High-level German delegation visits innovative HIV testing sites
ArchivesMust-ReadStellenbosch UniversityStudent outreach October 19, 2017
A top-level German delegation has had first-hand experience of the positive impact of community HIV testing during a visit to field sites operated by Stellenbosch University’s Desmond Tutu TB Centre. The 23-member delegation, led by Theresa Bauer, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts of the German state of... Read more
Dr Schlebusch receives prestigious Autism Research Award
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadResearchUniversity of Pretoria October 19, 2017
Dr Liezl Schlebusch was recently chosen as a recipient of an Emerging Researcher Award from the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) and Autism Speaks. She received this award at the Regional International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Conference in Stellenbosch in September 2017. Dr Schlebusch presented two papers... Read more
“Many SMMEs fail within the first five years due to the lack of training, and we need to find solutions to these problems at conferences such as these.” So said Chris Friedrich, a professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany and an Extraordinary Professor at the... Read more
R7.2 billion for uni infrastructure
ArchivesLatest newsMust-Read October 19, 2017
Government funding for university maintenance backlogs, expanded student housing and finance other priority projects, has now reached R7.2 billion for a three-year period ending 2017/18. In the Department of Higher Education and Training’s latest annual report, released earlier this month, the department says that it has been able to... Read more
One of the questions that is typically asked in an interview is “Why are you leaving your job?” Or if you have already moved on, you may be asked: “Why did you leave your previous job?” The Balance, a US-based website, provides some advice. How you craft your answer... 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
The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET), in its latest annual report, says it has taken steps to ensure that training in 13 trades is boosted. The department explains that trades, that include bricklaying, electrical work, millwrights, boilermakers, automotive mechanics, diesel mechanics, carpenters and joiners, welders, riggers, fitter... 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
Top students learn from business leaders
AchieversArchivesMust-ReadStellenbosch University October 17, 2017
Participants in the OPTIMUS programme of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences gathered on 9 October for a special event with the theme ‘At the feet of a leader’. Students could sit at the feet of Ms Stephanie van der Westhuizen (Chief Operating Officer of The Centre of Financial... Read more
The power of digital marketing
ArchivesCareersMust-ReadVaal University of Technology October 17, 2017
The Vaal University of Technology’s Ekurhuleni Campus held a two-day workshop from 28-29 September at Little Paradise in Springs for third-year marketing students. The theme of the workshop: “Role of Digital Marketing in building, growing, and sustaining brands” was linked to the students’ project based on digital marketing and... Read more
