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Embury Institute signs MOU with Globethics.net
Embury Institute signs MOU with Globethics.net
Embury Institute for Higher Education and Globethics.net have signed a partnership agreement that will see the institutions co-operating to develop a body of knowledge and research set to promote ethics in higher education... read
Put you in Youth Month
Put you in Youth Month
[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] To coincide with Youth Month and CSI Month we're publishing a two-month Content Highlight burst aiming to provide our 464,000 local and global readers with a comprehensive snapshot of the state of CSI projects and programmes in our region... read

Africa Month
#AfricaMonth: Bridging the education gap with learner-created content
#AfricaMonth: Bridging the education gap with learner-created content

Shan Radcliffe

Presto Academy was born from two university students' recognition of their peers struggle to make the transition between high school and varsity, and their willingness to help them... read
#AfricaMonth: Exploring Africa's perspectives on knowledge and science
#AfricaMonth: Exploring Africa's perspectives on knowledge and science

Shan Radcliffe

Following the official opening of the University of Johannesburg's African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, I caught up with Professor Alex Broadbent, the executive dean of the Faculty of Humanities, to find out a bit more about the development of the centre and its research... read
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#YouthMonth: Encourage matrics into learnerships
#YouthMonth: Encourage matrics into learnerships
In light of Youth Month, it is increasingly important to develop young South Africans in areas of national significance in order to change the status quo of our country's unemployment rate... read

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Distance Learning
New MSC Graduate Institute to offer degree courses online
New MSC Graduate Institute to offer degree courses online
The MSC Graduate Institute will be launching in July 2017 and will offer both a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree and a Diploma in Information Technology online... read
Study tour to Malaysia reveals interesting developments in open distance learning
Study tour to Malaysia reveals interesting developments in open distance learning

Karin Hendricks, Issued by False Bay College

I undertook a study tour to observe current open distance learning (ODL) practices in Malaysia, a country on par with South Africa in terms of many economic and developmental indices... read
Higher Education
Young Investor Programme offers UWC students practical training
Young Investor Programme offers UWC students practical training
The launch of the recent Young Investor Programme (YIP) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) offers enterprising young finance students the opportunity to learn by doing and putting their theoretical investment knowledge to good, practical use... read
Saskia Cilliers awarded scholarship to Wales
Saskia Cilliers awarded scholarship to Wales
Saskia Cilliers of Hoedspruit has won a full scholarship from the Pearson Institute of Higher Education and Cardiff Metropolitan University (CMU)... read
GSB launches satellite campus in Africa's top business district
GSB launches satellite campus in Africa's top business district

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

UCT GSB has launched a satellite campus in Sandton offering a number of customised executive education programmes and short courses designed to develop African business leaders... read
TSiBA - helping to create a positive change
TSiBA - helping to create a positive change

Issued by TSiBA Education

These inspiring words come from Kaylin Meyer (21), a second-year student and scholarship recipient at the TSiBA Education in Pinelands, Cape Town... read
Damelin Pietermaritzburg announces fearless, new SRC president
Damelin Pietermaritzburg announces fearless, new SRC president

Nana Zuke, Issued by Damelin

To ensure that the collective voice of the students is heard, Damelin Pietermaritzburg recently held the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections at the campus and Electric Engineering student Denise Zikalala was voted president... read
Sandisiwe Helebe
Chevron SA programme helping people with disabilities acquire work experience
The 12-month programme is designed to create a pipeline of people living with disabilities who can compete for positions within different departments at Chevron South Africa and across the industry... read
JAMLAB open for new journalism candidates
JAMLAB open for new journalism candidates
The Wits Journalism and Media Accelerator (JAMLAB) is open for applications from existing or new South African journalism and media teams for a new six-month innovation support programme. Applications close on 9 June 2017... read
GMAT scores keep climbing as MBA applications soar
GMAT scores keep climbing as MBA applications soar

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

MBA applications have spiked again, which is good news for business schools. But competition for applicants keeps getting tougher, with the GMAT standard climbing steadily... read
False Bay TVET College celebrates staff academic excellence
False Bay TVET College celebrates staff academic excellence

Issued by False Bay College

The False Bay TVET College Education and Training Department acknowledged the academic staff for the college's incredible achievements in the 2016 Department of Higher Education (DHET) External Examinations... read
UJ teaching school attracts interest from Finland
UJ teaching school attracts interest from Finland
Finland's Minister of Education, Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, is visiting the Funda UJabule teaching school to gain more insight into the collaborative research between the University of Helsinki and UJ... read
Six South African students receive FirstRand international scholarships
Six South African students receive FirstRand international scholarships
The FirstRand Laurie Dippenaar and FirstRand Foundation postgraduate scholarship awards for 2017 have been awarded, in addition to a new award, the FirstRand Oxford African Studies scholarship... read
Red & Yellow launches Executive Education Workshop Series
Red & Yellow launches Executive Education Workshop Series

Issued by Red & Yellow

Introducing the R&Y Executive Education Series - a series of two-day intensive workshops designed to give today's leaders the skills for tomorrow... read
University application survival tips
University application survival tips
Before applying for university positions, this year's matriculants would do well to put together an application survival kit that may make the process less stressful... read
SACAP achieves full Canberra Accord signatory status
SACAP achieves full Canberra Accord signatory status
All those on the South African Council for the Architectural Profession register, as well as all architectural students, have the opportunity to register to undertake architectural work in the following countries... read
Primary & Secondary Education
World Play Day at work as mom and child make use of Lego Duplo Bricks
Partnership teaches children, parents the importance of play
In celebration of World Play Day, Sesame Workshop and the Lego Foundation teamed up with Afrika Tikkun for a day of meaningful play activities designed for the whole family... read
R122m Sinenhlanhla Primary School opened
R122m Sinenhlanhla Primary School opened
The Gauteng government is forging ahead with its mission of opening a new school every month in the province this year... read
Skills Training
Sanral boosts development of emerging contractors
Sanral boosts development of emerging contractors
A group of 11 SMMEs from Lusikisiki enrolled in the Sanral community and training development programme for the N2 Wild Coast Toll Road recently attended a business training programme at Mamlambo Construction... read
Call for applications for paid internship at Boeing
Call for applications for paid internship at Boeing
South African students in a business-related field are invited to apply for a paid six-month internship program at Boeing in Seattle... read
Mayor cllr. Mzwandile Masina
Vision 2030 Summit to address national development plan issues
The Vision 2030 Summit will address all issues relating to the national development plan and aims to build the community of South Africans joining the country's leaders, both in government and the private sector... read
Health and safety 101
Health and safety 101

Nana Zuke, Issued by Damelin

In order to ensure the health, safety and security of students and staff, Damelin Bloemfontein held a workshop that specifically focused on training and equipping individuals in these three key areas... read
Business
Raimund Snyders, CEO of Old Mutual Insure
Goodbye Mutual & Federal, hello Old Mutual Insure
As of today, Mutual & Federal will be known as Old Mutual Insure... read
Jobs offered
Advisor - Cape Town
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced advisor. (Ref. SSW/187/0517). Applications close 30 June 2017. Read more >>

New events to diarise
SEO Professional Certification Program - 18 Jul 2017 to 20 Jul 2017, Cape Town | 26 Jul 2017 to 28 Jul 2017, Johannesburg
This SEO course will equip you with the relevant skills and tools to optimise and maintain a successful SEO plan. Read more >>



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