Professor Ochieng wins 2017 NSTF Award for Engineering Capacity Development
Professor Ochieng wins 2017 NSTF Award for Engineering Capacity Development
The Research Directorate would like to congratulate Prof Ochieng Aoyi on winning the award in the category: Engineering Capacity Development by individuals over the last 5-10 years.
By Vaal University of Technology Research Directorate
The National Sciences and Technology Forum (NSTF) South32 Awards, were held at a prestigious Gala Dinner in Gauteng on Thursday, 29 June 2017. It is the 19th Celebration of this flagship project of the National Sciences and Technology Forum (NSTF).
The national NSTF-South32 Awards are the largest SET and innovation awards in South Africa. They are known as the ‘Science Oscars’ and were the first science awards in the country. The focus is on spreading information about SET to the public, which includes the year-long engagement programme with students and learners called the ‘Share ‘n Dare’ programme.
The NSTF Brilliants Programme recognizes the top matric achievers in mathematics and physical science and exposes them to the SET network.