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Enhancing distance learning through technology
Enhancing distance learning through technology
Whether it be making the classroom a more interactive experience or working towards an effective and engaging distance learning model, the careful and correct choice of Audio Visual (AV) integration and collaboration tools are key... read


Higher Education
NSFAS receives R373.3m claims
NSFAS receives R373.3m claims
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received claims amounting to R373.3 million for 17,580 students, says Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande... read
LEARNING LABORATORY:  Students from Stenden South Africa visited Kwantu Private Game Reserve as part of their Hospitality Management training programme. Stenden lecturer Erna Velthof (centre) from Holland accompanied students Yannick Groendijk (seated left) from Schiermonnikoog an island in Holland and Siyathokoza Zuma from Durban and back left, Jessica Pfotenhauer from Botswana and Sarah Chirombe from Zimbabwe.
Partnership to advance education in international hospitality management
Kwantu Private Game Reserve announced a strategic partnership with Stenden University. The arrangement will see Kwantu become an experiential learning site... read
Unisa teaching qualifications don't count in Qatar
Unisa teaching qualifications don't count in Qatar
South African teachers with qualifications from distance-learning institutions such as Unisa and web universities are no longer allowed to work in Qatar... read
SA varsities drop in rankings
SA varsities drop in rankings

Aphiwe Deklerk and Aron Hyman

South Africa's top universities dropped several places in the QS World University Rankings as a result of "fee freezes" and "funding shortfalls". read
Primary & Secondary Education
All systems go for Grade 12 exams
All systems go for Grade 12 exams
With just over a month to go until tertiary student hopefuls sit for their matric exams, the Department of Basic Education says it's all systems go... read
Last call for Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship applications
Last call for Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship applications
Applications for the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation Scholarship, which is open to all current Grade 6 learners who demonstrate the potential to excel academically and entrepreneurially, will close on on 30 September 2016... read
Support needed to rebuild Vuwani schools
Support needed to rebuild Vuwani schools
As the Limpopo Department of Education's resources have been stretched to their limit, the community of Vuwani requires further support in rebuilding the 24 schools destroyed in the area earlier this year. read
Business
Court rules: collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim
Court rules: collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim

Sharon Snell

In a ground-breaking, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that collateral lies do not invalidate an insurance claim... read
Jobs offered
Chief Financial Officer - Cape Town
USB-EDSeeking CFO to join dynamic executive team supporting USB Executive Development's capability to serve the development of leading managers in Africa by means of leadership development solutions. Read more >>




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