{"id":23916,"date":"2025-06-24T07:29:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T07:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=23916"},"modified":"2025-07-25T07:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:57:25","slug":"kenyan-intelligence-university-eyes-strategic-ties-with-vut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/kenyan-intelligence-university-eyes-strategic-ties-with-vut\/","title":{"rendered":"Yunibesithi ya bohlale ya Kenya e lebelet\u0161e ditlemo t\u0161a maano le VUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cBaemedi go t\u0161wa Yunibesithing ya Boset\u0161haba ya Bohlale le Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o ya Kenya (NIRU) ba etet\u0161e VUT go lekanyet\u0161a pu\u0161o, boitlhamelo, le dika t\u0161a tiri\u0161ano ya yunibesithi ya Afrika.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>24 Mosegamanye 2025 | Pale Ka: Tshepiso Kaibe | Seswant\u0161ho: Naledi Nkosi<\/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=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-1024x411.webp\" alt=\"The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) recently hosted a high-level delegation from Kenya\u2019s National Intelligence and Research University (NIRU) for a strategic benchmarking visit focused on governance, innovation, and institutional collaboration.\" class=\"wp-image-23939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-1024x411.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-300x120.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-768x308.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-1536x616.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-18x7.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Career-Expo-16-jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yunibesithi ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT) e sa t\u0161wa go amogela kemedi ya maemo a godimo go t\u0161wa go Yunibesithi ya Boset\u0161haba ya Bohlale le Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o ya Kenya (NIRU) bakeng sa ketelo ya go lekanya maano yeo e lebant\u0161hit\u0161wego go taolo, boitlhamelo, le tiri\u0161ano ya setheo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NIRU, e lego yunibesithi ya mmu\u0161o ya bafsa ka Kenya yeo e ikgethilego mananeong a ka morago ga dithuto t\u0161a godimo ao a amanago le bohlale, e \u0161omile mengwaga ya ka fase ga ye mehlano. Ditlhagi\u0161o t\u0161a yona t\u0161a thuto di akaret\u0161a Bohlale bja Togamaano, T\u0161hirelet\u0161o ya Set\u0161haba, Kgokagano ya Togamaano, le Boitlhamelo bja Theknolot\u0161i, e lego dithuto t\u0161eo di rulagant\u0161wego go fihlelela tlhokego ye e golago ya Kenya ya t\u0161hirelet\u0161o ya set\u0161haba, nyaki\u0161i\u0161o le bokgoni bja boitlhamelo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mo\u0161omo wa go lekanyet\u0161a e bile karolo ya maitapi\u0161o a NIRU a go sepelelana le tlhabollo ya yona ya setheo le mekgwa ye mekaone go t\u0161wa diyunibesithing t\u0161e di hlomilwego kudu go ralala le kontinente. Baemedi ba boledi\u0161ane le mafapha a mmalwa a VUT, go akaret\u0161wa Theki\u0161o le Dikgokagano, Kantoro ya Bodit\u0161habat\u0161haba, Dikamano t\u0161a Di-Alumni, le diyuniti t\u0161e dingwe t\u0161e bohlokwa go kwe\u0161i\u0161a ka fao VUT e laolago ditiro t\u0161a yona le dikamano t\u0161a bakgathatema ka tikologong ya thuto ye e fetogago ya baithuti ba go feta 21,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se segolo sa ketelo ye e bile leeto la Phaka ya Mahlale le Theknolot\u0161i ya VUT ka Sebokeng. Ka lebaka la nepo ye maatla ya NIRU go saense le boitlhamelo, phaka e ile ya bonwa bjalo ka ntlha ya bohlokwa ya t\u0161hupet\u0161o ya tlhabollo ye e laolwago ke dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o le go tsenela set\u0161haba ka gare ga tlhako ya thuto ye e tsepamego theknolot\u0161ing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ge a amogela baeti, Ngaka Simphiwe Nelana, Motlat\u0161amotlat\u0161amokhanselara wa VUT: Dinyaki\u0161i\u0161o, Boitlhamelo, Kgwebo le Bodit\u0161habat\u0161haba, o gatelet\u0161e bohlokwa bja ditiri\u0161ano t\u0161e bjalo ka go maatlafat\u0161a ditiri\u0161ano t\u0161a kontinente. 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