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Busy year for world expertProf. Rob Bragg from the Department ofMicrobial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnologyis widely regarded as one of twoworld experts on poultry diseases. In 2005he was asked to assist vaccine manufacturersin the USA, Israel and Italy with theirinfectious coryza vaccines and to develop aserological test for a company based in theNetherlands. He was the only South Africanwho attended the American Federation ofAviculture Congress in Miami, Florida wherehe discussed methods to control diseases incaptive bird species, and the development ofa vaccine to control the beak and featherdisease virus. In Turkey he trained a groupof veterinarians in biosecurity in the poultryindustry. He also presented data on the disinfectionprogramme he developed over thelast number of years. This concept has revolutioniseddisease control in the poultryindustry and has been used to control,amongst others, Newcastle Disease in anumber of countries around the world. InIstanbul he addressed delegates at theWorld Veterinary Poultry Association Congress,the main gathering point for researcherson poultry diseases.van drie jaar (tot Mei 2008) as lid van dieSuid-Afrikaanse Raad vir Statistiekaangestel. Die Minister van Landbou enGrondsake, me. Thoko Didiza, het dieDekaan, prof. Herman van Schalkwyk,in die ministeriële komitee aangestel watondersoek moet instel na die werkingvan die landboubemarkingswet.Prof. Johan Grobbelaar (Plantwetenskappe),wat reeds langer as dertig jaarnavorsing oor algbiotegnologie doen enbetrokke is by die aanleg vir spirulinaproduksiein Musina, het die openingslesinggelewer op die tiende kongresvan die International Society forApplied Phycology in Kunming, China.Afgevaardigdes van 38 lande het diekongres bygewoon.Omdat die UV as die leier op die gebiedvan samelewingsdiensleer en -navorsingbeskou word, is me. LuzelleNaudé (Sielkunde) ingesluit in ’n spankundiges wat vir die Joint EducationTrust (JET) ’n handleiding vir personeelontwikkelingvir diensleer skryf. ’nKlompie akademici van die UV is ookgenader om in samewerking met dieHoëronderwysgehaltekomitee van dieSA Raad vir Hoër Onderwys ’n gids virgoeie praktyk in diensleer, met ’n stelselfevalueringsinstrumente, te ontwikkel.Dr. Mabel Erasmus van die HoofdirektoraatSamelewingsdiens het hierindie leiding geneem.Die Fakulteit Regsgeleerdheid was,soos sedert 1998 die gebruik is, weerbetrokke by die organisasie van die jaarlikseinternasionale simposium oorekonomiese misdaad by die Cambridgeuniversiteit.Die Dekaan, prof. Johan76
Henning, en die voorsitter van die UV-Raad, regter Faan Hancke, het as sprekersen as voorsitters van werksessiesdeelgeneem. Prof. Henning het vooraf inTokio ’n reeks lesings oor internasionalemaatskappyereg aan LL.M.-studentevan die Universiteite van Hosei enWaseda gelewer.Die universiteit is aangewys as dieleidende instansie vir die institusionaliseringvan die inisiatief Landbounavorsingvir Ontwikkeling in die Suid-Afrikaansehoër onderwys. Die projek isdeur die Internasionale Sentrum virOntwikkeling-georiënteerde Navorsingin Landbou geïnisieer. Dr. Aldo Stroebel(Direktoraat Navorsingsontwikkeling)en mnr. Ajuruchukwa Obi (Landbouekonomie)het ’n belangrike rol in dienasionale taakspan gespeel.Dr. Stroebel is ook tot die uitvoerendekomitee van die Southern AfricanResearch and Innovation ManagementAssociation (SARIMA) verkies. SARI-MA se doelwitte is onder meer die professioneleontwikkeling en kapasiteitsbouvan diegene wat met die bestuurvan navorsing en innovasiestelsels gemoeidis.Die Minister van Landbou en Grondsakehet prof. Frans Swanepoel, Direkteurvan Navorsingsontwikkeling, asraadslid van die Landbounavorsingsraadaangestel. Hy is ook aangestel as ’nlid van die internasionale oorsigspanvan die International Institute for FoodAgriculture and Development by dieCornell-universiteit in die VSA.In die Fakulteit Teologie is prof. PietStrauss (Departementshoof van Ekklesiologie)in Oktober vir ’n tweede keertot Moderator van die N.G. Kerk in dieVrystaat verkies. Prof. Fanie Snyman(Nuwe Testament) is benoem in dieTeologiese Adviesraad van Radiokansel.Prof. Gert van Zyl, Hoof van dieSkool vir Geneeskunde in die FakulteitGesondheidswetenskappe, is vir ’n volgendedrie jaar herkies as raadslid vandie Council for the Health ScienceMr Anton Fisher, Director: Strategic Communication, in discussion with collegues.Expertise for AfricaThe Programme for Agricultural InformationService (PRAIS), which is hosted by the UFS,continued to broaden its scope in SouthernAfrica. The significant increase in the amountof information requested via PRAIS was furtherconfirmation of the enormous need forinformation in Africa to ensure agriculturalsustainability. The success of this service ledto the establishment of two more nationalnodes during 2005 (in Lesotho and Namibia).PRAIS continues to act as regional co-ordinatorand it is envisaged that national nodes willeventually be established in all the SouthernAfrican Development Community (SADC)countries.77
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