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In honour of Nelson Mandela’s legacy of learning, unity, and service, the University of Johannesburg (UJ)’s Department of Childhood Education hosted an inspiring digital coding event: Coding4Mandela 2025. Held virtually via Microsoft Teams, the session invited teachers and their children—including siblings, cousins,...
Read articleThe legacy of Lionel Posthumus, Professor and Senior Research Associate at the Centre for African Languages Teaching at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has recently been honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the South African Association for Language Teaching (SAALT). This accolade, presented during...
Read articleIn a bid to strengthen collaboration between South Africa and UNESCO, the organisation’s Director General, Ms Audrey Azoulay, paid a visit to Funda UJabule teaching school at the University of Johannesburg (UJ)’s Soweto Campus on Tuesday April 16, 2024. Ms Azoulay, who was recently appointed in the role of the Unite...
Read articleKiyara Bellochun, a second year Honours student in Childhood Education , chose to become a teacher to share love and to spread positivity. “Every child deserves to be loved, every child deserves attention, and every child deserves at least one person who believes in them. I want to be that person for as many childre...
Read article‘’Education reimagined’’ This is how the University of Johannesburg’s (UJ) Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Letlhokwa Mpedi described the newly launched Makerspace/Tinkering Studio at the Funda UJabule School in Soweto. The space, launched on Friday 14 April 2023 is led by the Department of Childhood Educatio...
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