Minister of Higher Education and Training, Blade Nzimande will on Tuesday 14 April 2015 officially launch a new University to be known as Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University which will merge with the Medical University of Southern Africa (Medunsa) campus in Ga-Rankuwa.

Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University opened its doors in January 2015 after it was uncoupled from the University of Limpopo. This new university will continue to train medical and allied health sciences professionals but will also introduce new academic offerings ranging from biomedical technology to bioengineering.

Details of the event are as follows:

Date               : 14 April 2015
Time              : 08h30 – 13h00
Venue            : Sefako Makgato Health Sciences University

Members of the media are kindly requested to fill in all the fields of the attached form and submit their details to Tumelo Moila on tumelo.moila@smu.ac.za or 072 051 9727 and Mphuti Lehloholo on Mphuthi.L@dhet.gov.za

Deadline for submission is Sunday, 12 April 2015 at 17h00. Accreditation cards will be issued on the site.

Enquiries
Khaye Nkwanyana
083 952 9723

Issued by Government Communications and Information Systems on behalf of Higher Education and Training

12 April 2015