In celebration of all the innovators and service providers that are bridging the gap between education today, EduWeek Africa hosted its annual Education Insutry Awards ceremony on 15 June 2018 at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg. The theme of the exhibition was 'Education 4.0 for Industry 4.0', which addressed education's response to increased automation and data exchange in most industries.
EduWeek annual Education Industry Awards ceremonyImage: @African_EduWeek on Twitter
The category nominees and winners are:
Basic Education
Impaq
Edit Microsystems
OLICO Maths Education (Category winner)
Smart Choice
Snapplify
TVET & Higher Education
Christiani GmbH
FESTO (Category winner)
Fundi
Snapplify
Early Childhood Development
Edit Microsystems
Impaq
Mini Chess (Category winner)
Missing Link
Moves for Life
Inclusive Education
Edit Microsystems (Category winner)
EXOLab
Sensory Solutions
ICT
Edit Microsystems
Parrot Products
RS Components
Veative
Xander (Category winner)
Innovation Award
Book for Every Child Foundation
Edit Microsystems (Category winner)
EXOLab
Veative
Individual/Organisation Awards
NGO Impact of the Year
FEDSAS
iSchoolAfrica Education Trust
ORT SA
Thanda
The Billion Child Foundation (Category winner)
Symphonia
Institution Leader of the Year
Alan Whitaker, Founder & CEO, The Billion Child Foundation
Edward Mosuwe, Head of Department (Superintendent-General), Gauteng Department of Education, (Category winner)
Helen Louise Buhrs, CEO, Inscape Education Group (Pty) Ltd
Silas Moraila, Principal, Ngwanamatlang Secondary School
Makhubedu, Principal, Diepsloot Secondary No3
ICT Implementer of the Year
Dr. Candice Livingston, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Dr. Lynn Bowie (PhD Mathematics), Maths Coordinator at OLICO Maths Education (Category winner)
Dimakatso Sefora, HOD, Saron Primary school
Jason Fisher, Randfontein High School
Inspiration Award
Kubeshini Govender, Chief Education Specialist, Western Cape Education Department
Alan Whitaker, CEO & Founder, The Billion Child Foundation
Khangelani W Sibiya, Maths and Science Teacher, Siphumelele Secondary School (Category winner)
Ashra Norton Norton, Director and Founder, The Leadership Colleges
Shanette Tiquin, Principal, Carleton Jones High School
Thato Mfikwe, President, ISOC Gauteng Chapter
Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Colditz, CEO at FEDSAS (Category winner)
Alan Whitaker, CEO & Founder, The Billion Child Foundation
Dr Ali Adam, Chairperson and Founder, 2 Oceans Education Foundation