media releases - Unisa launches UNESCO Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

The University of South Africa (Unisa) will hold the official launch of the UNESCO Africa Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Pretoria on Wednesday, 15 May 2013.

This chair is a trilateral partnership between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), Unisa and iThemba LABS. It falls within the framework of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme, which provides “think tanks and bridge builders” between the academic world, civil society, local communities, research and policy-making.

Other partners in the Chair include the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoritical Physics (ICTP), the Academy of Science for the Developing World (TWAS), the Organisation for Women in Science in the Developing World (OWSDW), the Science and Technology Directorate of the French Embassy, the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) the US National Science Foundation.

Amongst the speakers at the launch will be Unisa’s Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Mandla Makhanya and Vice Principal: Research and Innovation, Professor Mamokgethi Setati.      

The media is invited to the launch. The details are as follows:

Date                 :           Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Time                :           09:00 - 12:00

Venue              :           Senate Hall, 2^nd Level, Theo Van Wyk Building, Unisa Muckleneuk Campus

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