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
Rail parastatal Transnet says its research centre will contribute to job creation and the expansion of the country’s knowledge economy. The State-owned rail, port and pipeline company on Monday launched the Matlafatšo Centre, a hub dedicated to increasing the competitiveness, capacity and capability of Small, Medium and Micro-sized Enterprises... Read more
CUTis brings experts to help grow SMMEs and local economy
Careers November 13, 2017
South Africa is one of the many countries faced with a high rate of unemployment; affecting the future of youth and the economy. Leaders in various sectors are finding ways to respond to this ongoing challenge facing the country. At CUT, the concept of innovation and entrepreneurship seems to... Read more
Africa can expect jobs drought
Careers November 13, 2017
Africa’s recently released competitiveness report for 2017 predicts only close to a fifth of continent’s burgeoning population will be employed by 2035. It says that the working-age population in Africa is expected to grow by approximately 450 million people over the next 20 years and only 100 million can... Read more
Future Maties explore the FMHS
CareersStellenbosch University November 10, 2017
A group of 47 matric learners from across South Africa recently visited Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) as part of the annual Visit@Tygerberg. “During the past 12 years, the Visit@Tygerberg programme has been integral in the recruitment and registration of black students selected to... Read more
Scholarships for women in media to do postgrad at Rhodes
CareersOpportunitiesRhodes University November 7, 2017
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) will award ten postgraduate scholarships for Southern African women media leaders who wish to study media management at Rhodes University’s Sol Plaatje Institute (SPI) for Media Leadership in 2018. OSISA is an African institution committed to the creation of open societies... Read more
