Sasol accepting maths and science bursary applications
Latest news February 12, 2018
Applications are now open for international chemicals and energy company Sasol’s all-inclusive bursary. The bursary programme is aimed at those top Mathematics and Science Grade 12 learners who want to study courses in engineering, science and accounting at approved South African universities and universities of technology in 2019. Rated by South... Read more
A start that is more than a beginning
Latest news February 10, 2018
The Grade 12 learners who gathered on UCT’s upper campus on Saturday morning, 27 January, in anticipation of hearing about the ‘when’ and ‘where’ of the SHAWCO Saturday School orientation programme received far more than they bargained for as they learnt the ‘why’ of education. Saturday School, which is... Read more
Medical students complete six-week stay in rural area
Latest newsUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal February 9, 2018
Final-year Medical students celebrated the completion of a rural ‘homestay project’ with their ‘adoptive parents’ at the College of Health Sciences (CHS). Known as a ‘rural block’ and co-ordinated by the Discipline of Family Medicine, the project involved students spending six weeks at rural sites as part of a... Read more
Master’s students in Visual Art and Design exhibit
Latest newsNelson Mandela University February 7, 2018
Nelson Mandela University’s Visual Art Department from the School of Music, Art and Design will host an exhibition of master’s students work opening on 9 February. at the university’s Bird Street Campus in Central. The exhibition will showcase the students’ practical work which will be examined alongside their written... Read more
The UKZN Infectious Diseases Cluster School in the College of Health Sciences hosted a seminar on the Tackling Infections to Benefit Africa (TIBA) Initiative. Acting Dean of Research in the College of Health Sciences Professor Moses Chimbari spoke on TIBA which is an Africa-led, wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary research programme that... Read more
SU’s social impact endeavours kick off with flair, fun and imagination
Latest newsStellenbosch University February 7, 2018
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) student volunteer social impact efforts for the year kicked off this week (1 February) with thousands of enthusiastic newcomer students participating in the annual social impact morning with fun, flair and imagination. Newcomers from all the residences and private student wards’ focused their social impact initiatives on the University’s... Read more
The University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Creative Arts (CCA), in partnership with eThekwini Municipality, will host the 21st Time of the Writer International Festival from 12 to 17 March 2018. Time of the Writer is a celebration of African voices, hosting approximately 20 writers from South Africa, Africa and... Read more
Republic of China’s Deputy Minister of Justice Mr Zhao Dacheng accompanied by a delegation from his ministry visited UKZN’s School of Law to discuss legal education in South Africa and collaboration opportunities. Discussions focused on the general situation of Higher Education in the field of Law in South Africa,... Read more
Universities open for new academic year
Latest news February 6, 2018
Thousands of university students are getting ready to tackle the 2018 academic year as public universities open their doors for learning. This year, universities and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) colleges will see an increase in the number of first-year students following the free education announcement by... Read more
Public lecture focuses on diversity as foundation for equality
Latest newsUniversity of the Free State February 6, 2018
The Free State Centre for Human Rights at the University of the Free State (UFS) held a public lecture at the Bloemfontein Campus on 30 January 2018 titled Putting religion in brackets: the importance of diversity in the public square by Prof Iain T Benson, Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame in... Read more
