Come and expand your study horizons at Stellenbosch University's (SU) Open Day!
This is the invitation of the organisers of the SU-Maties Open Day to be held on Friday 2 August from 9:00 to 16:30 on the Stellenbosch Campus.
"There are too many learners who are not aware of the variety of 'new' careers and associated study programmes that can be followed," says Mr Leon van den Heever, Director: Prospective Students at SU. "Our experience is also that many learners are unaware of the long list of available bursaries and loans."
"Many learners are unaware of the option to enter the business world with a BA degree, for example," says Ms Anne Havemann-Serfontein, a career psychologist at the Centre for Prospective Students (CPS). "Few also realise that a degree from the Faculty of AgriSciences can lead to a career in environmental impact assessment and monitoring, eco-tourism or even food sciences.
"In order to address these realities the University makes a concerted effort to expand the horizons of grade 11 and 12 learners, their parents and even teachers, by providing them with useful information about careers, study choices, bursaries and accommodation – regardless of where they decide to study.
Information stalls
Open Day visitors will be able to visit more than 100 information stalls! These include the ten academic faculties, the respective departments, the various SU support services, e.g Bursaries and Loans, Student Fees, Maties Sport and Academic Support, as well as Maties student bodies, e.g. the Student Representative Council, residences and societies.
Accommodation is crucial for all prospective students. For this reason there will be stalls for enquiries about University residences, as well as private accommodation options. All the residences will be open for viewing. Some of the other stalls include facilities available for handicapped students, the library, Centre for Student Counselling and Development (CSCD) and the Language Centre.
Several other educational institutions will also be present, e.g. Boland College and the Isa Carstens Academy.
Information sessions
Apart from the information stalls, all the faculties and the Centre for Prospective Students will also be presenting information sessions during the course of the day.
Campus tours and entertainment
Student leaders will offer interesting campus tours during the day. Where better to obtain information than from current Maties? To top this all MFM, our own campus radio station, will broadcast from the Neelsie. Cool prizes will be up for grabs.
Where?
The Open Day is hosted in and around the Neelsie Student Centre and on the Rooiplein on the Stellenbosch Campus. Admission is free and parking will be available close to the Neelsie Student Centre.
Get more information here.
Visit www.maties.com for:
- The Open Day programme (including Neelsie floor plan for the day)
- Information sessions schedule
- Parking map
- Guidelines to use the Open Day to your full advantage
Or contact the Centre for Prospective Students at 021 808 4709 of 021 808 2631.
MORE INFORMATION
How to get the most out of the Open Day
With more than 100 information stalls at the Open Day, it will be a daunting task to reach everyone, says Mrs Magdel Pretorius of the Centre for Prospective Students and organiser of the SU-Maties Open Day.
"A good tip is to use the available floor plan to reach the stalls relevant to you," she says.
"The stalls are also placed in such a way that interest fields are grouped together. In this way learners can identify certain fields of interest beforehand. These include fields in the Physical Sciences and Technology; Biological and Medical Sciences; Business and Economic Sciences; the Humanities and the Creative Arts."
And, she adds, it will also be of great value if learners ask the right questions. Examples are:
- What are the admission requirements for the programmes?
- What interests should I have to enjoy this programme?
- Which skills will I learn within the programme?
- What are the job opportunities for someone with this qualification?
According to Pretorius learners could also consider forming groups with fellow learners who have similar interests and obtain important information by also listening to others' questions.
"We also suggest that learners aim to have conversations with the Faculty officers at the stalls, as opposed to only collecting books and pamphlets. Learners' questions are best answered in informal conversations such as these. Learners could also request follow-up appointments and ask representatives of a specific Faculty or Department to visit the school after the Open Day."
Learners should also consider career counselling (this includes psychometric assessment and personal consultation) should there still be uncertainty about their possible career choices. This can help learners to become more aware of less-known programmes, rather than only focusing on the options of which they have already heard.
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Times: Neelsie Theatre 1
09:30 - 10:15 Info@Maties (General information session)
10:30 - 11:15 Education
11:30 - 12:15 Law
12:30 - 13:15 Medicine and Health Sciences: UKWANDA Centre for Rural Health
13:30 - 14:15 SU Business School: Gap year programme
14:30 - 15:15 Info@Maties (General information session)
Times: Neelsie Theatre 2
09:45 - 10:30 Engineering
10:45 - 11:15 Arts and Social Sciences
11:30 - 12:15 SU Business School: Gap year programme
13:30 - 14:15 Law
14:15 - 15:00 Engineering
15:15 - 16:00 Medicine and Health Science: UKWANDA Centre for Rural Health
Times: Fismer Hall (Conservatorium)
09:30 - 10:15 Medicine and Health Sciences
10:30 - 11:15 Science
11:30 - 12:15 AgriSciences
12:30 - 13:15 Engineering
13:30 - 14:15 Medicine and Health Sciences
14:30 - 15:15 Science
15:30 - 16:15 AgriSciences
Times: Library Auditorium
11:30 - 12:15 Info@Maties (General information session)
12:30 - 13:15 Economic and Management Sciences
13:30 - 14:15 Arts and Social Sciences
14:15 - 15:00 Education
15:15 - 16:00 Economic and Management Sciences
