DHET: We will prioritise TVET college improvements
ArchivesLatest news October 19, 2017
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) says the TVET college system is receive greater attention in the future. Four priorities have been outlined in the department’s latest annual report, issued earlier this month. These are: Curriculum transformation and the establishment of academic boards at colleges improved student... Read more
Digital technologies, especially smartphones, have become such an integral part of our lives that it is difficult to picture life without them. Today, people spend over three hours on their phones every day. “While ever-smarter digital devices have made many aspects of our lives easier and more efficient, a... Read more
Curbing Student Hunger Challenges: Roundtable Talk At UWC
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of the Western Cape October 18, 2017
Far too many students go hungry every day. To address this issue, the Socio-Economic Rights Project (SERP) at the University of the Western Cape’s (UWC) Dullah Omar Institute hosted a roundtable on access to food for students in tertiary institutions in South Africa on 5 October 2017. The roundtable... Read more
New higher education and training minister, deputy announced
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read October 17, 2017
Picture: SA News President Jacob Zuma has announced changes to the National Executive. In a statement by the Presidency on Tuesday, President Zuma announced that: – Hlengiwe Mkhize has been appointed as the Minister of Higher Education and Training – Ayanda Dlodlo is the Minister of Home Affairs – ... Read more
UL, DST launch SA’s first R30m pilot plant in manganese
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of Limpopo October 17, 2017
In an attempt to meet the demands of the ever-increasing use of rechargeable battery technology, the University of Limpopo (UL) launched South Africa’s first pilot plant in manganese beneficiation in Mbombela, Mpumalanga The R30 million Lithium Ion Battery (LIB) Precursor Pilot Plant is a strategic initiative by the Department... Read more
GSB academic conference centre takes shape
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of Cape Town October 16, 2017
Work has started on the construction of a R130 million state-of-the-art academic conference centre on UCT’s Graduate School of Business (GSB) campus. The venue will greatly enhance the school’s ability to convene thought leadership conferences and host sizeable international delegations. “The limited scale of existing facilities has hampered our... Read more
Global Investigative Journalism Conference programme released
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of the Witwatersrand October 16, 2017
Pulitzer Prize winners, data journalism pioneers and the investigative reporters behind the Panama Papers are amongst the speakers at #GIJC2017. The tenth Global Investigative Journalism Conference, hosted by Wits Journalism and the Global Investigative Journalism Network, takes place in Johannesburg from November 16 to 19. This is the first time the conference is being... Read more
Launch of ASSAf consensus study on revitalising agricultural education and training
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of Pretoria October 16, 2017
The challenges facing South African agricultural education and training (AET) are highlighted in the latest consensus study released by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) on 27 September 2017. The study was chaired by Professor Frans Swanepoel from the University of Pretoria’s new Future Africa Initiative, and... Read more
SABC Win-A-Home: Gardens revealed
ArchivesLatest news October 13, 2017
The deadline for the garden challenge ominously falls on Friday the 13th but our design duos believe hard work and great design supersedes superstitions. The final day starts on a happy note as Evergreen Turf deliver spectacular instant lawn. However, just as things are looking up, the drama begins.... Read more
Wits advances in scientific papers ranking
ArchivesLatest newsUniversity of the Witwatersrand October 13, 2017
The latest university ranking indicates that Wits is on an upward trajectory, especially when it comes to research output. Wits University has moved up 22 places overall in the latest National Taiwan University Ranking (NTU Ranking) also known as the Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities. The... Read more
