The student exchange nominees who had been awarded the opportunity to attend the 2020 annual conference held at Cradle Moon Lodge, Johannesburg, were Sizwe Ndabeni, Masandiswe Bambiso & Martin Mabotha.
Every year the IPPS Southern Africa board selects and sponsors three top candidates from the nominations received for the Australia/Southern Africa student exchange programme.
Each candidate has to give a short presentation at the Annual Regional Conference, introducing themselves and their background in horticulture. This talk includes a short presentation on a horticultural field of interest and the candidates share what they personally hope to gain from a possible trip to Australia.
IPPS members attending the conference will judge each candidate’s presentation and decide by a vote who should be awarded the opportunity to visit Australia.