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Building vital capacity for the world's biggest radio telescope (SKA)
2 December 2009 - While the MeerKAT telescope is being constructed in the Northern Cape, the South African SKA Youth into Science and Engineering Programme is feeding a steady stream of high-level expertise into the continent's SET system that will help Africa push the boundaries of radio astronomy and related sciences and technologies.
The SA SKA Project Postgraduate Bursary Conference a huge success
6 December 2008 - "I firmly believe that we should provide good, inspirational teachers and lecturers, but we also need to offer opportunities to young scientists. SKA is one of these projects that offer huge possibilities where they can develop the skills that they have acquired. I have all reason to believe that the next Nobel prize winner could come from the ranks of the SA SKA team," said Minister Mosibudi Mangena, Minister of Science and Technology, at the opening ceremony of the third annual SA SKA postgraduate bursary conference held in Stellenbosch from 1 – 5 December 2008.
Students impress at second SKA Bursary Conference
10 December 2007 -
About 80 delegates, including 27 postgraduate astronomy and engineering SA SKA bursary holders, attended the 2nd Annual Postgraduate Bursary Conference of South Africa's SKA / MeerKAT project.
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