The Rand Afrikaans University (RAU) and Oracle are helping disadvantaged learners solve for ‘x” in their newly established mathematics school. Three hundred and sixty youngsters from grades 9 to 11 no longer wander the streets on Saturday mornings, and RAU tutors are getting down to the business of science, mathematics and technology with them. The […]
Academic freedom is one of those terms which are easy to preach and tough to practise. But for the Community and Individual Development Association (Cida) academic freedom mean exactly what it says – in every sense of the term. Located in the heart of Jo’burg city, Cida University caters to students from disadvantaged communities countrywide. […]
The government urgently needs to clarify how the huge costs of tertiary mergers will be met, say the heads of the country’s universities and technikons. And they remain sceptical that mergers will achieve government education policy goals. If mergers currently on the table are implemented over a five-year period, they will cost R3,6-billion – close […]
A microchip company that brought South Africa the first-ever computer clubhouse is once again investing in the development of the country’s youth, this time through teachers. Intel is introducing an educator development programme called Teach to the Future to train teachers how to integrate technology effectively into their current lesson plan, so as to enhance […]
Private higher education has presented new and exciting possibilities for career building in South Africa. It has helped supplement strained public education resources but, as is always the case where the profit motive is at play, there have been problems. ‘Private education providers in partnership with state institutions are critical at this stage of development […]
Q: What is the Higher Education Quality Committee (HEQC)? The HEQC is a permanent sub-committee of the Council on Higher Education (CHE), accredited by the South African Qualifications Authority (Saqa) in 2001. What does the HEQC do? The HEQC is the Education and Training Quality Assurance Body (ETQA) for higher education. This means that it […]
Most parents probably still let out a small whimper when told by their child that they intend to pursue a career in film, television or radio. This is mainly because the industry has suffered from a negative perception that there is limited career potential and that there are too few positions for the number of […]
If the Supreme Movie Maker were scouting around for a suitable location to film some of the finest fruits of His creation, Helderberg College would definitely make it onto His shortlist. Facing the towering Hottentot’s Holland mountain range which frames Somerset West, it’s a place that seems almost frozen in history. In 1893 Helderberg was […]
If you have the creativity and the drive to make anything in the marketplace appear to dazzle (even if it’s dull), then you may be one of the talents the world of advertising is looking for. South Africa’s fast-growing advertising industry is as good as any in the world so it is important we have […]
For 16 years the New Africa Theatre Academy in Sybrand Park, near Athlone in the Western Cape, has been providing students with affordable higher education in the performing arts. Though the facilities consist of only two large rehearsal and training rooms, a resource centre, three offices, a garden and a relaxation room, up to 30 […]