The strategy for the Community Interaction & Training team (CIT) is aligned with the Vision of iThemba LABS, namely “to be the leading African organization (speaking of QUALITY) for research, training and expertise (CORE BUSINESS) in accelerator-based sciences and technologies (CONTEXT)”.

The CIT-team has been very involved in programmes to promote science to learners, the general public and to some extend teachers (context). The CIT-team has formulated two action plans to promote science (the organization) amongst staff members, namely non-technical lectures and visits to schools where staff member’s kids are enrolled.

There is however a real need to promote an awareness of science and our organization as a whole to students (undergraduate and post-graduate) in a structured way. There are a number of activities that could be used as vehicles to promote our activities to students. It is however important to realize that the CIT-team will only serve as “coordinator/promoter” of these interventions (research-days, public lectures, vacation jobs, summer/winter schools, student forum, journal club, and “soft skills” workshops).