https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/499.html South Africa Higher Education news 15 Higher Education news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/499.html en-us Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:36:09 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/calling-future-civil-engineers-apply-for-2027-28-martin-east-gap-year-and-bursary-programme-303618a Civil engineering and construction company, Martin & East is inviting students to apply for its Matric Gap Year programme for the 2027 academic year, followed by its bursary programme for the 2028 academic year. 1-272043 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:24:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-open-day-matters-520310a Don’t just choose a qualification — choose your creative future. 1-271966 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ai-in-the-classroom-why-it-should-support-teachers-not-replace-critical-thinking-308188a With all the hype surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), it is unsurprising that fearmongering has taken root, especially when it comes to education. That fear, it turns out, is justified. At the start of this month, world-renowned scientific journal Nature published an article which revealed the problem has reached such concerning levels that universities are hiding “Trojan horse” prompts in assignments and redesigning exams that chat bots cannot pass. Why? Because they can no longer trust the work that is submitted. 1-271983 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/milpark-education-achieves-cima-recognition-075845a Milpark Education has partnered with The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), the world’s leading body for management accounting professionals, creating new opportunities for its students to pursue the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation. 1-271907 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/edwin-naidu-wins-nat-nakasa-award-after-exposing-unisa-corruption-297087a Edwin Naidu is the winner of the 2026 Nat Nakasa Award for bravery in journalism. The founder of ednews.africa, he exposed corruption and maladministration at the University of South Africa 1-271960 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nsfas-restores-funding-for-nelson-mandela-university-students-964764a The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has restored funding for 357 Nelson Mandela University (NMU) students enrolled in extended programmes after they were incorrectly defunded due to incorrect qualification codes. 1-271954 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 14:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/imm-graduate-school-appoints-new-dean-of-undergraduate-studies-075805a Riana Prins has been appointed dean of undergraduate studies at IMM Graduate School, effective 1 September 2026. 1-271917 Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nsfas-2027-application-cycle-opens-186306a The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially opened applications for the 2027 academic year. 1-271878 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/summit-to-define-build-and-shape-the-future-of-digital-humanities-in-south-africa-308528a South Africa’s digital humanities community is set to come together for the Digital Humanities Cluster Summit, taking place from 7–9 October 2026 at the University of South Africa (Unisa) in Pretoria, with online participation also available. 1-271873 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/academics-in-south-africa-have-to-focus-on-outputs-whats-lost-when-other-works-not-counted-853003a Professors Curwyn Mapaling and Nokulunga Shabalala are two Black clinical psychologists working as academics in South Africa. What started as their shared frustration with the pace of change in universities became a research programme. For three years they recorded their conversations with each other, leading to three journal papers that document their own experiences in higher education and the shifts they would like to see. Here they explain why this matters. 1-271839 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Higher Education South Africa