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Venue |
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Tuesday, 18 November 2025
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09:00 - 11:00
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Opening Ceremony (Science Campus, Florida)
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Programme Director: TBA
Welcome Address Keynote Speaker Outline of the programme for the Festival Closure of the session |
Marquee Mapungubwe Parking Area
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11:00-11:15
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Refreshments |
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11:15-13:00
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Crucible Pitches (Marquee) |
Exhibitions (Designated Exhibition areas)
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 16:00 |
Lab Tours
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Judging of exhibitions and posters (Designated exhibition areas) |
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Postgraduate Student Showcase Kgorong Building, Muckleneuk Campus
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Link to the Opening Ceremony
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Function Hall, Kgorong Building |
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10:30 – 13:00 |
Natural and Physical Sciences Conference Room 5 Kgorong Building
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Social Sciences Bamboo Auditorium Kgorong Building |
Humanities 4th Floor Function Venue Kgorong Building |
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13:00 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 16:00 |
Natural and Physical Sciences Conference Room 5 Kgorong Building
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Social Sciences Bamboo Auditorium, Kgorong Building |
Humanities 4th Floor Function Venue Kgorong Building |
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16:00 |
End of the sessions
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Pitching Sessions for various Innovation Challenges Kgorong Building |
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Wednesday, 19 November 2025
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09:30-15:00 |
City of Tshwane Event |
Bamboo Auditorium Kgorong Building |
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09:30-11:00 |
The Forge - Unisa Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live) Exam Hall 1B Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building
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(Closed Session) Innovation Pioneers Programme Exam Hall 1A Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Refreshments. Exam Hall 2A |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
The Forge - Unisa Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live) Exam Hall 1B Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building
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(Closed Session) Innovation Pioneers Programme Exam Hall 1A Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building
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12:30 – 13:00 |
Lunch. Exam Hall 2A |
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13:00 – 15:00 |
Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live) |
Exam Hall 1B Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Refreshments. Exam Hall 2A |
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15:15 – 16:30 |
Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge Finalists (Live) |
Exam Hall 1B Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Building
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16:30 |
Closure |
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Thursday, 20 November 2025 |
Unisa Innovation Festival Closing Ceremony Enoch Sontonga Auditorium, Sunnyside Campus
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10:00 – 13:00 |
Programme Director Ms Noxolo Fani, CEO, Phenomenal Light Construction Welcome address TBA Keynote Speaker: TBA Entertainment Closure
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