Higher Education

Thousands of students still fail to take up Nsfas funding

Education Bongekile Macupe - 16 Jan 2020

The financial scheme assisting those in higher learning institutions says it is ready for the year ahead, but many don’t know that they qualify

Management live it up as Fort Hare University struggles

Article Bongekile Macupe - 18 Dec 2019

In a broken university, with “shocking conditions” for students, senior management are provided with luxury cars, with unlimited petrol

Dream of studying comes true

Article Zandile Mbabela - 7 Nov 2019

When outsourcing ended at Mandela University it gave contract workers more than just a job

Develop responsible students through engaged research and community partnerships

Article Tawana Kupe - 31 Oct 2019

Community engagement and social responsibility is not an “add on”; it is a core role and responsibility of higher education.

VUT’s troubles further exposed

Article Bongekile Macupe - 24 Oct 2019

Administrator warns that if the university is not fixed urgently it will collapse

“Excuses” hinder varsity transformation, academics say

Article Bongekile Macupe - 8 Oct 2019

Academics say that while a lot of ground has been covered when it comes to higher education, a lot more still needs to be done

Advancing gender equality in academia

Article Brightness Mangolothi - 20 Sep 2019

Even in institutions of higher education, women continue to face discrimination. Here’s how we can fix that

Yale expels student implicated in admissions scam

Article Agency - 27 Mar 2019

Yale University becomes the first American institution to expel a student implicated in the admissions scandal which emerged earlier this month

US higher ed: A system of meritocracy that never was

Article David A Love - 27 Mar 2019

The recent college bribing scandal in the US revealed nothing we already didn't know

Exploring FETs and TVETs as viable alternatives

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Feb 2019

Your chances of finding or creating work are increased

University is not right for everyone

Article Bongekile Macupe - 18 Jan 2019

Young people see technical colleges as dumping sites instead of places to acquire sought-after skills

Shaping creative business minds for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Article Advertising Supplement - 31 Oct 2018

Vega's Brand Challenge and Brand Activation allow students to see what it’s like to work with a real-life brief from a real-life client

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