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Industry-specific learning: the future of education?
Industry-specific learning: the future of education?

Jared Louw

The #feesmustfall movement has gained high exposure and news interest in the last year. Looking beyond the politics of the situation, I am a firm believer that access to universities should be free for deserving students. Keyword: deserving... Read

Destruction of university property runs into millions
Destruction of university property runs into millions

Minister of Higher Education and Training Blade Nzimande has condemned the destruction of university property, which has run into millions of rands... Read

Education needs a sustainable funding model
Education needs a sustainable funding model

Professor Owen Skae

SA should prioritise education right now and give it all the commitment, input, expertise and finances it needs. It includes all education - early childhood development, primary, secondary school and higher education... Read

E-learning
Education awards honour excellence in digital teaching
Education awards honour excellence in digital teaching
Kedibone Makgato, Mokhudu Machaba and Erika Esterhuizen have been recognised as ISPA teachers of the year at the annual ISPA SuperTeacher Awards Gala Dinner on 22 September 2016... read
Higher Education
Spring ushers in a flurry of activities at Regent Business School
Spring ushers in a flurry of activities at Regent Business School

Issued by Regent Business School

There has been a hive of academic and social activity at Regent Business School in the recent past and there are plans afoot to have many more in the near future... read
Treasury aims to extend tax incentives
Treasury aims to extend tax incentives
The Treasury has proposed a two-year extension of the employment tax incentive and a five-year extension of the learnership tax incentive, both of which, it says, have yielded positive results. read
Fees commission busy working on solution
Fees commission busy working on solution

Penelope Mashego and Karl Gerntzky

The chairman of the fees commission has called for patience from students and urged them to accept fee hikes... read
Eight arrested in NMMU fees protest
Eight arrested in NMMU fees protest

Amir Chetty

Eight Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) students were arrested in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, 21 September 2016... read
GIBS forum on leadership and strategy - lessons from the military with US General George W. Casey
GIBS forum on leadership and strategy - lessons from the military with US General George W. Casey

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science

General George W. Casey, who served as Chief of Staff of the US Army efforts in Iraq, told a recent GIBS forum that the current unpredictable global political and economic climate requires leaders of vision, courage and character... read
UCT blends art and commerce with new Humanities major
UCT blends art and commerce with new Humanities major
The University of Cape Town is taking another step in bridging the traditional divide between arts and commerce by introducing Information Systems (IS) as a major subject in the Humanities faculty. read
Fees mayhem spreads
Fees mayhem spreads

Sipho Mabena, Nathi Olifant and Poppy Louw

Students are adamant that free education is feasible as university protests enter their third day, despite the Treasury saying those who can afford to should pay fees... read
GIBS forum - Global political risk and impact: The future of politics
GIBS forum - Global political risk and impact: The future of politics

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science

The global political structure is undergoing "a period of considerable challenge and uncertainty, but also stimulus and opportunity," Dame Judith Macgregor, British High Commissioner to South Africa, told a GIBS forum... read
Skills Training
Technology solutions help to boost citizen empowerment
Technology solutions help to boost citizen empowerment
Information and communications technology (ICT) remains the key contributor to the development of advanced economies... read
Business
Beware the dopey docs
Beware the dopey docs
Thousands of doctors will from this week wear armbands to indicate how long a shift they have worked... read
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Senior Lecturer/Lecturer - Computer/Control Systems - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer/lecturer in computer and control systems (Ref. ING02/338/0916). Applications close 30 September 2016. Read more >>



Lecturer/Junior Lecturer - Computer/Control Systems/Telecommuniations - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced lecturer/junior lecturer: computer and control systems and telecommunications (Ref. ING02/339/0916). Applications close 30 September 2016. Read more >>



Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer - Futures Studies/Systems - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced associate professor/senior lecturer in futures studies and systems thinking (Ref. EBW04/332/0916). Applications close 30 September 2016. Read more >>



Coordinator - Academic Programmes - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced coordinator - academic programmes (Ref. EBW04/330/0916). Applications close 30 September 2016. Read more >>



Senior Lecturer - Management Accounting - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced senior lecturer in management accounting (Ref. EBW04/329/0916). Applications close 30 September 2016. Read more >>




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