Department of Food Science @ SU Open Day

The annual Stellenbosch University Open Day was held on 05 August this year and was attended by over 4500 learners from across the country; learners and their parents were able to visit 94 exhibitions from the different departments of the University.
Our Department saw this as an ideal opportunity for Grade 11 and 12 learners to obtain valuable information regarding Food Science and therefore prepared a display whereby prospective students and their parents got a chance to explore the various possibilities in pursuing Food Science as a career option.

This day was marked with great excitement from the learners and we had much fun as learners participated in testing their knowledge on our Department and Food Science in general. Each learner who participated in the various quizzes received stationery and a strip of five Maximize cereal packages, which was kindly donated by Vacutec and Bokomo respectively. More than 75 participants received gift hampers, which were kindly provided by Sasko. Four participants each won a hamper, which was kindly sponsored by Bokomo. Two participants each won a hamper, which was kindly sponsored by Heinz. Centrotec and Sigma Aldrich made financial contributions, which were used towards purchasing items that enhanced the appearance of our stall. United Scientific kindly sponsored an A0-poster, which attracted much attention and helped us in promoting our Department and courses.

By presenting the participating learners with the abovementioned prizes we recognized the potential in each learner as a prospective food science student; our intention was to encourage each learner to investigate their interest in food and the science thereof. Being able to present these gifts as a gesture of recognition of their potential and, since Food Science is a scarce skill in South Africa, we attempted to positively reinforce them in wanting to make a difference by indirectly impacting the wellbeing of South Africa.

The Department would like to thank each sponsor for their generous contributions.

The very colourful Department of Food Science Open Day stand