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Sasol SuperLead PodcastSuperLead Podcast Episode 76 with Prof Tawana Kupe, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, discussing how to maximise impact through the efficient use of limited resourcesOn this podcast, Maanda Tshifularo interviewed with Prof Tawana Kupe Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria. We unpacked key insights from his journey of leadership excellence, his philosophy of maximising impact with limited resources, future of learning, digital transformation and so much more. He gave us a fantastic challenge and recommended Ousmane Sembene’s book titled “God’s bit of woods”.2023-10-2245 min
Mazungumzo - African Scholarly ConversationsFeature Episode: Regional Open Science Dialogue in Southern Africa Day 1 Part 1This episode features highlights from the two-day Southern Africa Regional Open Science Dialogue held at the University of Pretoria in April 2023.
This engagement brought together higher education stakeholders from Southern Africa who explored key themes over the two days, such as rethinking research assessment and incentivization in academia with the aim to foster the adoption of Open Science and Open Access principles within the region.
The workshop is part of an ongoing series of high-level Open Science dialogue workshops targeting institutional leadership in AAU member regions and universities with the objective of raising knowledge and...2023-08-2330 min
News24 On AirA probe, premature exit and hearsay – unpacking Tawana Kupe's University of Pretoria sagaOn Tuesday, the University of Pretoria confirmed that Vice-Chancellor and Principal Tawana Kupe had resigned. Kupe will leave the institution next month, having been cleared of a sexual harassment allegation that the organisation investigated.
Listen to News24's Mihlali Ntsabo in conversation with News24 reporter Marvin Charles as they discuss the fallout2023-06-1410 min
Tuks FM 107.2UP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kupe, chats Africa Week 2023 on Tuks FM 107.2UP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tawana Kupe, chats about Africa Week 2023 - The University of Pretoria's biennial science leadership event. INVITATION: Africa Week 2023: OPEN AFRICA, OPEN SCIENCE2023-05-1804 minTuks FM 107.2 PodcastsUP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Kupe, chats Africa Week 2023 on Tuks FM 107.2UP Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tawana Kupe, chats about Africa Week 2023 - The University of Pretoria's biennial science leadership event. INVITATION: Africa Week 2023: OPEN AFRICA, OPEN SCIENCE2023-05-1804 min
MSU Today with Russ WhiteMSU Alliance Dedicated to Using Knowledge to Transform Lives Around the World and in AfricaTawana Kupe is the vice chancellor of the University of Pretoria in South Africa. In December 2019, Professor Kupe was awarded an honorary doctorate degree in Humanities by Michigan State University. He’s on the advisory board for the Alliance for African Partnerships.Founded by Michigan State University in 2016 in collaboration with African colleagues, the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP) is a consortium of MSU, ten leading African universities, and a distinguished network for African research institutes. AAP members are committed to working in equitable partnership to transform lives and address global challenges. The AAP builds on MS...2023-03-2612 min
Boardroom BanterEP #54: The New Classroom; Adapting To The Changing Landscape Of Education w/ Prof. Tawana Kupe- Vice Chancellor, University Of PretoriaIn a rapidly modernized world, the pressure on educators to keep up with workforce demands and the increasingly liberal access to learning materials grows daily.
In this episode, we sit down with Professor Tawana Kupe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, to discuss how a blended approach to education can bridge the digital divide and better prepare students for the 21st-century workforce.
Professor Kupe unpacks the history of how digitalization and internet connections have revolutionized education in Africa and emphasizes the need for universities to update their curriculum continuously to keep up with...2023-02-2846 min
Obehi Podcast: In-depth interviewsLearning about the Future of Work in Africa with Prof Tawana Kupe, Pretoria, South AfricaIn this episode of Obehi podcast, we will learn about the Future of Work in Africa with Prof Tawana Kupe, Pretoria, South Africa. Prof. Tawana is the Vice-Chancellor and principal of the University of Pretoria, South Africa. In this episode, we talk about the Future of Work in Africa.
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The TuksVillage PodcastAfrica MonthThis week, we have a very special surprise for you, our listeners.
Kyle is joined by the one and only, Professor Tawana Kupe (the Vice-Chancellor of the university of Pretoria). Kyle and Prof Kupe take a deeper dive into what Africa Month commemorates, the future prospects of Africa and along the way we learn a bit more about who Prof Kupe is.
