CPUT engineering labs turn pro
ArchivesCape Peninsula University of TechnologyCareers August 31, 2017
South Africa’s future technicians will soon be training in state of the art laboratories thanks to a partnership between CPUT and engineering industry specialist RS Components. RS sponsored equipment to the value of R250 000 to be used in the project labs run by the Department of Electrical and... Read more
NWU’s nuclear programme gets international green light
ArchivesCareersNorth-West University August 31, 2017
The North-West University (NWU) is one of only three universities in the world whose master’s degree in nuclear engineering has been recommended for accreditation. This follows after the International Nuclear Management Academy (INMA) recommended that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) accredit the NWU’s master’s degree in nuclear engineering... Read more
South Africa’s unemployment rate has hit a 13-year high with youth unemployment now considered to be chronic. One of the biggest contributing factors to these staggering statistics, is a clear mismatch between the skills employers are looking for and the skills with which the education system equips college graduates.... Read more
Qualified teachers are in high demand. So much so that teachers are included in the Department of Higher Education and Training’s list of ‘Occupations in high demand’. According to this list of scarce skills, the need for teachers is felt across the education spectrum, from early childhood development practitioners... Read more
Harvey Specter is possibly a reason thousands of matriculants flocked to apply to study an LLB law degree. Imagine their horror when they discoverlife as a lawyer isn’t all witty dialogue, intense cases, and sharpdesigner attire. Television shows like Law and Order, The Good Wife and the more recent The... Read more
In a ground breaking move, the Rhodes University Business School this month launched a television channel, which offers lectures in Economics I, Commercial Law, Entrepreneurship and financial planning. Funded by Nedbank, the channel, Rhodes Business School, aims to be an incubator to promote social enterprise, entrepreneurship and empower local people... Read more
Making an informed career choice is arguably one of the most important decisions of your life says the Department of Higher Education and Training. The Department says that when making this decision, you should have right knowledge and understanding based on self-knowledge, the working world and the education and... Read more
The CSIR and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) are pleased to announce the DST Inter-Programme Bursary Support (IBS) call for applications. Opening Date: Monday, 14 August, 2017 Closing Date: Friday, 29 September, 2017 The IBS postgraduate bursary support is intended for full time studies for Honours/ 4th... Read more
Stanford Graduate School of Business (Stanford GSB) today announced a USD $3 million, three-year partnership with De Beers Group to empower young, budding entrepreneurs and owners of established businesses in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa through two new educational programs launching in 2018. Stanford is expanding two of its... Read more
Imagine the opportunity to learn a new skill within four to six weeks at the low price of less than R1,500 taught by top instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions. I kid you not. That’s what is on offer at Coursera , an innovative online course... Read more
