17 July 2019

Introducing Dr. Wernher Friedrich Botlhale Village Head Lecturer

Introducing Dr. Wernher Friedrich Botlhale Village Head Lecturer This year Belgium Campus welcomed charismatic, multifaceted Dr. Wernher Friedrich into the Belgium Campus family. He is the new head lecturer at Belgium Campus’ research and innovation hub, Botlhale Village, a position that allows him to showcase both his research and development expertise, as well as his seamless ability to bring this research to life through his lectures. Dr. Friedrich holds an impressive set of qualifications namely: a BCom in Information Systems, a BSc Hons in Computer Science, a MSc in Computer Science and a PHD in Computer Science with a specialisation in neurology and telecommunications. He has been in the IT environment for over 20 years, making use of his IT expertise within a number of fields, including: medical, education, government, banking and insurance. This experience has equipped him with the ability to effectively bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical implementation, and explain this in a way that is easily grasped by those he lecturers. He believes in teaching students to use “in the box tools (theory), to solve out of the box problems (world issues).” He is using this principle to enrich the curriculum at Belgium Campus, to ensure that our qualifications remain timeless. His research is currently focused on two main areas, both of which relate to integrated domains. The first area involves the investigation of neurological brain patterns and communication protocols and the second involves the investigation of cancer cells and the frequencies related to them. Both these ventures make use of the principals of computer science in order to develop a solution to the problems at hand. In addition to the above, he also spearheads a number of groundbreaking projects at Botlhale Village. One such project termed EcoDrive, which is currently being developed, is a highly collaborative and innovative eco driving engine. The engine will allow collaboration between companies, graduates and industry experts in an effort to fuel idea formation and IP development, with the end goal of increased knowledge valorization, job creation and economic growth. Dr. Friedrich stresses that as IT continues to evolve and grow, so will he, “my experience, skills and background have prepared me for the numerous roles and challenges that companies and industry face on a daily basis and if I require knowledge in a certain area, I will learn and incorporate it into my foundation to make it stronger and more versatile as time goes on.” We have no doubt that Dr. Friedrich will help provide a strong foundation both for Belgium Campus’ curriculum, as well as for the innovative projects that continue to mushroom from Botlhale Village. We, along with our students, are excited for the future!

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Will Belgium Campus Win the Cup?

Will Belgium Campus Win the Cup? Belgium Campus has been invited to take part in the 2019 Entelect Challenge University Cup on the 3rd of August 2019. “This will be our first year taking part in the challenge and I am thrilled that we received an invitation,” beamed Administrative Dean, Thinus Kritzinger. The challenge is a team-based hackathon, where students in teams of 2 or 3 are challenged to create solutions to a coding problem. It provides a unique opportunity for students to showcase their coding capabilities in a fun and rewarding way, while also preparing them for future hackathons like the main Entelect Challenge. The challenge is open to any undergraduate students registered at a South African University and institutions from across the country have been invited to take part virtually. This will not be Belgium Campus’ first hackathon. Belgium Campus has participated in a number of hackathons including Hack the Waste, as well as the Google Hash Code hackathon where we placed 4th in South Africa. Kritzinger encourages all students to take part in the upcoming challenge, “I believe our students are more than capable of excelling at this challenge and I encourage students from all our campuses and from all years of study to participate.” The challenge will take place between 8:30am and 3pm and there are a number of prizes up for grabs. Each member of the winning team will receive a gaming laptop, tickets to Comic Con Africa to attend the main Entelect Challenge, as well as some of the latest IoT devices for their university’s lab. The prizes will be awarded to the winning team at Comic Con Africa in September. Registrations open on the 22nd July 2019 and your teams must be formed on the portal by 12pm, midday, on the 2nd of August 2019. For more information or to register, go to the following link: https://challenge.entelect.co.za/portal

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June Exam Results

June Exam Results Congratulations to our students for receiving an overall qualification rate of 85% and an overall pass rate of 87% for the past June exams. We are extremely proud of all of you and we are excited for the term ahead. Our Tshwane campus wrote a total of 1238 exams and received an 83% percent qualification rate and an 86% pass rate. Our Ekurhuleni campus wrote a total of 402 exams and received a 90% percent qualification rate and a 91% pass rate. Our Nelson Mandela Bay campus wrote a total of 121 exams and received an 84% percent qualification rate and a 92% pass rate. Exam reviews will take place on the 16th and the 23rd of August 2019. If you would like to have your results reviewed by a senior lecturer, please apply through your Canvas portal before the 2nd of August 2019. We are more than halfway through the year and the finish line is in site, continue to work hard and make us, your parents and most importantly yourselves proud.

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