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Date / Time |
Event |
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Monday 23 November |
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09:00–11:00 |
09:00 Festival Formal Opening by Programme Director 09:10 Opening remarks - Vice-Principal: Research, Postgraduate Studies, Innovation and Commercialisation, Prof Les Labuschagne 09:40 Keynote address 10:00 Q & A 10:30 Closing |
Thamsanqa Auditorium, Science Campus (Florida) |
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11:00 – 13:00 |
The Crucible Staff and student start-up pitching sessions |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Networking Lunch |
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14:00-16:00 |
Innovation Exhibition and Campus Showcase Exhibition Poster Presentation/Judging Tech/lab demonstration/tour
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Marquee, Science Campus (Florida) |
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Tuesday 24 November |
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09:00–16:00 |
Unisa Postgraduate Student Showcase Opening Address Keynote Address Message of support Showcase and breakaway sessions in Natural and Physical Sciences Social Sciences and Humanities |
4th Floor Function Venue, Kgorong Building; Bamboo Auditorium and Conference Room 5 for breakaways |
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09:00–13:00 |
City of Tshwane Tourism Research Programme |
Senate Hall, Winnie Madikizela- Mandela Building |
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09:30–13:00 |
The Forge Pitching sessions |
Exam Hall 1A, Winnie Madikizela- Mandela Building |
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09:00 –15:00 |
Hackathon - Challenge |
Exam hall 1 B |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Networking Lunch |
Exam Hall 1B, Winnie Madikizela- Mandela Building |
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14:00–16:30 |
Tshwane Youth Innovation Challenge Pitching sessions |
Senate Hall |
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Wednesday 25 November |
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09:00-13:00 |
Innovation Festival - CoT Heritage Venture Crawl The Venture Crawl is a collaboration between Unisa and the City of Tshwane as part of the 2026 Unisa Innovation Festival. The guided tour will take 50 festival contestants to selected landmarks and heritage sites across Tshwane, where they will explore the city’s history and see how its heritage can inspire ideas for tourism, entrepreneurship and local innovation. |
City of Tshwane |
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Itinerary: |
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08:00 |
Registration Unisa Muckleuneuk Campus |
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08:15 - 9:30 |
Freedom Park Heritage Site |
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10:00 -11:00 |
National Museum of Natural History |
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11:15 – 11:30 |
Church Square |
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11:30 -12:00 |
Union Building |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch at Muckleuneuk Campus
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Thursday 26 November |
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09:00 |
Unisa Innovation Festival Closing Ceremony |
Enoch Sontonga Auditorium, Sunnyside Campus |
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Best Exhibition Best Prototype Audience’s Choice Postgraduate Student Showcase The Crucible and Innovation Challenge |
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09:10 |
Entertainment - The Royal Vibrationz Marimba Band |
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| 09:45 |
Keynote Speaker - Mr. Sibusiso Leope, Entrepreneur, Broadcaster and Co-founder MOFAYA |
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10:20 |
Entertainment - The Royal Vibrationz Marimba Band Awards for: Best Poster Presentation Best Exhibition Best Prototype Audience’s Choice Postgraduate Student Showcase The Crucible and Innovation Challenge |
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12:00 |
Lunch |
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