All that and more on this episode of the TuksVillage Podcast!2022-05-2523 min
Pasha - from The Conversation AfricaTechnology for education has huge potential: partnerships can widen access The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted normal contact learning in education systems worldwide. Technology became an essential tool for learning and it has great potential beyond the pandemic. For one thing, it enables more interactivity than some old styles of teaching.
But there are a number of barriers to using technology more widely in education. Users need data, a device and a learning management system. They need training in the skills to learn and teach online, and support for troubleshooting. Internet access may be seen as a human right, but Africa’s digital divide means that in reality not ev...2022-02-0609 min
LeadUP PodcastSpecial episode: Professor Tawana Kupe, UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal, reflects on leadership lessons from our podcastsProfessor Tawana Kupe is not only Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, but a big fan of the LeadUP Podcast! In this special episode to wrap up this first season of the podcast, Prof Kupe reflects on some of the highlights of our previous interviews with UP alumni, and shares his own experiences of leadership. On this episode he speaks about:His ‘why’, and the purpose guiding him. The importance of reflection as a leader.The privilege of being a leader and bringing energy to the role.Bringing power and kindness to your le...2021-12-2038 min
Classic 1027Roundtable discussion: The Future of WorkProfessor Brian Schmidt, distinguished professor of Astronomy, the 12th Vice-Chancellor of Australia National University, And one of Australia's most eminent scientists. Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Laura Sprechmann, Nobel Prize Outreach CEO
And the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Tawana Kupe2021-06-0231 minClassic BusinessRoundtable discussion: The Future of WorkProfessor Brian Schmidt, distinguished professor of Astronomy, the 12th Vice-Chancellor of Australia National University, And one of Australia's most eminent scientists. Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics
Laura Sprechmann, Nobel Prize Outreach CEO
And the Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Pretoria, Prof Tawana Kupe Classic1027 on Twitter #ClassicBusiness · Classic1027 on Facebook #ClassicBusiness2021-06-0231 min
Saturdays with JennyThe Future Of Work An Event With Nobel LaureatesJenny Crwys-Williams has a talk with Prof Tawana Kupe from the University of Pretoria and Laura Sprechmann from Nobel Prize Outreach about a Nobel Prize Dialogue on The Future of Work. kaya fm2021-05-1521 min
Jenny's CornerThe Future Of Work An Event With Nobel LaureatesJenny Crwys-Williams has a talk with Prof Tawana Kupe from the University of Pretoria and Laura Sprechmann from Nobel Prize Outreach about a Nobel Prize Dialogue on The Future of Work.2021-05-1521 min
Life HappensWorld Press Freedom Day: Reimagining the MediaWorld Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May annually.This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme ‘Information as a Public Good’GUEST: By Prof TAWANA KUPE - Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of Pretoria.2021-05-0317 min
The Ground Floor with Jc SteynTGFP #0005 - Tawana KupeProfessor Tawana Kupe is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pretoria, and a Pan-Africanist activist. Together, we talk about the African Union, the coronavirus and its effects on students, and the plans for students moving forward.2020-11-1859 min
Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) seminarsHSRC Seminar: HSRC-USAf Dialogue Series: The Impact of COVID-19 on Different Student GroupsHSRC Seminar: HSRC-USAf Dialogue Series: The Impact of COVID-19 on Different Student Groups
22 June 2020
Online seminar
Overview: The first in the new HSRC-USAf Dialogue Series celebrates Youth Month by focusing on the impact of universities’ COVID-19 response on different groups of students. Following the welcome to the new series by the respective Heads of the HSRC and USAf, Prof. Crain Soudien facilitates five distinct inputs on the impact of universities’ COVID-19 responses on different groups of students. What have been the various responses? How have their impacts on different student groups been mitigated? What is the emerging post-lockdown plan? These short pres...2020-08-171h 43
