The statistics agency’s youth report notes worsening joblessness, hunger and safety concerns among South Africa’s youth
For 20 years it has empowered students to realise their potential and emerge as future leaders
The plan ensures the transformative institution will make a difference locally and internationally
Since 1999, ITHUBA’s Scholarship programme has supported more than 300 young South Africans in pursuing tertiary education
Tracking the progress of South Africa’s 30-year-olds as they navigate education, work, anxiety and hope
Good study habits established in high school equip students with skills applicable to later aspects of life and learning
SBS Swiss Business School and TSIBA Business School in educational collaboration
Extended Curriculum Programmes create an equitable education landscape
The business school is a community where dreams are realised and careers are launched
Fair discrimination requires all South Africans to have an equal chance to meet the minimum standard to access institutions of higher education
Those in power have learnt very little from the past and will continue to cling to the capricious hope that somehow the problem will go away
Their demands and the reactions they solicit no longer match those of 2015’s #FeesMustFall – students need an actionable plan, funds, accommodation
The NSFAS accommodation cap and other concerns will be discussed by task force comprising the department of higher education and training, Usaf and vice-chancellors
There are only six women vice-chancellors in SA, and progress in eliminating gender bias is slow
‘If education must address the needs of society, then we have to adapt to the current and future needs’
We should be obsessed with how we can help our young South Africans access and utilise systems of secondary and tertiary entry education
It was people’s warmth towards Kaluke Mawila that set the tone for how she manages the George campus of Nelson Mandela University
Parents who, on paper, look like they can afford to pay their children’s university fees often can’t. They also miss out on funding from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme.
Professor Rushiella Songca has ambitious plans to improve the performance of the institution
Vice-chancellors tell parliament that there needs to be a lasting national solution to the funding issues as they cannot deal with them on their own
Higher education minister says NSFAS is experiencing a funding shortfall and has requested that universities extend their registration period
Professor Puleng Lenkabula will be the first woman vice-chancellor since Unisa’s establishment 148 years ago. She is also the fifth women vice-chancellor in the country
The privilege-protecting systems we use for grading universities are simply poor science
New lecturers and researchers need guidance on achieving targets, or risk being thrown into the deep end without being taught how to swim
Minister Blade Nzimande says a staggered ending of the academic year is intended to support students
Only a few households have access to the internet and students and learners , but educators can find ways to improve reading for meaning and digital knowledge
A Universities South Africa survey shows that 20 people — 19 staff members and one student — at local universities have died after contracting the coronavirus
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories
Taking a gap after school can be the best possible way for students to prepare for their future and find their feet
Community engagement and social responsibility is not an “add on”; it is a core role and responsibility of higher education.
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