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The future of education: hybrid system
Currently, the success of learning efforts over a full academic year is generally only clear once or twice a year at mid and year-end exams. A hybrid system comprising digital elements, paper learning and teachers could be the way of the future... read



Design Month
It's officially Design Month on Biz

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Traditionally February is dedicated to all things design on Biz. This year we're rolling out the design theme, with a multi-industry Design Month feature on how design is influencing 20 sectors locally and globally... read
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Distance Learning
Distance learning options for the artisan trade

Issued by False Bay College

Due to the increased accessibility to the internet and bandwidth speeds, an emerging trend in distance learning opportunities is on the rise... read
Oxbridge Academy rewards students for succeeding against the odds

Issued by Oxbridge Academy

Oxbridge Academy is awarding three students the Oxbridge Academy Medal for Succeeding Against the Odds in recognition of the fact that they have succeeded in their studies despite the hardships they have had to overcome... read
Energy
Energy education critical to build a more sustainable future
Schneider Electric's Energy University has grown to more than 500,000 registered participants worldwide... read
Higher Education
Protesters shut down campuses

Karl Gernetzky and Penelope Mashego

The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) shut its Pretoria campus Monday, 25 January 2016, as protests over outsourcing of university services escalated... read
Hamilton Naki Clinical Scholarship awarded to promising SA researchers
The Hamilton Naki Clinical Scholarship, which was established to contribute to the advancement of South African academic medicine, has been awarded to two candidates... read
Harvard Law School, UCT collaborate in faculty development initiative
Harvard Law School will collaborate with local business, academic institutions and a law firm to address policy issues in Africa. Its Institute for Global Law and Policy (IGLP) has initiated a faculty development initiative with the University of Cape Town in South Africa... read
Confucius Institute opens at University of Johannesburg
The Confucius Institute (CI) opened at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) on Thursday, 28 January 2016. The Institute plans to initiate Mandarin courses, conduct tests as assessments, host Chinese events to promote Chinese culture and conduct a Chinese bridge programme... read
Northwest School of Design to offer Licentiateship in Fashion
The Northwest School of Design (NWSD) in Klerksdorp has become the first South African facility to offer a Licentiateship in Fashion, the highest international fashion qualification in South Africa... read
Huawei cultivates ICT talents across Africa
It looks as though African students are set to benefit as Huawei announced at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2015 that over the next five years 1,000 students across the continent... read
The UCT Graduate School of Business makes it a full dozen

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business has maintained its place in the top 100 business schools in the world for the 12th consecutive year... read
Bursaries to boost wine business skills in difficult times

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business

The UCT Graduate School of Business and the VinPro Foundation are offering five bursaries for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to study Wine Business Management at the GSB in 2016... read
Skills Training
Free coding programme welcomes first learners
In a bid to tackle the soaring IT skills gap and youth unemployment rate in South... read
ABTA and Nina & Pinta collaborates on corporate travel management workshops
A collaboration between the African Business Travel Association and Nina & Pinta will see the first in a series of certified corporate travel management workshops hosted in South Africa... read
Rising up to shine

Claudia Albrechts, Issued by College of Cape Town

Anele Ngxongo, a young mother from KwaZulu-Natal, has again proven that one's circumstances do not define one's success. Anele completed her studies in Jewellery Manufacturing at the College of Cape Town in 2015... read
Improved employability through skills development

Issued by College of Cape Town

With full-time studies not always an option, part-time study plays a critical role in raising, updating and improving skills to ensure that individuals have the skills and qualifications employers need. read
Further your academic career

Issued by Global Academy Jobs

Global Academy Jobs works closely with South African universities to help them strengthen their teaching and research capabilities through academic recruitment... read
Business
Brands, here's why you should care about 'woke Twitter'

Sarah Britten

Woke Twitter could bring down your campaign and cause severe reputational damage. Here's why this audience should be considered as an essential part of the strategic and creative process... read
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