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EXPOSING

STUDENTS

TO NEW IDEAS

t is said that lifelong learning is an “ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of
knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. The main objective of the

IFameLab competition that is presented annually is to allow students to exchange
knowledge and to practice public speaking. Conceiving great ideas that solve the every-

day problems humanity is facing is great, but us scientists do not always possess the funds
necessary to proceed and commercialise our research. Hence it is necessary for us to

be able to convey our ideas in words that the public can understand and relate to, so that
they could fund our research. FameLab is thus a platform created to help young scientists

develop and/or perfect their ability to do public speaking in an easy-to-understand way.
For the 2019 edition, the GRC was represented by three students: Ms Amogeleng

Thibedi, Mr Msimisi Mlangeni and Mr Daniel Tshisungu. The competition was held over
two days: the first day was for students to be guided (trained) on public speaking (the his-

tory of the platform, the format of speeches, the attitude to carry and a small practice.

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