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Young researchers to assemble in Stellenbosch at the end of August
Author: SUNCEP / SUNSEP
Published: 24/08/2016

On 25 and 26 August, the Stellenbosch Town Hall will be a hive of activity when 287 students from 24 different schools will be showcasing their research projects at the Stellenbosch regional competition of the Expo for Young Scientists.

This national competition is the largest of its kind at school level in South Africa. Learners from all nine provinces may enrol in the competition in one of the 35 regions in the country.

Dr Trevor van Louw, Director of the Centre for Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education at Stellenbosch University (SUNCEP) says that the centre is very excited about the entries, especially about new schools participating for the first time this year.

SUNCEP in collaboration with the Faculty of Science is responsible for organising the Stellenbosch regional competition.

The projects will be assessed by approximately 80 volunteers – teachers, lecturers and postgraduate students from various faculties at Stellenbosch University, and employees of institutions like iTthemba Labs, Eskom and the South African Weather Bureau.

The judging starts on Thursday afternoon, 25 August. The competition will be open to the public from 11:00 on Friday, 26 August. Mr Yashren Reddi from Spaceteq (Denel) will address the participants at 14:00. The prize-giving will commence at 15:00.

A number of projects from each region will be selected to participate in the national competition in Johannesburg in October. On that occasion, learners can also be selected to represent South Africa at other international competitions.