{"id":18822,"date":"2025-01-31T12:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T12:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=18822"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:31:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:31:01","slug":"vut-wins-golden-arrow-award-for-excellence-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/vut-wins-golden-arrow-award-for-excellence-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"VUT e thopa Sefoka sa Golden Arrow sa bokgoni bjo bobotse thutong ya godimo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cVUT e thopa Sefoka sa PMR.africa sa Golden Arrow sa bokgoni bjo bobotse thutong ya godimo, go lemoga boitlhamelo, boetapele, le khuet\u0161o ya set\u0161haba ka Sedibeng.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>31 Pherekgong 2025 | Pale: Qhawekazi Memani. Photo: E filwe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 2 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-1024x813.jpg\" alt=\"VUT wins Golden Arrow Award for excellence in higher education\" class=\"wp-image-18824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-1024x813.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-768x610.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-1536x1220.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-2048x1626.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PMRAFRICA-IMAGE-Ndumi-and-Venessa-15x12.jpg 15w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) e bont\u0161hit\u0161e gape boikgafo bja yona bja bokgoni ka go thopa Sefoka sa Motsu wa Gauta ka legoro la Thuto ya Godimo\/Dihlongwa t\u0161a Maemo a Godimo Moletlong wa Difoka t\u0161a Bokgoni bja Kgwebo t\u0161a Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o t\u0161a Selete t\u0161a Sedibeng t\u0161a PMR.africa ka la 30 Pherekgong 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bao ba emet\u0161ego VUT mo tiragalong ye ya maemo e be e le Mohumagadi Venessa Bradbury, Molaodi yo Mogolo ka Kantorong ya Motlat\u0161amokhanselara wa VUT, le Mohumagadi Ndumi Lufele, Molaodi wa Dikamano t\u0161a Bakgathatema. Tiragalo ye, yeo e swerwego ke PMR.africa, e lemogile dihlongwa, dikhamphani, le batho bao ba bont\u0161hit\u0161ego tiragat\u0161o ye e kgahli\u0161ago mo ngwageng wo o fetilego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sefoka sa Motsu wa Gauta se laet\u0161a boikgafo bjo bo t\u0161welago pele bja VUT bja go hlohlelet\u0161a kgolo ya ekonomi le tlhabollo ka seleteng sa Sedibeng, go laet\u0161a bokgoni bjo bo ikgethilego bja taolo, go thekga pu\u0161o ye maatla ya dikhamphani, le go godi\u0161a boitlhamelo le boetapele bja leina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molaet\u0161a wa tiragalo ye o be o le molaleng: ka morago ga setheo se sengwe le se sengwe seo se atlegilego go na le sehlopha se se ineet\u0161ego. PMR.africa e gatelet\u0161e bohlokwa bja go lemoga seabe sa setho se sengwe le se sengwe sa ba\u0161omi, e \u0161upa kanegelo ye e tumilego ya mohlokomedi wa ntlo ya NASA\u2014mohlala wo gant\u0161i o tsopolwago ke Motlat\u0161amokhanselara wa VUT, Moprofesara Khehla Ndlovu. Ge a bot\u0161i\u0161wa ke Mopresidente wa nakong yeo Richard Nixon gore o dira eng, mohlokomedi wa ntlo o ile a araba ka gore: \u201cKe romela batho ngwedi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kanegelo ye e gatelela filosofi ya gore motho yo mongwe le yo mongwe ka gare ga setheo, go sa \u0161et\u0161we tema ya gagwe, o kgatha tema ye bohlokwa katlegong ya sona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sefoka se ke bohlatse bja mo\u0161omo o thata le boineelo bja boetapele bja VUT, ba\u0161omi, baithuti, le bakgathatema. Bjalo ka ge filosofi ya borulaganyi ya PMR.africa e bolela, yeo e budulet\u0161wego ke Mohlomphegi Isaac Newton: \u201cKe feela ka go ema magetleng a dit\u0161haba t\u0161eo ke di bonego go ya pele.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boikgafo bja VUT go bokgoni bja thuto, boitlhamelo, le khuet\u0161o ya set\u0161haba bo t\u0161wela pele go e bea maemong bjalo ka moetapele thutong ya godimo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a laet\u0161a lethabo la gagwe ka phihlelelo ye, Mohumagadi Ndumi Lufele, Molaodi wa Dikamano t\u0161a Bakgathatema, o abelane ka gore: &quot;Ke temogo ye e makat\u0161ago gakaakang go VUT! Go thopa Sefoka sa Motsu wa Gauta ke bohlatse bja boikgafo bja rena bjo bo sa \u0161i\u0161inyegego bja bokgoni, boitlhamelo, le go tsenela bakgathatema mo go nago le khuet\u0161o.Phihlelelo ye ke ya moithuti yo mongwe le yo mongwe, wa thuto, le leloko la ba\u0161omi leo le tsenyago letsogo go setheo sa rena katlego, re bopa bokamoso bja thuto e phagamego, gomme se ke mathomo feela!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Re lebogi\u0161a set\u0161haba ka moka sa VUT ka temogo ye yeo e swanet\u0161ego!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mabapi le PMR.africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PMR.africa, karolo ya CJ Hattingh &amp; Sons, ke khamphani ya go tuma ya boelet\u0161i le dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o ka Afrika Borwa, e phatlalat\u0161a jenale ya kgwebo le sefala sa inthanete go www.pmrafrica.com.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;VUT wins PMR.africa\u2019s Golden Arrow Award for excellence in higher education, recognising innovation, 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