Testimonials Illustrating Impact of Samsung Innovation Campus Programme to Lives of NMU Students, Since Inception
How SIC Programme is Helping to Produce Stronger Candidates Equipped with Critical Skills for Graduate Programmes & Entry-Level Positions in South Africa’s Technology Industry Earlier this year, the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) officially entered into a strategic partnership with the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) programme – with the ultimate objective of bridging the skills gap, reducing unemployment and empowering the country’s youth from previously disadvantaged communities in the Eastern Cape with practical technology expertise. Samsung has taken the time to talk to two facilitators and two top performing students who are in this year’s SIC programme. The discussion focused on obtaining perspective from facilitators and evaluating the students’ progress as well as the overall impact of this initiative on their lives. During the conversations, this is what the beneficiaries and the facilitators had to say: One of the NMU facilitators for the SIC programme, Siseko Dano...