Three female students in the Faculty of Engineering have been awarded full scholarships to the total value of nearly R200 000 by the ABB Educational Trust.
Sandisiwe Sobetwa, Sisanda Stofile and Rinee Kharivhe have been awarded scholarships for 2016, which will cover their tuition, accommodation, meals and books.
“The ABB Educational Trust invited applicants to apply for their scholarship programme which is now being rolled out to the rest of South Africa from Gauteng,” says the Engineering Faculty’s Luvuyo Kakaza.
“Their main interest was black, female students within the Engineering field, primarily Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.”
The trust’s chairman, Professor Yunus Ballim, recently met with the successful students on the Bellville Campus at an event hosted by the Engineering Faculty along with the Advancement Department.
Ballim motivated the students and explained the trust’s aim with funding students.
“As the ABB Trust is linked to an international Engineering Company (the ABB Group), therefore, this small initial step of funding may also impact the future of the scholarship recipients,” adds Kakaza.
“The ABB Group also offers the students an opportunity to do their Work-Integrated Learning with the company and, subsequently, possible employment in South Africa or even abroad.”
The ABB Educational Trust will enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with CPUT which will guide what is hoped to be a long relationship that may benefit many students in the Faculty of Engineering.
Vice-Chancellor, Dr Prins Nevhutalu, was instrumental in the awarding of the scholarships as he engaged with Ballim and facilitated the identification of suitable candidates.
