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2019 Postgraduate Bursary Opportunity

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2019 Postgraduate Bursary Opportunity Presentation!!!

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be visiting Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University SMU to address students about the CSIR Postgraduate Bursary opportunities.

All interested Science and Technology students who intend to register for Honours/Masters or PhD studies in 2019 are invited to attend.

The supported research focus areas for Masters/Doctoral study are restricted to:

  • Aerospace
  • Composites
  • Modelling and digital sciences (data science, biometrics, cybersecurity, etc.)
  • Microsystems Technology
  • Titanium (manufacturing elements)
  • Photonics (free space communication, fibre-optics, laser welding and optics, etc.)
  • Biotechnology (Biopharming, bio- processing and bio – catalysis)
  • Information and Communications Technology

Examples of relevant major courses for those applying for Honours bursary are as follows:

  • Information Systems
  • Information Technology
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Statistics
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Biotechnology
  • Biochemistry
  • etc.
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical & Computer Engineering
  • Information Systems Management
  • Data Science
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Physics

Please if interested, RSVP with your name via e-mail to Ms. Jadah Matentji at jadah.matentji@smu.ac.za by  25 May 2018.

Date    :   28 May 2018

Venue:    CP3L001

Time   :   11:30 am

 

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