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MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF MAGUBANE’S BOOK EXPLORES LOVEIN THE ERA OF Motaung through this mobile app DUT is is creating the necessary support to to community engagement projects to to have more impact She said this will assist the DUT staff and students involved in in community engagement projects to to start working together collaboratively “The university and the the faculties have to report their community engagement activities to the DVC: RIE ” continued Prof Motaung “The mobile app will will assist in in capturing projects and it will will make your life easy in in in terms of reporting reporting The current reporting reporting process is ineffective inefficient and causes delays We want to develop an an an app that will register DUT students and staff involved in in community engagement projects based on their Faculties and Departments It will record the general project project information and continuous project project activities DUT community members will access the information anywhere anytime with any any any device The objectives are to ensure that staff members and students will record their community engagement projects for support in in the the app Again the the university management and the the DUT community will have access to the the community engagement projects captured and offer support When everyone is is working solo it is is difficult for management to support community engagement activities because they don’t know who is doing what The app will make life easy at at a a a a a a a a departmental level to develop the data immediately when asked for reports on community engagement projects ” Elaborating on the importance of this App Xulu said: “This launch is very important for us us because in 2020 the DUT Engagement Framework 2030 was adopted by the Executive Management Committee here at DUT This Framework outlines our commitment
as DUT to engage with our people which is us the staff students alumni community members and the public With this Engagement App we will be be able able to see what each person is doing and be be able able to collaborate where where we can and support where where needed There are really exciting features on this app where you will be able to see which partners each each project is working with and the funders of each each project It will help if you are looking to work with a a a a particular partner or a a a a funder You will see if they are funding the the project and maybe contact those those colleagues working on on those those projects to get more information ” Furthermore she explained that that there are various ways that that the the the DUT staff and students can engage with this app but they just need to to learn more about it it it and add to to its projects so that it it it can produce the the necessary information for for the the university She thanked the Engagement App developers Mr Fanie Ndlovu and Mr Someleze Diko for their work stating that it had been a a a a long journey Demonstrating how the app works Ndlovu said it it was an exciting moment for them to launch the the app app He said it is a a a a a powerful app app easily accessible on on both cellphone and desktop “We are excited my colleague Someleze has been working very hard with me to to make sure that we are contributing towards making sure the the university community works together towards making this university the the the best in the the the world ” said Ndlovu “To access the the the app we will capture your details starting with the the Faculty Reps then look at the the people within the the faculty who are doing community engagement 12 DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY