University News

Dr Woudi Von Solms UMP Senior Lecturer: Tourism is currently working on a research project with the University of Johannesburg to try and assist small to medium enterprises with marketing research and competitor analyses.

3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) hosted an informative and power packed orientation week to welcome new leaners. The objective of the five-day programme was to officially welcome first year students and help them with the transition from high school to university life.

3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Professor Moses Mbewe is currently serving as Chairperson of the National Task Force for the Containment of Polio in Labs (NTF), a Ministerial Advisory Committee for the National Department of Health, and Council on Higher Education (HEQC) as Programme Evaluator and most recently was appointed as the Chair of National Science Deans Forum in South Africa.

3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM

Presented by the Head of the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Professor Tembisa Ngqondi – University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Research Division recently hosted a seminar on Information, Communication and Technology for Development (ICT4D). The focus was on how ICT is used and can be implemented to improve livelihoods.

3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Mathematics and Mathematics Education lecturer at the Siyabuswa Campus, Dr Mphalele Makgaleng hopes his research project will contribute to the development of new knowledge in the mathematics education space.

3/31/2021 12:00:00 AM

Message From The VC: Timing is Important

3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM

The University of Mpumalanga bid farewell to the 2020 SRC/CRC leadership at a glorious affair where COVID-19 Safety Regulations were observed. The Vice-Chancellor Professor Thoko Mayekiso commended the student leadership for pulling through at a time when the county was in despair as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept through the world.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Geography and Nature Conservation lecturer Dr Julia Giddy recently received the 2021 Society of South African Geographers (SSAG) Centenary Award.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

Mpumalanga has recorded the third highest unemployment rate in the country (even before the national lockdown), and households were found to be multi-dimensionally poor according to a STATS SA report.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for Public Administration, Dr John Molepo, is only 30 and already raising the bar as an academic, community activist and philanthropist. Through his foundation Thusangwanageno, Dr Molepo reaches out and offers a helping hand to disadvantaged students.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) alumnus Ratau Tjale is making strides in the business world. His company, Bokamoso Global Solutions, has been awarded a two-year contract by the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs (DARDLEA) to train and offer mentorship to land reform beneficiaries in Mpumalanga Province.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) programme leader from the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, Professor Victor Mlambo has received a C1 rating (2021-2026) from the National Research Foundation (NRF) for his research under the theme: Nutritional Strategies for Economically, Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Animal Agriculture.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Heritage and Tourism lecturer Dr Precious Shabalala participated in the 2021 Mathematics in Industry Study Group (MISG), where she collaboratively worked with mathematicians, scholars and students on research problems.

2/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Culture and Heritage lecturer Ms Thulisile Bhuda has penned a children’s book about Ndebele mural art as a way of language preservation and development for young ones. Ms Bhuda says the book aims to inspire children as it is based on their real-life journeys. It is also a way of sharing knowledge with the younger generation.

1/27/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) lecturer, Dr Precious Shabalala has made history by becoming the first New Generation of Academics Programme (nGAP) scholar at UMP to finish and graduate with a PhD. Dr Shabalala recently graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).

1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) newly appointed Associate Professor in Botany, Professor Wilfred Mbeng from the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences recently received the Faculty Researcher award for his work on Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Medicinal Plants and Cosmeceuticals.

1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Diploma in Information and Communication Technology in Applications Development student, Armstrong Makome is among the group that facilitated the UMP Colab, which has empowered unemployed youths from neighbouring communities.

1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Education Studies Lecturer and Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Coordinator Ms Lindiwe Jiyane recently obtained her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Johannesburg.

1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) is excited to announce the appointment of Professor Vusi Gumede as the inaugural Dean of the recently established multidisciplinary Faculty of Economics, Development and Business Sciences.

12/18/2020 12:00:00 AM

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) and the Archbishop Makgoba Development Trust hosted the fifth annual lecture on Providing Ethical Leadership in a Disrupted Society: Quo Vadis South Africa, which was delivered by Professor Gordon Zide.

12/18/2020 12:00:00 AM