{"id":33470,"date":"2026-03-17T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=33470"},"modified":"2026-03-17T10:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:16:27","slug":"a-journey-across-continents-as-vut-welcomes-aalen-university-student-jonas-schmid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/a-journey-across-continents-as-vut-welcomes-aalen-university-student-jonas-schmid\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeto la go putla dikontinente ge VUT e amogela moithuti wa Yunibesithi ya Aalen Jonas Schmid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cMoithuti wa phapant\u0161ho wa Mojeremane Jonas Schmid o thoma leeto la gagwe la thuto le set\u0161o kua VUT, a aga dikgokagano, a ithuta dipono t\u0161e mpsha le go amogela bophelo bja Afrika Borwa.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>17 Hlakubele 2026 | Pale ya: Ntebogeleng Digasu | Seswant\u0161ho: Keitumetse Mokgope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 3 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid-1024x651.webp\" alt=\"A journey across continents as VUT welcomes Aalen University student Jonas Schmid\" class=\"wp-image-33472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid-1024x651.webp 1024w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid-300x191.webp 300w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid-768x488.webp 768w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid-1536x976.webp 1536w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid-18x12.webp 18w, https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aalen-University-student-Jonas-Schmid.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go tloga gae go yo ithuta nageng e fapanego le ka mohla ga se feela mabapi le thuto. Ke mabapi le go gata ka gare ga seo se sa tsebjego, go ithuta go sepelasepela mafelong a mafsa le go hwet\u0161a ganyenyane-ganyenyane maikwelo a go ba wa gago kgole le selo se sengwe le se sengwe seo se tlwaelegilego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le ke leeto leo le tli\u0161it\u0161ego Morena Jonas Schmid go t\u0161wa Yunibesithing ya Aalen ka Jeremane go ya Yunibesithing ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT), moo a fihlilego ka la 29 Pherekgong 2026 go fet\u0161a semesetara sa mathomo sa ngwaga wa dithuto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go ba gona ga gagwe ka VUT ke karolo ya tiri\u0161ano ya kgale magareng ga dihlongwa t\u0161e pedi, eup\u0161a ka ntle ga ditumellano t\u0161a semmu\u0161o le ditlhako t\u0161a thuto go na le kanegelo ya motho ka no\u0161i kudu, ye nngwe ya go rata go tseba, sebete le go tlwaelana ka setu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ga bjale o phegelela legoro la master ka go Boent\u0161enere bja Diintasteri, Morena Schmid o kgethile VUT ka lebaka la neelano ya yona ye maatla ka dithutong t\u0161a boent\u0161enere t\u0161eo di sepelelanago le lefapha la gagwe la thuto. Nakong ya gagwe ya Yunibesithing, o phetha dimmojule t\u0161e nne t\u0161a ka morago ga dithuto t\u0161a godimo go ralala le Boent\u0161enere bja Diintasteri, Boent\u0161enere bja Met\u0161hene le Taolo ya Me\u0161omo, mola gape a tsenya letsogo go prot\u0161eke ya sehlopha sa Diploma ka Boent\u0161enere bja Diintasteri. Ka se, ga a tsenelele fela dithutong, eup\u0161a gape o bopa dikgokagano le baithuti-gotee le yena, a abelana dikgopolo le go ithuta go t\u0161wa go dipono t\u0161e di fapanego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lega go le bjalo, ke ka ntle ga phapo\u0161i ya dithero moo bont\u0161i bja thuto bo phuthollago gona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfrika Borwa ke naga ye e fapanego kudu gomme e fa dibaka t\u0161e nt\u0161i t\u0161a go hlahloba le go itemogela dilo t\u0161e mpsha,\u201d a nagani\u0161i\u0161a. \u201cE fapane kudu le Jeremane, gomme ke sa dut\u0161e ke tlwaela dibopego t\u0161e dingwe t\u0161a go dula mo, eup\u0161a batho ba bile botho kudu le go thu\u0161a, e lego seo se dirago gore go tlwaelana le maemo go be bonolo kudu.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bjale o dut\u0161e Main Residence, Morena Schmid o itemogela morethetho wa bophelo bja baithuti wo o fapanego le seo a se tsebago morago gae. O dumela gore diphapano t\u0161eo di ile t\u0161a nyaka gore go dirwe diphetogo, eup\u0161a gape di but\u0161e mojako wa kgolo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;VUT le tikologo ya bodulo ke t\u0161e mpsha go nna ebile di fapane kudu le seo ke se tlwaet\u0161ego kua Jeremane. Maemo a bophelo le thulaganyo ya mediro ya thuto di a fapana, ka ge kua Jeremane gant\u0161i dilo ka moka di rulagant\u0161we ka botlalo. Lega go le bjalo, ge e ba o ikemi\u0161edit\u0161e go tlwaelana le maemo, e ba phihlelo e botse ya go ithuta,\u201d a realo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ditsela t\u0161e dint\u0161i, kanegelo ya gagwe e bonagat\u0161a ya baithuti ba sa balegego bao ba fihlago yunibesithing ba rwele ditebelelo, feela go utolla gore mohola wa kgonthe o let\u0161e go seo ba bego ba se ba se letela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka ntle ga dithuto t\u0161a gagwe, Morena Schmid o amogela naga ka monagano wo o bulegilego. E ka ba go sepela, go aga segwera goba go ithuta maleme a maswa, ganyenyane-ganyenyane o iloga ka gare ga le\u0161ela la bophelo bja Afrika Borwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Nepo ya ka ke go ipshina ka nako ya ka mo le go bona mafelo a mant\u0161i ka mo Afrika Borwa ka mo go kgonegago. Gape ke nyaka go t\u0161wela pele go kopana le batho ba bafsa, go dira bagwera le go ithuta mant\u0161u a mmalwa go t\u0161wa malemeng a go fapana ao a bolelwago mo. Ka thuto, ke ikemi\u0161edit\u0161e go fet\u0161a dimmojule t\u0161a ka ka katlego, gomme ka kakaret\u0161o ke be le maitemogelo a bolokegilego le ao a sa lebalegego pele ke boela gae,&quot; a abelana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leeto la gagwe ke kgopot\u0161o ya gore go dira gore go be le bodit\u0161habat\u0161haba ga se fela ka ga ditiri\u0161ano t\u0161a dihlongwa. 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