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
With a following of close to seven million, the automated proofreader, Grammarly , provides most-needed grammatical support to writers across the world. Language and prose that is easy to understand is key to building a career, improving grades at university or school, as Barbara Kingsolver writes: “A career is... Read more
Clinical training of foreign-trained students at SA medical schools under pressure
ArchivesCareersOpportunities August 14, 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) says that there is no moratorium on foreign-trained medical students undergoing their clinical training at local universities. However, South Africa’s eight medical schools are experiencing capacity constraints and this could lead to some students, who studied abroad, not being able to... Read more
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has encouraged learners to change South Africa’s future by pursuing mathematics and science. The Minister was addressing learners at the launch of the 2017 National Science Week (NSW) at the newly renamed Nelson Mandela University, in the Eastern Cape. Hosted at the institution’s... Read more
New degrees at UL for agriculture, environmental sciences
ArchivesCareersUniversity of Limpopo August 11, 2017
The University of Limpopo (UL), a leader in agriculture and water and sanitation innovation, recently added two new specialised degrees under- and post-graduate programmes to its School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. The new degrees are designed to prepare students to respond to meet climate change’s dynamic demands and... Read more
Learners can make informed career and study choices with the help of the Department of Higher Education and Training operates Khetha career development service. This multi-channel platform provides free access to career information, advice and guidance through telephone, SMS, social media, face-to-face and outreaches to schools among others. Over... Read more
