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Danish Ministry visits the CSIR to talk possible co-operation

The Danish Ministry of the Environment visited the CSIR on 9 June 2015 at Knowledge Commons. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss possible co-operation between Denmark and South Africa in the areas of water and the environment. A full article will follow shortly.

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CSIR scores rave reviews from German delegation

The CSIR hosted a high-profile delegation from the German state of Thuringia on 5 May 2015, led by Wolfgang Tiefensee, German Minister for Economic Affairs, Science and Digital Society of the German state of Thuringia. Minister Tiefensee joined CSIR CEO, Dr Sibusiso Sibisi to establish new contacts and lay the foundation for future collaborations. This […]

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Vietnamese delegation expresses interest in CSIR’s biosciences research

 A delegation from Vietnam led by Dr Do Trung Ta, head of Committee of the National Programme for High-tech Development who is also former Minister of Information and Communication, and Chairman of National Science and Technology Policy Council, accompanied by a high-level delegation from his country visited the CSIR on 23 April 2015. The delegation […]

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Egyptians visit South Africa to accelerate joint research programme

The Egyptian Minister of Scientific Research, H.E. Prof. Sherif Hammad accompanied by a high level delegation visited the CSIR on 8 April 2015. The delegation’s interest was on the CSIR’s information, communication and technology (ICT), biosciences (particularly plant biotechnology), remote sensing and space science research. Prior to their visit at the CSIR, the delegation held […]

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CSIR, DST and Sudan seal the deal with an action plan

The Sudanese Federal Minister of Science and Communication, Dr Tahani Abdalla Attia, accompanied by a delegation from the Republic visited the CSIR on Monday 16 March 2015.  This followed an initial bilateral meeting in Khartoum, Sudan on 7 November 2014 between Minister Attia and the South African Minister of the Department of Science and Technology […]

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Project Morogo strengthens CSIR, Nestlé and ARC collaboration

The Nestlé Global Board and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) delegation visited the CSIR Pretoria main site, on 4 September 2014 for the Project Morogo Summit. The objective of the summit was to provide an update to the Executive Management of the CSIR, Nestlé and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) on Project Morogo since the signing of […]

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Uganda visits CSIR courtesy of the Department of Health on a quest to learn from the best

A Ugandan delegation, led by Professor Byamugisha Josephat K, Associate Professor from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Makerere University, Kampala, visited the CSIR on 19 August 2014. The delegation was welcomed by Dr Rachel Chikwamba, CSIR Group Executive: Strategic Alliances and Communication and Professor Josephat was accompanied by various officials from the Ugandan […]

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CSIR strengthens ties with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

 As published by CSIRO Internal Communication 21 July 2014 “A high level delegation from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) of South Africa visited CSIRO in Canberra [Australia] to renew a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed by both organisations in 1994. The delegation was led by Professor Francis Petersen, Chairman of […]

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Ugandan delegation visits CSIR for benchmarking exercise

The CSIR hosted a delegation from the Uganda Institute of Information and Communication Technology (UICT) for a five-day benchmarking exercise, ending on 18 July 2014. UICT is a public tertiary institution that is operated and managed by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the national communications regulator. The aim of the visit was to obtain best […]

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CSIR to bask in the impending Basque/Tecnalia partnership

The CSIR recently facilitated a meeting between various public and private entities from the Basque Country – an autonomous region in Spain. These entities included representatives from the technology research and development institute called Tecnalia – an institution similar to the CSIR in nature and focus. Prior to this visit, it had been engaging the […]

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