{"id":44128,"date":"2026-10-06T14:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?p=44128"},"modified":"2026-10-06T14:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T14:06:49","slug":"vut-library-equips-researchers-with-skills-for-academic-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/st\/vut-library-equips-researchers-with-skills-for-academic-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Laeborari ea VUT e hlomella bafuputsi ka litsebo bakeng sa katleho ea thuto."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cThupelo ea Laeborari ea VUT ea &#x27;Rock Your Research&#x27; e matlafalitse baithuti le bafuputsi ka litsebo tse sebetsang mekhoeng ea lipatlisiso, tsebong ea tlhahisoleseling, boiketlong ba kelello le phatlalatsong ea lingoliloeng tsa thuto.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>06 Mphalane 2026 | Pale ka: Nontobeko Moimane| Set\u0161oant\u0161o: Sifiso Nomzaza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nako ea ho bala metsotso e 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 0 24px; padding: 0; background: #000;\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Rock-Your-Research.webp\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\">\n   \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;\">\nLaeborari ea VUT e kopanya bafuputsi ka thupelo ea &quot;Rock Your Research&quot;, e theha sethala sa ho ithuta, t\u0161ebelisano-&#x27;moho le ho matlafatsa litsebo tsa lipatlisiso.\n\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ho tloha ho laola tlhahisoleseding e ngata ho isa ho laola khatello ea maikutlo e amanang le lipatlisiso, baithuti le bafuputsi Univesithing ea Theknoloji ea Vaal (VUT) ba ile ba fuoa lisebelisoa tse sebetsang ho matlafatsa maeto a bona a thuto, thupelong ea Laeborari e bitsoang &#x27;Rock Your Research&#x27; e neng e t\u0161oaretsoe ka la 22 Loetse 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thupelo e ile ea kopanya baithuti, bafuputsi le litsebi tsa laeborari bakeng sa letoto la lithupelo tse nang le t\u0161ebelisano tse neng li etselitsoe ho etsa hore lipatlisiso li fumanehe habonolo, li laolehe, hape li be le t\u0161usumetso e kholo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha a bula lenaneo, Mof. Judith Ngcobo, Motsamaisi oa Lit\u0161ebeletso tsa Theknoloji Laeboraring ea VUT, o ile a totobatsa boitlamo ba Laeborari ba ho t\u0161ehetsa bafuputsi ho feta feela ho ba fa phihlello ea libuka le li-database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ketsahalo e ne e shebane le dintlha tsa bohlokwa tsa tshebetso ya dipatlisiso, ho kenyeletsa moralo wa dipatlisiso, tsebo ya ho sebedisa tlhahisoleseding, boiketlo ba kelello le phatlalatso ya diphatlalatso tsa borutegi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ha a ne a etella pele thupelo e nang le sehlooho se reng Ho tloha ho Imeloeng ho ea ho Fumana Matla: Ho Etsa Hore Lipatlisiso li Utloisisehe Habonolo bakeng sa Bafuputsi ba Bacha, Ngaka Musa Khumo, Motsamaisi oa Lit\u0161ebeletso tsa Bareki Laeboraring ea VUT, o khothalelitse bankakarolo ho nka lipatlisiso e le ts&#x27;ebetso e hlophisitsoeng e hahiloeng holim&#x27;a tharollo ea mathata, lipatlisiso le liqeto tse thehiloeng bopaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Re leka ka matla ho etsa bonnete ba hore re nolofalletsa dipatlisiso ho wena. Re batla ho kenya letsoho leetong la hao. Re batla ho ba karolo ya leeto la hao,&quot; ho boletse Ngaka Khumo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka mehlala e sebetsang, o ile a hlalosa mehopolo ea bohlokoa ea lipatlisiso e kang ho theha lipotso tsa lipatlisiso, ho theha merero, ho khetha mekhoa e loketseng le ho hlahloba lintlha. 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Ho ipehela meeli ke habohlokoa,&quot; a rialo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thupelo e boetse e hlometse bankakarolo ka lisebelisoa tsa ho fumana tlhahisoleseling ea thuto e t\u0161epahalang. Mof. Mpilo Hlongwa, Motsamaisi oa Laeborari ea Tlhahisoleseling, o tsebise ba bileng teng ka lisebelisoa tsa elektroniki tsa Univesithi le sethala sa Primo VE, a bont\u0161a maano a sebetsang hantle a ho fumana libuka tsa thuto, lingoloa tsa likoranta tsa thuto le lidaebese tsa lipatlisiso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c&quot;Se ye ho Google, tloo Laeboraring ea rona &#x27;me u sebelise li-database tsa rona tsa elektroniki e le hore u tla fumana mehloli ea tlhahisoleseling e t\u0161epahalang,&quot; a eletsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O kgothaditse baithuti le bafuputsi ho sebedisa ka botlalo mehlodi eo Yunivesithi e e rekeditseng le ho kopa thuso ho babadi ba laeborari ha ba kopana le mathata nakong ya dipatlisiso tsa dingolwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ntlha e &#x27;ngoe ea bohlokoa e neng e shebisisitsoe e ne e le phatlalatso ea lingoliloeng tsa thuto. Mof. 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