MITS student embarks on exchange to Belgium
OPPORTUNITY: Khethelo Dlamini outside the Terra Nova campus of Odisee University of Applied Sciences in Brussels, Belgium.
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Final-year BSc Diagnostic Radiography student Khethelo Dlamini recently jetted off to Belgium as part of an exchange to Odisee University.
The Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS) has maintained a strong and valued partnership with Odisee University for more than a decade. This collaboration has enabled a few staff exchanges, academic networking and several inbound student internships facilitated under the leadership of Dr Aladdin Speelman. This year marks an exciting milestone as Odisee University has extended its support to fund the first MITS outbound student exchange to Brussels.
An excited Khethelo stated: “My exchange has been an incredibly enriching academic experience so far. The university’s personalised digital system, advanced and up to date skills labs including multiple X-ray units and a CT scanner on campus, have allowed me to receive hands-on training. The individual guidance and small group practical sessions have strengthened both my technical skills and confidence as a future radiographer. Beyond academics, this experience has helped me grow in independence, connect with people from diverse backgrounds and travel to cities I once only dreamed of like Paris and Amsterdam. This journey is truly life changing both professionally and personally”.
To ensure Khethelo remains aligned with her CPUT academic programme, she recently had a check in session with three of her lecturers, Valdiela Daries, Yanda Peter and Dr Heidi Thomas, who confirmed Dlamini’s progress.
Reflecting on this milestone, Speelman remarked, “It has always been our desire, after years of hosting numerous inbound staff exchanges and student internships, to one day see MITS students going on an outbound exchange to Europe and now it has finally happened”. The MITS Department hopes that this first outbound student exchange will open the door for many more MITS students to gain valuable international experiences, grow professionally and see firsthand how the healthcare system and medical imaging systems operate in a first world setting.
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