by Kegorapetse | Feb 22, 2021 | All News, Student Media
Students are invited to apply for a student academic assistant (SAA) role within the Student Support Unit of CUTL for the year 2021. The purpose of this post is to assist the Unit in delivering academic support and administration to students in all Schools. The academic support will be offered in the form of individual and group advisory sessions and workshops.
Minimum Requirements:
• A minimum academic performance of 65% average in the previous year (2020 academic year) of study
• Must have successfully completed a module in Psychology or related field
For more details, please follow the link below:
Advert_Student-Advisers_2021_Final
by Kegorapetse | Feb 22, 2021 | All News, Student Media
Students are invited to apply for appointment in the residence mentorship program (RMP) within the Student Support Unit of CUTL for the year 2021. The purpose of this post is to assist the Unit in delivering mentorship to senior students (2nd year and above) at SMU residences. Residence mentorship will be coordinated by CUTL through the office of the Student Academic Development and Support.
The primary responsibilities for a Mentor include:
1. Attend ALL SMP training sessions
2. Schedule and conduct structured mentorship sessions at least once per week (a total of 4 sessions a month)
3. Provide regular feedback through sessions reports to CUTL
For more details, please follow the link below:
Advert_Residence_Student-Mentorship-Programme_2021_Final
by Kegorapetse | Feb 22, 2021 | All News, Student Media
Students are invited to apply for appointment in the First Year Experience Student Mentorship Program (SMP) within the Student Support Unit of CUTL for the year 2021. The purpose of this post is to assist the Unit in delivering First Year Experience mentorship program to 2021 first year students. The aim of this program is to prepare first time entering students for university life and thus improve student experience, retention and success. The SMP will be coordinated by CUTL through the office of the Student Academic
Development and Support Unit.
The primary responsibilities for a Mentor include:
• Attend all mentorship-training sessions that are offered in the year.
• Mentor and be responsible for the first year entering students (Mentees) with whom they have been paired.
• Organise at least one mentorship session a week for 30 minutes, during which they shall assist their Mentees with life-skills and provide advise about course content throughout the academic year.
• Meet each of their Mentees individually at least once in every two months to determine his/her progress, needs and challenges.
• Fully prepare for and attend all sessions that they plan for the Mentees.
• Assist their Mentees in a manner that is pleasant, firm, educational and socially/emotionally beneficial.
• Maintain confidentiality in respect of their Mentees.
• Submit monthly schedules of your sessions and all required attendance records/registers, weekly session reports and observation forms.
Minimum Requirements
• A minimum of 60% average in the previous year (2020 academic year) of study
• Must have successfully completed 1st year of study
For more details, please follow the link below:
Download: Advert First Year Experience Student Mentorship Programme 2021 Final
by Kegorapetse | Feb 22, 2021 | All News, Student Media
Final Selection, Admission and Registration of 2021
We would like to start off by thanking you for choosing to study at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) in 2021. As a way of keeping you informed of the developments in respect of timelines for final selection and admission decisions, and the registration activities for the 2021 academic year, kindly be informed that:
- Final selections will be made after the release of Grade 12 results on 23 February 2021.
- Applicants will be informed of the outcome of their applications through an email, phone or sms as and when decisions are made by the School Selection Committees
- Applicants can also check the status of their applications on the SMU website (using self-help portal).
- Successful applicants are expected to accept/decline their offers within three (3) days upon receipt of such an offer. Failure to accept an offer within three (3) days will result in the offer being given to another applicant because there are limited places available for all our academic programmes.
- Successful applicants will be given more information about registration and fees after they have accepted their study offers. Such information will also be made available on the University website.
- Successful applicants will, after being registered, be required to attend an online orientation programme where they will be informed of the University, its structures and important services available to students and other related matters. The details will be communicated to successful applicants by the Department of Marketing and Communication.
PLEASE NOTE
- The University receives more applications than the number of available spaces.
- Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission into the University programmes.
- There are limited places available in University residences and admission to study at SMU does not guarantee a place in either a University-owned or leased residence. The places are awarded on a first come, first served basis and the University is not obliged to provide a place in the residence.
- Late applications and/or walk-ins will NOT be allowed as the University has already received large volumes of applications for each of the programmes on offer.
- The selection of transfer applicants (within SMU and from other Universities) will take place from the 1st of March 2021, after the release of SMU results for the 2020 academic year.
- Except by invitation from the University, applicants should not come to the campus because of challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enquiries related to selection/admission/registration should be emailed to: apply@smu.ac.za Applicants should write their names in full and use their student number in their correspondence with the University.
Telephonic enquiries related to selection/admission/registration should be directed to the following numbers: 012 521 4204/ 4319 /4644 /5057
Issued by:
Office of the Registrar
19 February 2021
Download: Notice to FTENS 2021 24 Feb
by Kegorapetse | Feb 21, 2021 | Accolades and Achievements
Media Statement
21 February 2021
For Immediate Release
As the Coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University together with the South African Vaccination and Immunisation Centre will tomorrow Monday 22 February 2021 hold a panel discussion and presentation to share scientific information on Vaccines and various aspects of tackling Covid-19.
An assortment of distinguished academics and experts from the SMU and SAVIC are lined up to separate science from fiction by sharing their insights on the current debates taking place in South Africa and across the globe. The discussions are an integral part of the University’s community engagement efforts to help address bigger challenges facing Africa and the World. Furthermore, it is expected that the debates and diverse views shared by the experts will help engender awareness and debunk myths around vaccines and Covid-19 in public.
The panel will comprise of the following leading experts and academics:
- Professor Rose Burnett, Head of SAVIC and a member of the National Advisory Group on Immunisation
- Professor Hannelie Meyer from the Public Health Pharmacy and Management division at SMU and Chair of NISEC
- Dr Lufuno Razwiedani from Community Health and member of the Provincial and District outbreak response team and member of SAVIC
- DR Temitayo Famoroti, a clinical virologist and member of SAVIC
The session will be presented by Dr Andrew Musyoki from the SMU department of microbiology and Deputy Head of SAVIC and Professor Dini Mawela, the Deputy Dean of SMU School of Medicine will chair the session.
To be part of the virtual discussions please use the following details:
To join the meeting: https://eu.bbcollab.com/guest/fb4cae47ef6d4535b0b4d0eec68bab2d
For registration: https://forms.gle/rViB3AnZfMyZtSbQ6
Date: 22 February 2021
Time: 12h00 – 14h00
The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University is home to leading health experts and boasts NRF rated researchers, scientists and academics.
Issued by the Marketing & Communication
For more details, please contact Dr Eric Pule, email address eric.pule@smu.ac.za
Phone 012 521 4563 Cell: 0635035587
Website: www.smu.ac.za
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