At GovInn we believe that the university must be an open and welcoming place. That is why, to celebrate Mandela Day, we decided to invite local children and teenagers to visit the University with us. We, as well as our visitors, discovered a few gems of the campus, such as the Sci-ENZA lab, the library and its Makers laboratory, and the Camera Obscura. We ended our day with a funny -and fiercely competitive- football tournament at the Campus Sport fields.
We are looking forward to welcoming our new friends as students when they grow up!
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- GovInn Chris Nshimbi (back) revises his knowledge of physics at the SCI-ENZA lab
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- An explosive science show!
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- Having fun at the SCI-ENZA Lab.
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- We were as surprised as our guests to discover the University’s Camera Obscura…
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- … that can project the image of the whole city of Pretoria in one room
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- GovInn Gaia Manco stepped for once in front of the camera to get a snap with her pic-nic buddies
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- Junior researchers Amy Gilliam (pic.), Kirsty Agnew and Koen Dekeyser organised the Mandela Day at GovInn
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- GovInn Frank Mattheis answering the children’s questions about how he’s finding life in South Africa
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- “As soon as you get home, get yourself a library card!” recommends UP librarian Gerda Ehlers
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- Learning about the many -free- opportunities that the university library offers
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- The UP library hosts the Makers Lab, where students can freely work on their own projects, such as building robots…
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- …programming software and machines…
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- …and creating with 3D printers!
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- Director Lorenzo Fioramonti coaching his team… which ended up being the winning one!
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- Deputy director Chris Nshimbi playing the referee
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- Some of the best players in action
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- GovInn is a young team, but we couldn’t compete with the energy of our guests. We were exhausted at the end of the matches!
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- The winning team is in the first row!
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- Thank you very much for being with us today!
