Wits superheroes at Sasol TechnoX 2019
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What do you need to become a superhero? Certainly not superpowers, we can all be superheroes according to a team of Witsies.
What do you need to become a superhero? Certainly not superpowers, we can all be superheroes according to a team of Witsies.
The Wits team dubbed Wits Avengers, has landed at the Secunda Club Grounds, the base of the Sasol TechnoX 2019 where they are showcasing the life-changing impact of science and what can be achieved.
Armed with real life experiments and experiences, the Wits Avengers are showing masses of school learners the beauty of science careers.
TechnoX is South Africa’s largest career guidance exhibition with a focus on educating learners about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The expo coincides with National Science Week and drew 22 000 visitors in 2018.
The Wits delegation, led by the Schools Liaison Office, includes Wits academic scientists, students and Wits alumni from STEM related faculties who are united in the mission to win hearts and minds at the expo.
“This is an important space for us because the country’s young minds visit the expo. If you as an institution are not here then you missing on top talent.
Through the Wits Avengers we are demonstrating to kids that we have real life superheroes, saving lives and creating technology that is helping the human race”, says Sershin Naicker, Head of the Schools Liaison Office.
Considerable effort goes into Wits’ presentation at the expo. As a result, the throngs of visitors have for two consecutive years voted Wits as the “Best University” for having the most exciting and informative exhibits.
Follow the Wits Avengers on twitter via @WitsUniversity
Sasol TechnoX finishes on Friday, 2 August 2019.