{"id":44188,"date":"2026-10-07T15:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T15:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44188"},"modified":"2026-10-14T07:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T07:39:19","slug":"industry-exposure-empowers-vut-women-engineering-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/nso\/industry-exposure-empowers-vut-women-engineering-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Go pepent\u0161hwa ga intasteri go matlafat\u0161a baithuti ba basadi ba boent\u0161enere ba VUT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cBaithuti ba VUT Chemical Engineering ba etet\u0161e Setei\u0161ene sa Mohlagase sa Lethabo, ba hwet\u0161a go pepent\u0161hwa ga intasteri ye e \u0161omago mola ba hlohlelet\u0161a basadi ba bant\u0161i ba bafsa go phegelela me\u0161omo ya boent\u0161enere.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>07 Diphalane 2026 | Pale ka: Thomas Rasehloka| Seswant\u0161ho: Peter Masela<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Metsotso e 3 nako ya go bala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 0; background: #000;\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/55554060306_43a7361e3c_o.webp\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n    <figcaption style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0; padding: 8px 10px; text-align: left; color: #fff; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; background: #000; box-sizing: border-box;\">\n  Baithuti ba VUT Chemical Engineering ba etet\u0161e Setei\u0161ene sa Mohlagase sa Lethabo, ba hwet\u0161a go pepent\u0161hwa ga bohlokwa ga intasteri ye e \u0161omago mola ba hlohlelet\u0161a basadi ba bant\u0161i ba bafsa go phegelela me\u0161omo ya boent\u0161enere.\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go sehlopha sa baithuti ba Semester 4 sa Boent\u0161enere bja Dikhemikhale go t\u0161wa Lefapheng la Boent\u0161enere le Theknolot\u0161i (FET) Yunibesithing ya Theknolot\u0161i ya Vaal (VUT), diketelo t\u0161a thuto go Setei\u0161ene sa Mohlagase sa Lethabo sa Eskom ka la 17 le la 21 Lewedi 2026 di file go feta temogo ya sethekniki. Maitemogelo a file sebaka sa bohlokwa sa go kgokaganya thuto ya ka phapo\u0161ing le mokgwa wa intasteri mola a hlohlelet\u0161a basadi ba bant\u0161i ba bafsa go phegelela me\u0161omo ya boent\u0161enere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diketelo t\u0161e di pepent\u0161hit\u0161e baithuti go didiri\u0161wa t\u0161a tekanyo ya intasteri, ditshepedi\u0161o t\u0161a tshepedi\u0161o le ditikologo t\u0161a boent\u0161enere bja profe\u0161enale, go ba kgont\u0161ha go bona ka no\u0161i ka fao dikgopolo t\u0161a teori t\u0161eo di rutwago ka ditherong le dilaporathoring di diri\u0161wago ka gona ka tiri\u0161ong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ngaka Kentse Motsetse, Hlogo ya Mo\u0161omo ya Kgoro ya Boent\u0161enere bja Dikhemikhale le Metallurgical (CME), o bolet\u0161e gore go pepent\u0161hwa ga intasteri go kgatha tema ye bohlokwa go loki\u0161et\u0161a baithuti go ya mo\u0161omong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O hlalosit\u0161e gore baithuti ba rutwa go hlama le go lekanyet\u0161a bogolo bja didiri\u0161wa t\u0161a boent\u0161enere gomme ka tlwaelo ba pepent\u0161hwa ditshepedi\u0161ong t\u0161a panka le t\u0161a tekanyo ya go lekelet\u0161a ka dilaboratoring. Diketelo t\u0161a intasteri di fa sebaka sa go lebelela dikgopolo t\u0161e di diri\u0161wago ka tekanyo ya t\u0161welet\u0161o ye kgolo kudu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRe setheo seo se t\u0161welet\u0161ago baithuti bao ba loket\u0161ego intasteri,\u201d a realo Ngaka Motsetse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O okedit\u0161e ka gore maitemogelo a bjalo a thu\u0161a baithuti go kwe\u0161i\u0161a gakaone ditiro t\u0161a intasteri mola a maatlafat\u0161a tshepo ya bengme\u0161omo ka ga boleng le go itoki\u0161et\u0161a ga dialoga t\u0161a VUT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ngaka Motsetse o laedit\u0161e gape bohlokwa bja go hlohlelet\u0161a go kgatha tema mo gogolo ga basadi ka go boent\u0161enere. 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Nekhubvi o bolet\u0161e gore o got\u0161e a ekwa dikgopolo t\u0161a gore boent\u0161enere ke t\u0161hemo ya banna, eup\u0161a go bona baent\u0161eneare ba basadi ka intastering le ka gare ga Yunibesithi go hlohla dikgopolo t\u0161eo t\u0161e di sa swanego gomme gwa mo fa boitshepo bjo bo mpshafadit\u0161wego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O hlohleledit\u0161e basadi ba bafsa bao ba naganago ka me\u0161omo ya boent\u0161enere go phegelela maikemi\u0161et\u0161o a bona ntle le go dikadika, a gatelela gore basadi ba na le bokgoni bja go atlega le go atlega mo\u0161omong wo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diketelo t\u0161a Setei\u0161ene sa Mohlagase sa Lethabo di file baithuti sebaka sa go boledi\u0161ana thwii le intasteri, go diri\u0161ana le ditsebi t\u0161eo di itlwaet\u0161ago le go hwet\u0161a kwe\u0161i\u0161o ye e kwagalago ya dibaka t\u0161a mo\u0161omo t\u0161eo di lego gona go bona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka maitapi\u0161o a go 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