The Minister of Science and Technology, Mrs Naledi Pandor, will say farewell to 10 lucky high school science learners who are heading for London, in the United Kingdom, to participate in a 185 year old tradition: the Christmas lecture series at the world’s oldest research body, the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
The Royal Institution gives a series of lectures on a single topic which present scientific subjects to a general audience, including young people, in an informative and entertaining manner.
The 10 lucky learners who won this trip of a lifetime are from Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. They will leave tomorrow, 4 December 2009 and return on 18 December 2009. Three science teachers will accompany them.
Details of the farewell event are as follows:
Date: Friday, 4 December 2009
Time: 15h00
Venue: Office of the Minister of Science and Technology 10th Floor 120 Plein Street, Cape Town
All members of the media are invited.
Lunga Ngqengelele
Tel: 012 843 6802
Cell: 082 566 0446
E-mail: lunga.ngqengelele@dst.gov.za
Issued by: Department of Science and Technology
3 December 2009
