Japan has opened its doors to foreign students from around the globe to apply at any Japanese University and study under the Japanese Government Scholarship program in 2019 The scholar is open to research, undergraduate, specialized training college and teacher training college. Degree Level Research students (Master’s, Doctoral, or... Read more
Join us for the 2018 Open Days
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of the Free State May 11, 2018
The University of the Free State invites all Grade 12 learners and their parents to the UFS Open Days. On the Bloemfontein Campus, the Open Day will be held on 12 May 2018, and on the Qwaqwa Campus, Phuthaditjhaba on 26 May 2018. The programme for both Open Days... Read more
“If you want to get the career you deserve, you need to plan for it, and work at it, and have the best information available. That’s the idea behind UWC’s Career Xpo 2018.” So said Winston Middleton, Student Development Manager at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), speaking... Read more
Applications now open for Google’s second Deep Learning Indaba
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadStellenbosch University May 1, 2018
Applications are now open for attending the second Deep Learning Indaba that will take place at Stellenbosch University from 9 to 14 September 2018. This is a unique pan-African teaching event supported by Google DeepMind. The aim of the Indaba, only the second of its kind to take place... Read more
The Fulbright Foreign student program is now open for applications. The program offers scholarships for South African University Graduates to pursue a Master’s or Doctoral Degree at a United States university in any subject, studies that require contact with patients are excluded. This is a two year scholarship for... Read more
Saving 100 litres per wash
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read April 17, 2018
UCT has been working tirelessly to respond to the water crisis in the Western Cape. While academics and researchers continue to engage with City stakeholders, campaigns to save water internally are well on their way. As part of continued efforts to cut water usage by half (read the DVC... Read more
One of the alumni of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in Gauteng, South Africa is now set to pursue a PhD. 24-year-old Lindiwe Tsope attained a bachelor’s (honors) in psychology and sociology in 2015 and a master’s degree in social sciences in 2017 at Rhodes University in... Read more
A display of powerful femininity
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read April 16, 2018
UCT alumnus Rehane Abrahams’s bold and provocative one-hander Womb of Fire comes to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio for a short season. The show, directed by co-creator and UCT senior lecturer Sara Matchett, has gained acclaim since its premier at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown in 2017. Cue Media at the... Read more
Simbine and Bruintjies scoop medals at Commonwealth Games
ArchivesLatest newsMust-ReadUniversity of Pretoria April 11, 2018
Akani Simbine and Henricho Bruintjies lived ‘cometh the hour, cometh the men’ on Monday afternoon, during the 100 metres final of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, when they raced to win the gold and silver medals respectively. It was a sensational performance, in which they managed to totally upset the... Read more
Given his legendary status, it is not surprising that Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt was the inspiration for rising Nelson Mandela University sprinter Luxolo Adams to take up the sport. Born in Burgersdorp in the Eastern Cape, the 21-year-old Bestmed Madibaz club member was more interested in soccer before a... Read more
