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2021 Enabled Environment and Assistive Living SARChI Chair Research & Innovation Seminar

November 2021

SARCHI Programme
Seminar programme
 

On the 25th & 26th of November 2021, the Tshwane University of Technology Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, Innovation and Engagement, Dr Vathiswa Papu-Zamxaka hosted a SARChI chair in Enabled Environment and Assistive Living Research and Innovation Seminar.

This seminar aimed to discuss new trends and the latest developments in the areas of Assistive Living and Ambient Intelligence, Advanced Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, as well as the Internet of Things and Cloud computing, related to service delivery for physical and cognitive assistance.

Ambient Intelligence (AmI) is part of information technology that aims to provide components in digital environments with sensing and acting capabilities that adapt to human needs, gestures, and emotions. With the aim of empowering the capabilities of people, AmI enables novel approaches in human-machine interactions that are pervasive and unobtrusive

Recordings of the seminar are available at:

  • Day 1 : https://youtu.be/-X0AAZn5uFc
  • Day 2 : https://youtu.be/YJ9AKEe1sq8

University Gustave Eiffel joins F'SATI as a French operator

January 2021

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Gustave Eiffel University is a French public university, the result of combining the expertise of six training and research establishments to create an institution leader in the field of sustainable cities.

Through its ESIEE Paris component, Gustave Eiffel University has been part of F'SATI since its creation, offering to F'SATI students the possibility to follow a french MSc programme on their campuses of TUT and CPUT.

In January 2021, Gustave Eiffel University also joined F'SATI as a French cooperation operator with the objective, while developing the historical activities linked to ESIEE Paris, to extend the areas of cooperation to new themes linked to the city of tomorrow.

Namibia University of Science and Technology becomes an associate partner

September 2020

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), a recognized Namibian public university, is located in the city of Windhoek.

NUST has joined the F'SATI cooperation as an associate partner in September 2020.

NUST and F'SATI plan to cooperate on space science research and teaching activities. NUST students in the framework of this agreement will also join the French MSc programme offered in South Africa on TUT and CPUT campuses.

Montpellier university becomes an associate partner

January 2020

For many years university of Montpellier has been participating to F'SATI activities. Professors from university of Montpellier have been coming regularly to F'SATI to give seminars and lectures, and South African Professors and students have been received in Montpellier for durations between a few weeks to a few months.

Due to the mutual interest and the teaching and research activities jointly developed, it was natural for the University of Montpellier to join F'SATI as a partner.

This formalization, wanted by all, was made on January 20, 2020 when university of Montpellier became an associate partner.

 

ZACUBE-2 LAUNCH

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December 2018

At 3:07AM on the 27th of December 2018 (South African time) a Soyouz rocket successfully launched ZACube2 from the Vostochny cosmodrome.

The satellite started communication with the ground station at around 9:00AM. Telemetry confirmed that all the systems were working correctly.

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Zacube-2 launch seen from F'SATI at ... 3 in the morning!

F'SATI institute development

16 November 2018

On Friday, November 16, 2018, during the F'SATI Executive Management Board, a new "Memorandum of Agreement" was signed for the development of the institute. This agreement finalizes the setting up of a structure change that should allow the reception of new partners.

2018 11 16 - New MOA signature

On the photo we can recognize the representatives of CPUT (Professor Marshall Sheldon, Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research, Technology, Innovation and Partnerships ) UPEC (Prof. Laurent Thevenet, vice-President International Relations), CCIR Paris Ile de France (President Jean-Paul Vermes) and TUT (Vice Chancellor Professor Lourens Van Staden).

Medical innovation wins award in GAP competition

November 2018

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Dr Nico Steyn and Tsholofelo Modise at the 2018 GAP Innovation Awards
 

Dr Nico Steyn from F'SATI@TUT and Tsholofelo Modise from the Department of Electrical Engineering (TUT) received the second prize in the Medical Division of the Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition 2018 for their robotic rollator.

These smart robotic rollator applications are for gait mobility and rehabilitation practices.

The benefits of this prize are a R200 000 seed funding and the advantages of incubation at the Innovation Hub.

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F’SATI (French South African Institute of Technology) is a French South African graduate institute for teaching, research and development, located in South Africa, that contributes to  the creation of knowledge and transfer of technology in South Africa.

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