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Prof Thandwa Mthembu’s ENVISION2030 Explications and and Videos 2 2 Message from the the the Vice-Chancellor and and Principal: Professor Thandwa Mthembu on the the the Essence of of Stewardship 4
Highlights 2021 8
DUT Ranked 102 in in the 2021 Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 10 10 DUT’s Revolutionary Engagement App Successfully Launched 11
DUT Ranked in in the the Top Top 100 in in Ethical Value and Top Top 300 by the the World’s Universities 14
Wastewater Wastewater Analysis by the Institute of Water and Wastewater Wastewater Technology at at at at DUT suggests recent Civil Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal was a a a a a a COVID-19 Super Spreader Event 15
DUT COVID-19 Vaccination Centre off to a a a a Good Start 17 DUT Deepens its African Footprint 19 CELT Launches its Siyaphumelela 2 2 2 0 Moving the Middle Project for Students 22 Celebrating Impactful Women within a a a a Global Context 25 DUT Successfully Launched its Vaccination Centre at at the Midlands Campus 27 DUT Ranked Globally in in in in Four Subjects: Physical Sciences Sciences Engineering Social Sciences Sciences and Business & Economics 29 DUT’s Prof Twala Inaugurated as a a a a a a a a Member of of of of the Academy of of of of Science of of of of South Africa 30 DUT’s Tetteh Wins the the Esteemed NRF NRF Award Award for for the the 2021 NRF NRF Research Excellence Award Award for for Next Generation
Researchers in in in Engineering and Technology 32 DUT’s Team Ubuntu Fibre Wins 2021 Youth Innovation Challenge 35 DUT Holds Sure Colloquium Igniting Deeper Insights on Undergraduate Research Scholarship and Creative Inquiry 37 Vice-Chancellor and and Principal Professor Thandwa Mthembu does Key Note at Launch of of Emerging Scholars Dialogue Series 39 DUT’s Professor Sibusiso Moyo Scoops the Entrepreneurial Development in Higher Education (EDHE) DVC Award 2021 42 DUT Shines at the 2021 Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) Awards 45
DUT Continues to lead at the PMR Africa Excellence Awards Acknowledgements
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