International expertise to boost local entrepreneurship
CareersTshwane University of Technology December 4, 2017
Collaboration between South Africa’s biggest university of technology, TUT, and Finish based Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences, is bound to boost and change the face of local entrepreneurship forever. The launch of a collaborative project in entrepreneurial and start-up activities took place on 27 November 2017 in Helsinki,... Read more
Afrikaans can be learnt online for the first time
CareersOpportunitiesUniversity of the Free State December 4, 2017
There is a need among visiting international students and foreign visiting lecturers and researchers to be able to speak Afrikaans. According to Prof Angelique van Niekerk, this is the reason why the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French at the University of the Free State (UFS) has... Read more
President Jacob Zuma says government plans to expand medical education in South Africa to accommodate South African foreign-trained medical graduates who want to complete their training at home. According to the Committee of Medical Deans, there has been a sharp increase in the number of applications by graduates studying... Read more
F’SASEC kicks off PLC training
CareersVaal University of Technology November 30, 2017
The F’SASEC (French South African Schneider Electric Education Centre) VUT initiated a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) training this year with the intention of transferring practical knowledge to upcoming Electrical Engineers. The first session was held from 15-17 November and will be followed up with four sessions next year. Mr... Read more
Last chance to apply to study in Turkey
CareersOpportunities November 29, 2017
The deadline for applications for Türkiye Scholarships 2018 will close on 30 November. Offering education opportunities at an international calibre as well as a wealth of knowledge and experience, Turkey offers scholarships to international students from all over the world to study in the most prestigious universities in Turkey.... Read more
How to differentiate between valuable and dinosaur degrees
Careers November 28, 2017
Dr Felicity Coughlan, Director of The Independent Institute of Education There has been a lot of talk lately about the usefulness (or not) of the university degree, with some commentators even venturing the opinion that degrees are, in fact, dead. But while there is merit in some of the... Read more
Mall enjoys visit to the journalism department at the University of Valladolid
Careers November 21, 2017
The Erasmus Mundus Programme has opened its doors to students and academics interested in studying short courses at the Spanish University of Valladolid. DUT’s Ayesha Mall, HoD: Media, Language and Communication and Head of the Journalism is the latest beneficiary of this programme. The Erasmus Mundus Programme is a European higher... Read more
Training centre allows youth to reach for the stars
Careers November 21, 2017
The recently-opened Klerefontein Training Centre, situated near the site of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project in the small Karoo town of Carnarvon, is giving local high school learners the opportunity to become qualified electrical engineers. Opened in May, the centre offers an accredited electrical engineering apprenticeship. The South... Read more
Data analysis is one of the most lucrative skills to have
Careers November 20, 2017
Data analysis is rated as one of the most sort-after and lucrative skills to have and represents a great career opportunity for anyone with the right aptitude. “The advent of the big data era has resulted in data analytics becoming integrated into almost every application across all sectors and... Read more
Centre for Human Rights launches its first MOOC
Careers November 17, 2017
The Centre for Human Rights in the Faculty of Law at the University of Pretoria (UP), in collaboration with UNESCO, developed a massive open online course (MOOC) on the international and African legal framework on freedom of expression, access to information and the safety of journalists. The course, which... Read more
