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25 September 2025
CUT Radiography students participate in the OPTIMAX Summer School
The Central University of Technology, Free State’s (CUT) partner university; Hanze University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands annually hosts the prestigious OPTIMAX Summer School, a research-focused initiative designed for radiography students. This programme fosters international collaboration and innovation in optimising radiation dose and image quality.
Fourth-year Radiography students, Ms. Rethabile Ranshi and Ms. Chantel Chimbunde were selected to represent the Radiography programme at the OPTIMAX Summer School held in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The programme consisted of two phases:
* Phase 1: A 10-week online course, which they successfully completed in July and,
* Phase 2: A two-week in-person academic collaboration hosted by the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana.
Ms. Ranshi presented her research project titled, “Student and academic perceptions of how research skills are taught in medical imaging and radiation therapy: An international comparison, while Ms. Chimbunde articulated on “Reliability of ultrasound-measured muscle thickness in the upper arm during relaxation and contraction, and its relation to strength.”
“We are incredibly proud of our students for their outstanding contributions and for representing our programme with distinction on an international platform,” said Dr Ida-Keshia Sebelego, Senior Lecturer in Radiography and Radiography Programme Coordinator.
Caption: Ms. Rethabile Ranshi and Ms. Chantel Chimbunde represented CUT, their faculty and their peers in the OPTIMAX Summer School held at Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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