming - as carbon dioxide concentrations increase - are uncertain.
How can conversations around race, class and gender be allowed back into classrooms without becoming emotionally harmful and divisive?
Cuba has paid special attention to rural education for decades. This focus has paid off, bringing quality schooling to often-neglected areas.
Schools need to adapt and evolve in changing circumstances and conditions as their students’ demographic composition shifts.
Teachers in South Africa need far more high quality professional development, policy direction and support to take social cohesion from concept to classroom
Bakery employees develop asthma when they are exposed to high levels of flour dust. Although there are international guidelines these are often not protective and badly implemented.
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Postdoctoral fellow, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Communication Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Assistant Lecturer and Medical Researcher, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Lecturer, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Library Director and Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Acting Chief Engineer, MDASat constellation project, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Professor of Ecology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Lecturer in Journalism, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Global Institute for Teacher Education Society (GITES), Faculty of Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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PhD in Biomedical Science (Microbiology), Cape Peninsula University of Technology
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Associate professor, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
