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Category: Education News

Sol Plaatje University’s School of Education is the largest of the University’s four schools.  Details and furth information is regularly shared by the School on its academic, research and events programme.  

Book launch: Decolonising African University Knowledge

November 6, 2023November 7, 2023 Mosima Mehlape

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of Decolonising African University Knowledge Volumes 1 and 2. You’re invited to join us on 10 November 2023 at Sol Plaatje University’s School of Education. The session is scheduled Read More …

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Geo-Fest: Embracing Geography as a science

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 Tsholofelo Lekwene

Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) School of Education in partnership with the Sentletse Foundation hosted the 2023 Geography Festival (Geo-Fest) under the theme, “Embracing my world in its entirety and all its diversity”. The event took place on 12 August 2023 Read More …

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Invite: is the knowledge of the powerful always powerful knowledge?

June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 Persome Oliphant

Many educational systems around the world, including South Africa, were influenced by colonial powers. The dominant knowledge systems and curricular often reflected the Eurocentric perspectives and marginalized the indigenous knowledge people and culture. By challenging the notion that the western Read More …

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SPU launches Science-for-the-Future Project

October 25, 2022October 27, 2022 Mosima Mehlape

The Sol Plaatje University School of Education is launching the inter-university community Science-for-the-Future (S4F) Project.  It is envisaged that this collaboration will enable universities to serve as hubs for the implementation of the S4F Project in regions and provinces across Read More …

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In memoriam: Dr Thomas Masvosve

September 1, 2022March 27, 2023 Mosima Mehlape

A memorial service was held on 31 August 2022 to remember Dr Thomas Masvosve, Head of the Natural Science Teaching Department at Sol Plaatje University (SPU). SPU Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Andrew Crouch shared his memories of Dr Masvosve, who Read More …

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Oppenheimer Memorial Trust visit SPU

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022 Mosima Mehlape

From left to right: Ms Tracey Webster, Chief Executive Officer: Oppenheimer Memorial Trust; Professor Andrew M. Crouch, Vice-Chancellor and Principal; Ms Bailey Corder, Operations Manager: Oppenheimer Memorial Trust On Tuesday, 02 August 2022, Sol Plaatje University hosted a delegation from Read More …

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Alumni on the move – Thabo Moilwa

July 13, 2022July 15, 2022 Mosima Mehlape

Former SRC president Thabo Moilwa has continued to be an admirable ambassador for Sol Plaatje University (SPU). Just three years after graduating, Moilwa has climbed the corporate ladder fast and is now a Deputy Headmaster responsible for Special Projects, Finance, Read More …

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Award-winning science project boosts teacher skills

June 17, 2022June 19, 2022 Mosima Mehlape

Sol Plaatje University’s (SPU) School of Education will train maths and science teachers across the Northern Cape in a multi-million-rand project. The University is one of six universities participating in the programme that has been established by SANRAL and the Read More …

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School of Education’s first visiting Fellow promotes language-teaching excellence at SPU

May 31, 2022April 25, 2023 Mosima Mehlape

Left to right: SPU Student at the seminar presentation with Ms Monica Boland, Ms Kopano Rwasoka, Dr Harry Kuchah Kuchah, Mr George Moloi and Ms Vuyo Makubalo. A four-week visit to Sol Plaatje University (SPU) by a Fellow of the Read More …

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Fishbowls, beans, fake money, mum, dad, gogo and mathematics

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 Mosima Mehlape

What do these have to do with mathematics? In this case, everything. The University of Free State’s (UFS) Family Math initiative is a programme, funded by SANRAL and developed by the Science for- the-Future (S4F) employees at UFS. Dr Cobus Read More …

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