Information technology management and NMMU

The Institute for ICT Advancement (IICTA) at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) plans to offer a suite of six short learning programmes (SLPs) to equip IT managers with the necessary skills to utilise and manage their IT resources effectively in their workplace. Each of these SLPs will be offered through e-learning (Moodle), allowing IT managers to enroll and study whilst conducting their normal day-to-day functions. These SLPs will run over a period of six months and will be offered twice a year. All six of the SLPs will be offered in an applied and practical manner, using the workplace as a case study environment… (more)

Electron microscope takes materials science to a new level

A R126-million Centre for High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy has opened at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) in Port Elizabeth. This will enable our scientists to analyse materials right down to atomic level. The newly completed centre puts South Africa on a par with international peers in terms of cutting-edge research facilities… (more)

In-car communication – how safe is our driving?

Visual, mechanical and cognitive distractions while driving are legion, but systems are now being developed that will revolutionise in-car communication. Patrick Tchankue Sielinou, a student in the Department of Computing Sciences at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Port Elizabeth presented a paper last year  at  Automotive UI 2011 in Salzburg, Austria, covering the usability and the safety of in-car communication… (more)

Fibre in the home – how likely for SA?

South African internet users are asking when they are likely to get fibre to their homes. The short answer – not soon! But some interesting developments are underway… (more)

Space and beyond – SumbandilaSat commissioning has presented its challenges

April 2010 saw the transfer of the control of the SumbandilaSat from Sunspace to the CSIR’s Satellite Application Centre at Hartebeeshoek. Sunspace will continue working on the commission for some time to commission the various experimental payloads which include the NMMU string experiment, the Department of Communication’s communication experiment and the VLF experiment from UKZN… (more)