

Zakhele Mtsali, second year Bachelor in Education (UJ), and current beneficiary of the Plates4days programme, praised the initiative saying, “It was difficult because sometimes I would attend my classes without having a meal in the morning and now, things changed. Kanyisa Ndyondya, Tiger Brands’ group media and PR manager, said the parcels include a variety of foods including maize meal, meat and mixed vegetables. For this reason, UJ’s food support schemes are crucial for students.

According to An-Li Theron, the acting senior manager of UJ’s fundraising and development department, “30% of students don’t have food security”. Samkelisiwe Dlalisa, the group account director of Tiger Brands, the programme was re-launched in order to, “make the public, students as well as government aware of the program in the hopes of taking it further with more partnerships and alerting students in need of the program”. The programme, which has been assisting UJ, Wits and other South African universities since 2017, currently supports 500 UJ students and 1386 Wits students. The programme, sponsored by Tiger Brands, hands out monthly food parcels with the aim of tackling food insecurity among South African university students. The Plates4days initiative was re-launched at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Soweto campus, on Friday, February 28, to celebrate the sponsor’s association with the institution. Or an Honours degree/4-year Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/equivalent qualification in fields that relate to air quality management, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric science, air quality monitoring, environmental management, environmental impact assessment, or process optimisation, with specific focus on air quality monitoring and evaluation, auditing and/or legislation with combined relevant industry experience.Plates4days supports about 500 UJ students per month, but some students say they are unaware of the programme.Appropriate Master’s in Science (MSc) qualification relating to air quality management, atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric science, air quality monitoring, environmental management, environmental impact assessment, or process optimisation, with specific focus on air quality monitoring and evaluation, auditing and/or legislation.The candidate must have 3 years’ project management, consulting, or industry experience.Apply creative and innovative thinking to engineering design and prototype development.Effective leadership skills and work well in teams.Effective written and verbal communication skills.Effective analytical and problem-solving skills.Provide training and lead technology demonstration sessions to SMMEs and students.Coordinate major project funding applications from industry and agency partners to the Technology Innovation Agency.Ensure that the PEETS building is green and support UJ campus greening initiatives.

STUDENT ASSISTANT JOBS AT UJ ISO
ISO 9001 quality management principles.Liaise with clients and implement UJ PEETS Standard Operating Procedure, reporting on project progress and manging any risks or contingencies to deliver projects to specification, on time and within budget, following.Develop a strategy and operational plan for their respective focus area and ensure execution of the strategy which include staff development plan and budgeting.Source funding through various channel such as government agency for the focus area to ensure that the focus area generate income and engage with industry to generate proposals for funding.Support R&D, carry out or oversee laboratory work to develop new products and processes for industry, complying to SABS and ISO quality standards.Work closely with academic staff and the Technology Transfer Office on technology innovation and commercialisation projects linked to the Technology Station focus areas.Publish findings in accredited journals and support research output in partnership with researchers at UJ.
