Postgraduate Orientation Programme 4 – 6 March 2024
Monday, 4 March 2024 (PG Dips, Hons, M. Coursework, M. Research & PhDs)
Time | Sessions | Venue |
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07:30–08:30 | Registration - Great Hall Foyer, Ground Floor, Robert Sobukwe Block, East Campus | Great Hall Foyer |
09:00 - 09:20 | Beginning the postgraduate journey: Welcome to Wits Programme Director & Dean of 足球竞彩app排名 Affairs Mr. Jerome September |
Great Hall |
09:20 - 09:40 | New horizons for research Deputy Vice Chancellor: Research and Innovation Prof. Lynn Morris |
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09:40 - 10:00 | 足球竞彩app排名s’ Voices Postgraduate Association Chairperson Mr Okuhle Mafrika |
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10:00 - 11:00 | Break | |
11:00 - 12:30 |
Programme director: Prof Brett Bowman Future thought leaders for a world in crisis: An expert panel discussion |
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12:30 - 12:50 | Wits Libraries: PG research support frameworks Dr Daisy Selematsela |
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12:50 - 13:10 | Internationalisation and student support Ms Gita Patel |
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13:10 - 14:10 | Break 1-stop postgrad shop in the Great Hall Foyer |
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14:10 - 14:40 | Programme Director: Prof Brett Bowman Head: Postgraduate Strategy Drama for Life performance ‘You think adulting is hard: Mastering your post-graduate journey’. |
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14:40 - 15:00 | Research with impact and Innovation at Wits Dr Adam Pantanowitz |
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15:00 - 15:20 | Research funding literacy Dr Yolanda Davids |
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15:20 - 15:30 | Closing comments Prof. Garth Stevens, DVC People Development and Culture |
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15:30 - 16:00 | Break | |
16:00 - 18:00 | Cocktails on the Concourse | Solomon Mahlangu House Concourse |
Tuesday, 5 March 2024 Face-to-face workshops (M. Research & PhDs ONLY)
Time | Sessions | Venue |
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09:00 - 17:00 | CARTA-Wits Workshops
CARTA Facilitators
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School of Public Health Resource Centre: Education Campus |
Wednesday, 6 March 2024 (Faculty meetings)
Time | Sessions | Venue |
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09:00 - 12:00 | Faculty meetings: your home base Commerce, Law & Management: M. Research and PhD only, in person, Chalsty Auditorium |
Chalsty Auditorium |
Engineering & the Built Environment: All PGs, Hybrid, D - Lab, Ground Floor, Wits Africa Rainbow Mineral Building (formerly known as the Chamber of Mines building) | D – Lab, Ground Floor, Wits Africa Rainbow Mineral Building | |
Health Sciences: Please note ALL postgraduate students must RSVP by Friday, 1 March via email: courses.health@wits.ac.za for catering purposes. | Medical School, 5th Floor, Lecture Theatre 1 | |
Humanities: PhD and M. Research only, Seminar Room, Humanities Graduate Centre, Ground floor, Southwest Engineering Building, Braamfontein Campus East | Seminar Room, Humanities Graduate Centre, Ground floor, Southwest Engineering Building, Braamfontein Campus East | |
Science: M. Coursework, M. Research & PhDs, Senate Room RSVP for the faculty event to Tammy at tamelyne.vantonder@wits.ac.za | Senate Room |