Tuks FM 107.2 PodcastsTuks TalksIn this excerpt of the first ever episode of Tuks Talks, conversation revolved around whether language dictates culture. Tuks Talks featured the University of Pretoria's Rector and Vice Chancellor, Prof Tawana Kupe, UP's SRC President, David Kabwa, UP lecturer and academic, Dr Joel Modiri, Jacobus Cordier, SRC head of facilities, safety and security, and Liberty Radio Award winner and Tuks FM Graduate Intern, Kea Boya.2019-04-2305 minTuks FM 107.2Tuks TalksIn this excerpt of the first ever episode of Tuks Talks, conversation revolved around whether language dictates culture. Tuks Talks featured the University of Pretoria's Rector and Vice Chancellor, Prof Tawana Kupe, UP's SRC President, David Kabwa, UP lecturer and academic, Dr Joel Modiri, Jacobus Cordier, SRC head of facilities, safety and security, and Liberty Radio Award winner and Tuks FM Graduate Intern, Kea Boya.2019-04-2305 minTuks FM 107.2 PodcastsTuks TalksThe first ever episode of Tuks Talks featured the University of Pretoria's Rector and Vice Chancellor, Prof Tawana Kupe, UP's SRC President, David Kabwa, UP lecturer and academic, Dr Joel Modiri, Jacobus Cordier, SRC head of facilities, safety and security, and Liberty Radio Award winner and Tuks FM Graduate Intern, Kea Boya.2019-04-2305 minTuks FM 107.2Tuks TalksThe first ever episode of Tuks Talks featured the University of Pretoria's Rector and Vice Chancellor, Prof Tawana Kupe, UP's SRC President, David Kabwa, UP lecturer and academic, Dr Joel Modiri, Jacobus Cordier, SRC head of facilities, safety and security, and Liberty Radio Award winner and Tuks FM Graduate Intern, Kea Boya.2019-04-2305 minTuks FM 107.2 PodcastsProfessor Tawana Kupe Talks About The Tuks FM-Menlyn Mall Student DriveOn the 14th of February Vice-Chancellor and Principle, Professor Tawana Kupe, visited Menlyn Mall to donate towards the Tuks FM and Menlyn Mall #Back2Varisty student drive. He also spoke to Kopano and Max, encouraging the community to donate to the cause.2019-02-1507 min
Radio Days Africa#RDA18: Welcomeoin Prof. Tawana Kupe (Vice-Principal: The University of the Witwatersrand) and Ms. Nadia Bulbulia (Executive Director: The National Association of Broadcasters) at the opening of the 9th edition of Radio Days Africa. Event Website2018-07-0407 minRDA 2018 #storyteller#RDA18: Welcomeoin Prof. Tawana Kupe (Vice-Principal: The University of the Witwatersrand) and Ms. Nadia Bulbulia (Executive Director: The National Association of Broadcasters) at the opening of the 9th edition of Radio Days Africa.2018-07-0407 min
RDA 2017 #futuretuned#RDA17: Welcome#RDA17 Welcome: Join Prof. Tawana Kupe, Vice Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand and Ms. Nadia Bulbulia, Executive Director of the National Association of Broadcasters, at the opening of the 8th edition of Radio Days Africa, #futuretuned Programme2017-07-0537 min
Africa of the FutureMedia freedom and media in AfricaIn this week’s edition of Africa of the Future, we continue to focus on media freedom and in addition we look at community media in Africa. We find out if community media can be an alternative to mainstream media. This time around we feature Prof. Tawana Kupe, deputy vice chancellor and vice principal at the University of Witwatersrand and Yengwayo Kutta, second vice president of AMARC International. This is a non-governmental organization of 4000 and community radio stations and associates in 150 countries.2017-02-2840 min
Afternoon TalkWHAT SHOULD THE ROLE OF PARENTS BE IN THE #FEESMUSTFALL PROTESTS?Irvin Phejane– Parent whose Child is affected by the #FeesMustFall Movement Guest: Pinky Khoabane – Social Commentator Writer and ColumnistGuest: Mr Ramafala Ramatshosa – Spokesperson for the Higher Education Transformation Network (InStudio)Prof Tawana Kupe – Deputy Vice-Chancellor -University of WitwatersrandLwando Majiza - SASCO National Organiser2016-09-261h 02
RDA 2016 #radiowontfall#RDA16: Welcome (29-06-2016)Prof. Franz Kruger, Director of Wits Radio Academy opens the conference with guest speakers Nadia Bulbulia and Tawana Kupe2016-06-2931 min