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Futuristic exhibition bags Open Day awards

CREATIVE: The Media Department won two awards for their Open Day exhibition.

The Media Department’s futuristic exhibition at CPUT’s annual Open Day scooped two of the four trophies during an awards ceremony where the best stalls were announced.

The department’s winning exhibition was themed future creatives and won the Most Informative and Best Team Spirit categories.

Their exhibition included a set and stage, a green room, cameras, crew and a producer, which gave visitors the impression that they were part of a live TV studio production.

The department consists of the Public Relations, Journalism, Film & Video and Photography programmes.

Lecturer Ayesha Toyer said the Public Relations Programme was responsible for organising the exhibition.

“This exhibition is organised by our first year Public Relations & Communications students as part of a Work-Integrated Learning initiative. The project assesses outcomes like project management, budgeting, sponsorship, fundraising, planning, marketing, promotion and advertising and event management to name a few,” said Toyer,

“Students are assessed on their ability to successfully produce and manage their exhibition stall, as well as promote the four programmes within the department and, in so doing, recruit potential students. They raised over R70 000 in the form of sponsorship and fundraising to stage their exhibition.”

The Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences won the Best Marketing Concept award while the Food Technology Centre won the award for the Best Faculty Experience.

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