CPUT Entrepreneur

We just witnessed an emotional farewell. Our exchange students – Tim, Mark and Chris – will be returning to Austria in December 2011 after what they called ‘an experience of a lifetime’. They spoke highly of the department as well as the university. They especially praised the lecturing team for going the extra mile in seeing that the students understood what was taught. They said ‘you guys had a hands-on approach to teaching and learning’. They were however not delighted that it took them a while to get into the grove of things because of the cultural differences and promised to return at some point in the future. Tim and Co presented the department with a bouquet of flowers (which so thrilled the head of department) and a bottle of an Austrian brew. The head of department, Mrs Raja-Yusuf thanked them for first being good students and secondly for the opportunity to come say goodbye. She wished them well on behalf of the department and the faculty. The pictures of the very emotional m

Y-AGE. Building Entrepreneurs. Creating Jobs. Y-AGE is now a fully-fledged and supported Public-Private partnership initiative. The project aims to recruit 100 000 young people in Gauteng to be trained, mentored, funded and assisted to run their own businesses. The entrepreneurs will then return to their various businesses where they will each endeavour to employ 3 to 5 people. With the growth of each business, the goal of creating 1 million jobs will be realised. Imagine how the lives connected to those 100 000 entrepreneurs can change. This project can change the face of our province, and eradicate a host of social problems. Ten steps towards a million jobs The programme is made up of ten steps. Each step is carefully considered and will be led by dedicated staff. These ten steps are the key to unlocking our big goal of a million jobs by 2012. The entrepreneurs that will be eligible to apply must fall within one of the following catagories: People with existing businesses, howe

Ladies & Gentlemen, it is with great excitement that I present to you the winners of the university's meritorious awards. A large number of them come from our dear department. And the following are some of the pictures. Enjoy!