GKSS - Sol Plaatje University

The Sol Plaatje University Geekulcha Student Society (GKSS) recently participated in the ITWeb Security Summit 2024, hosted by Geekulcha and ITWeb. The summit, themed 'GenAI vs GenZ,' SPU was represented by three teams: Sudo SPU, SPU Red 2, and ArtVerifAI. @Geekulcha @tiyani

🗳️💙 SPU Family, We need your vote! Our team Debug Thugs is competing in the 2025 CHPC Student Cluster Competition for the Favorites Category! 🔥 👉 Vote for us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/posts/chpc-scc… Your support means everything! 💛🔥 #SPU #DebugThugs #CHPC2025 #VoteForUs

🏆🥳 Another Incredible Moment of Pride! Our learners excelled at the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) earning 🥇Best Coach/Mentor: Gift Nemakonde, 🚀Best Innovation Project: Team Genesis & 🌟Rising All Stars: Electra Exploras! Next stop: Nationals! 🔥 @Geekulcha #FLL #GKSSSPU

HUGE WIN for GKSS-SPU! 🏆 We dominated the #GKSS Awards 2025, taking home 4 major awards: ✨ Most Impactful Chapter ✨ Future & STEM Chapter ✨ Leader of the Year - Keotshepile Modise ✨ Best Support Lecturer - Mrs. Eva Mamabolo So proud of our tech family! The future is bright.

Saturdays are for Code Clinics! On September 6th & 13th, students mastered the core of networking and leveled up their skills in binary conversion, subnetting, and IP addressing. more on: 👉 #join" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sonke.gklink.co/gkss-spu#join #CodeClinic #GKSSSPU #Networking @Geekulcha

💻 GKSS-SPU hosted a Code Clinic on 30 Aug! A space where ICT, Data Science & CompSci students enhanced coding skills, explored Java, Big Data, SQL & Linux, and grew together as future innovators. Peer learning and community spirit results in stronger tech leaders @Geekulcha

So proud of our learners! 🤖 They loved the process of building, coding & working as a team at the WRO (World Robot Olympiad). Thrilled that one of our teams won 3rd place! Congrats to all. Guided by GKSS-SPU. #WRO #Robotics #Teamwork #CodingJourney @Geekulcha

GKSS-SPU wrapped #NationalScienceWeek with a bang! From Tank Puzzles to Scratch coding in schools, our students leveled up and brought it all to life by coding Spike Prime robots! 🤖🔥 The future is programmed for greatness! @Geekulcha

GKSS-SPU’s #NationalScienceWeek empowered youth with digital skills, AI CVs & community driven solutions. A 4 day journey of innovation & problem-solving! 💡 more on #join" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">sonke.gklink.co/gkss-spu#join #NSW2025 @Geekulcha

🏆✨ On 9 Aug, GKSS hosted the SheBuilds Hackathon under the theme “Girls Count: Data Against Dropout” to celebrate Women’s Day. 🚀 These young trailblazers turned data into powerful stories to keep girls in school. @Geekulcha #GirlsInSTEM #WomensDay

@chpc_scc @MySPU

🚀 Exciting News! Our stellar teams have been introduced, and now it's YOUR turn! 📷 Cast your vote for the Fan Favorite and make your team soar to victory! 📷 #chpc_scc #iamhpc

@chpc_scc @SPU_PPioneers @_Mpuxdaking @Taryn670864 @Gift_Iiey @diplomics_sa @KernelElNino @africa_df @MathWorks @optinum We are here for Parallel Pioneers

With only a few hours left to vote, who will be your fan favourite?? Is it Parallel Pioneers?? @SPU_PPioneers @_Mpuxdaking @Taryn670864 @Gift_Iiey @WeAreHPE @diplomics_sa @KernelElNino @africa_df @MathWorks @optinum

Kicking off Day 1 of the Northern Cape Hackathon! 📷📷 Young innovators are coming together to tackle local challenges while contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Let’s drive change and build a better tomorrow, one idea at a time! 📷📷 #NCIFHACK #gkssspu2024

On Sept 13, 2024, these brilliant teams competed in the Explorer Prime National Final at Curro Aurora, showing off their amazing coding and robotics skills! Teams: Data Dreamers & V-Robos: Big thanks to the GKSS Robotics Mentors for helping prepare these young innovators! 📷

Possible begins with Learning Get ready for #TelkomLearnHack 🚀 in September where you will be challenged to build the future of learning with @TelkomZA There are amazing prizes to win & plenty of Telkom Learn courses to take  APPLY 📷telkomlearnhack.gklink.co

The SATNAC Industry Solutions Challenge invites postgraduate and undergraduate students who are passionate about innovation to participate in the SATNAC 2024 Industry Solutions Challenge Check out article here: shorturl.at/fax7U #gkssspu2024

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡 𝙐𝙥? Applications for the Old Mutual GradHack are opening and will be closing next week (28 June) The in-person Hackathon runs from 14 to 16 August 2024 The selection process will consist of four rounds 👉 🔗 tr.ee/KN6d-opnNh #GeekGuide

We are honored to announce that our very own Freddie Manyate, the SPU GKSS Chairperson, has made it on the 2024 #Top15YoungGeeks finalist list! Follow the geekulcha.dev/young-geeks/fr… to view his biography #Top15YoungGeeks #SPUGKSS #iBlameGK

🎉 Excited to announce that our ArtVerifAI team from SPU Geekulcha Student Society won 1st place in the innovation challenge at the ITWeb Security Summit 2024! 🏆 A groundbreaking AI-driven solution for detecting deepfakes in biometric authentication systems @Geekulcha @TiyaniTee

🎉 Proud to share that Sudo SPU from the SPU Geekulcha Student Society won Best Blue Team, Best Capture The Flag Team, and 2nd place overall at the ITWeb Security Summit 2024! Earning an internship with Snode and a cash prize. 🏅 #CyberDefense #ITWebSummit #GenAIVsGenZ @MySPU