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TESIECS UWC Students – The Youth Energy Summit.
TESIECS UWC Students – Mr Nyasha Murimbika and Mr Samuel Tedesse at the Youth Energy Summit. YES is THE WORLD’S BIGGEST GATHERING OF YOUTH IN THE ENERGY GROUP starting 18-20 June 2025, CTICC 2, Cape Town, South Africa. We look forward to Nyasha and Samuel’s reflection on their experience in this historic event and how this event fits with their research focus on climate change and sustainable development. Nyasha’s research focuses on – The impact of philanthropy on climate change and rural livelihoods: A case of UTARIRI (STEWARDSHIP) in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Samuel on the other hand focuses on – Dynamics of food security and dietary quality in rural and urban areas amidst shocks: evidence from the socio-economic data of Ethiopia
Great Impactful Research!!! Well done guys!!!
Link for more details on the summit: https://youth-energy-summit.
TESIECS NUST WORKSHOP AND SKILLS SHARE
TESIECS UJ and TESIECS NUST engaged on a 3 day workshop which included skills and best practices sharing. The team visited a strawberry farm where one of NUST Postgraduate students was placed for practical experience. Engaging with the student was important for TESIECS because of the upcoming TESIECS student traineeship programme which requires students to be attached to work environments for training for a period of approximately 6 months. The visit to the strawberry farm and later the botanical gardens allowed for interaction with the placement organisations that form part of the many spaces where TESIECS students will be attached for training via TESIECS NUST.
Thank you TESIECS NUST for organizing the informative workshop
Publication by TESIECS UJ Masters in Social Impact Assessment Student: Mr Josua Uutoni
Josua Uutoni’s TESIECS Research focuses on Harnessing Green and Grey Infrastructures for Flood Mitigation and Prevention in Klipspruit. We look forward to more reflections on environmental issues, Josua. Thank you for the great and impactful work you are doing!!!
TESIECS UZ Workshop and Training
TESIECS UJ and UZ engaged on a best practices project management and implementation workshop at the University of Zimbabwe. This 3-day workshop and field trip included plans to welcome TESIECS UZ Students. During the workshop, the UZ team shared strategies they would put in place towards the project dissemination. The workshop which was led by UJ Coordinator, Dr Sinethemba Sidloyi was attended by the Professor Charlse Chavunduka – Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Professor Francis Machingura – Head of Postgraduate student center, TESIECS UZ Coordinators Dr Nyasha Mutsindikwa and Dr Willoughby Zimunya, TESIECS UZ Selection Panel Members – Dr Jeofry Mait and Mr Joel Chaeruka, Dr Thebeth Masunda from Development Studies. The international relations office was represented as well as all offices that with student administration and internationalization. Thank you TESIECS UZ for organizing the event.
TESIECS UWC welcomed its first students in 2025
Thank you TESIECS UWC team for organizing the event.
TESIECS Meeting and Networking Session at UWC
TESIECS started the year with a site visit, networking, planning for upcoming mobilities and connecting with professional staff members to get views of how best to tailor staff mobilities in ways that lead to effective skills share. The site visit included a stop at the nature reserve because environmental issues are at the centre of TESIECS’s focus. A visit to UWC would not be enough without a stop at the Mayibuye archives, for a moment of reflection on the country’s history.
TESIECS Information Session (UJ)
TESIECS Consortium Launch
TESIECS- Towards Enhancing Sustainable and Innovative Environmental Change Solutions’ the Intra-Africa Mobility Scheme is funded by the European Union (EU) and will facilitate long-term and short-term student and staff capacity enhancement and train cohorts of postgraduate students to be environmental thought leaders and sustainability champions. TESIECS has brought together four Universities in Southern Africa namely the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), the University of Botswana (UB), the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the University of the Western Cape (UWC) with UJ being the coordinating partner. Vrije University Amsterdam in the Netherlands is the technical partner of the project. TESIECS was launched at UJ’s Auckland Park Kingsway campus on Tuesday, 16 July 2024, kicking off what will be a fruitful four-year period, 2024-2027, of developing and promoting creative, locally contextual solutions to environmental challenges.
