April 2023 EDITION

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LETTER FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR

The University of Mpumalanga has officially opened the Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (UMPCFERI), at a special event held on April 13th, 2023, at the Mbombela Campus. The primary focus of the Centre is to develop students' business ideas into sustainable ventures and support local start-ups in becoming successful businesses.



UMP OFFICIALLY OPENS THE CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP RAPID INCUBATOR (UMPCFERI)

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Centre for Entrepreneurship Rapid Incubator (UMPCFERI) was officially opened at a special event held on 13 April 2023 at the Mbombela Campus.



UMP SCOOPS FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AND FEMICIDE STRATEGY

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) was awarded first prize and received R200 000 at the Ehlanzeni District Municipality and Department of Social Development Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Strategy Competition.



US AMBASSADOR PROMOTES OPPORTUNITIES FOR UMP STUDENTS DURING VISIT

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) received a special guest on 13 April 2023, when US Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II visited the institution to strengthen ties and promote academic and professional opportunities for its students.



UMP ENACTUS TEAM SAIL THROUGH TO SEMI-FINALS

The University of Mpumalanga's (UMP) ENACTUS team made a remarkable impact at the Enactus South Africa regional competition, which took place at the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Soweto campus. With their focus on creating sustainable solutions to social, economic, and environmental challenges, UMP ENACTUS presented a series of innovative enterprises that left a lasting impression on the judges and attendees.



NRF-RATED RESEARCHER PASSIONATE ABOUT MENTORING YOUNG ACADEMICS

Professor Tarombera Mwabvu, Programme Leader and Associate Professor in the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Mpumalanga (UMP), is a biologist with a passion for mentoring young academics and contributing to the growth and success of the institution.



UMP LAUNCHES VALUES-BASED LIVING AND LEARNING PROGRAMME

The University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Student Housing recently launched the Values-based Living and Learning programme to instil the institution's values of excellence, integrity, diversity, collaboration, adaptability, relevance, and inspiration.



ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH REVEALS HUNTER-GATHERER ROLE IN THE RISE OF MAPUNGUBWE, SOUTHERN AFRICA'S FIRST CITY, 800 YEARS AGO

"After nearly a century of research, we've learned quite a lot about this ancient kingdom and how it arose among early farmer society and its involvement in global trade networks. However, before farmers settled in the region, this terrain was the home of hunter-gatherer groups who have hardly been acknowledged despite, as it seems, their involvement in the rise of Mapungubwe," writes Dr Tim Forssman, Senior Lecturer for Cultural and Heritage Studies at the University of Mpumalanga.



UMP STUDENT TAKES PART IN INAUGURAL MANDELA-SOBUKWE PEER LEADERSHIP CAMP

University of Mpumalanga (UMP) Bachelor of Arts student, Khaya April, recently had the opportunity to attend a Higher Health SA peer leadership camp, which is an initiative designed to enhance the effectiveness of the Higher Health SA peer educator system by empowering students to become leaders and support their peers through a “each one teach one, reach ten” approach.



BUSTING MYTHS TO IMPROVE CARNIVORE CONSERVATION IN AFRICA

Wildlife biologist and researcher, Professor Dan Parker, recently delivered a seminar entitled "The Myth of Wild Africa and the Conservation of Large Carnivores" at the Mbombela campus of the University of Mpumalanga (UMP).