Research body seals agreement to send PhD students to US
South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) has partnered with the Fulbright Foreign Student Program (FFSP) to support NRF-funded PhD students registered with a South African university to travel to the United States to conduct research towards their doctorates at a host US institution or university, writes Schalk Burger for
Engineering News.
This partnership is aligned with the NRF’s Global Knowledge Partnerships Programme and will contribute to the foundation’s efforts to increase the number of South African PhD-qualified faculty that fully represent South Africa’s diverse demographics.
This cost-sharing agreement will accelerate the career pathways of exceptional early career researchers and post-doctoral fellows to become leading international researchers with strengthened academic rigour and competitiveness, through increased international exposure, collaboration and mentorship opportunities, the NRF st
“A superstar. Gutted I never played with him.” Of McCaw, Carter said: “I learnt a lot from playing alongside my old mate. A real leader and took us to back-to-back World Cups. Thank God I was never on the opposite side!” The admiration was mutual, with McCaw last December that Carter “must have been pretty close to beating me for the World Rugby player of the decade award. Carter said had tried to have a similar work ethic’ to Wilkinson, and playing against the England star during the 2005 British and Irish Lions tour was “a bit of a fan boy moment for me’’.
Daniel Carter, tormentor of South Africans… well, tormentor of anyone he played against… has retired. Rugby’s version of Lionel Messi, Roger Federer and LeBron James has finally said goodbye to a game he started playing 32 years ago.
Jean De Villiers (centre) of South Africa is tackled by Dan Carter (left) of New Zealand during their Tri-Nations match at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town on 6 August 2005. South Africa won 22-16. (Photo: EPA / Nic Bothma)
He seemed eternal as a player, his youthful good looks almost unchanged after two decades on the world’s stage. But, as with all the greats, the one opponent they can’t beat and can’t hold back is time. Carter’s time is up, and all you can say as a sports lover is, “Thank the stars I lived in the time of Dan Carter.”
Springboks captain Siya Kolisi leaves Stormers for Sharks
Siya Kolisi is the Springboks first black captain, and led the side to the 2019 Rugby World Cup title.
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The Springboks World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi has ended his 11-year stay with South Africa s Stormers and is expected to be unveiled by the Durban-based Sharks in the coming week.
The move has long been rumoured, with Western Province Rugby confirming on Sunday they had released Kolisi early from his contract, which was due to expire at the end of October, having accepted a transfer fee from an unnamed team.
Springboks skipper Kolisi quits Stormers
Springboks skipper Kolisi quits Stormers Monday 15/02/2021
Siya Kolisi said the Currie Cup offers a chance to test yourself against the best rugby players in South Africa. [Image: enca.com] Rugby World Cup-winning captain Siya Kolisi has ended his 11-year stay with South Africa s Stormers and is expected to be unveiled by the Durban-based Sharks in the coming week.
The loose-forward is the second-most capped player for the team in Super Rugby with 118 appearances, just behind Schalk Burger.
Kolisi captained the Springboks to their 2019 Rugby World Cup triumph and is a hugely popular figure in the country.