Seminar: 'Education towards malaria elimination'

  • DATE

    12 October 2015

  • TIME

    9:00 - 11:30

  • VENUE

    Research Commons, Groenkloof Campus, University of Pretoria

The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Prof Irma Eloff, and the University of Pretoria Centre for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP CSMC) Student Forum take pleasure in inviting you to a seminar on the topic, 'Education towards malaria elimination'.

Date: Monday, 12 October 2015

Time: 09:00–11:30

Venue: Research Commons, Groenkloof Campus, University of Pretoria

GPS coordinates: S25° 46’ 10” E28° 12’ 34”

RSVP by 7 October 2015 to [email protected]

 

Programme

Programme Coordinator – Nanika Coetzee, Chairperson: UP CSMC Student Forum

 
09:00–09:05

Prof Irma Eloff

Dean: Faculty of Education

Welcome
09:05–09:15

Prof Norman Duncan

UP Vice-Principal: Academic

Introduction to trans-disciplinary research and education
09:15–09:30

Dr Taneshka Kruger

Senior Project Coordinator: UP CSMC

Sustainable malaria control: The importance of education in the fight against malaria
09:30–10:00

Keynote speaker

Prof Linda Liebenberg

Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada

The mosquito on the black board: Separating the lived experience from community trends using mixed methods research
10:15–10:30 Break
10:30–10:40

Opeyemi Adebanji

PhD student – Department of Early Childhood Education

Strategies to promote awareness and prevent malaria occurrence through the Life Skills programme in the Foundation Phase
10:40–10:50

June Petersen

MEd student – Department of Early Childhood Education

Malaria education – impact on Foundation Phase teaching and learning
10:50–11:00

Ondine Schubart

MEd student – Department of Early Childhood Education

Malaria education focusing on malaria prevention and control in schools

11:00–11:10

Adele Jacobs

MEd student – Department of Early Childhood Education

South African rural school children as possible messengers of health for malaria awareness and prevention
11:10–11:25 Question and answer session
11:25–11:30

Prof Ina Joubert

Acting HOD: Department of Early Childhood Education

Conclusion

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