The obvious hurdle is how to deal with economic inequalities among students, while other difficulties are communication without the physical aspects and how to build trust.
The Covid-19 pandemic gives universities an opportunity to find new ways of ensuring the health and well-being of students
The Covid-19 pandemic is frightening, but it has also reminded us that we exist because of the care of other people
Contradictory pandemic regulations could to be putting critical training in jeopardy
High-stakes choices today, transforming education for tomorrow. Covid-19 must be used as a catalyst to strengthen health and education
Communication about the behavioural shifts and adaptations needed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic at institutions of higher education must be student-led
We cannot return to the pre-coronavirus crisis of unemployment, inequality and poverty. There is a moral incentive for the rich to give up some of their wealth and for the salaries of top earning civil servants, employees at state-owned entities and in the private sector to be cut
More than ever, higher education institutions need to look after employees’ mental wellbeing
Decision-makers appear to be outsourcing core work to an insecure academic workforce who don’t necessarily receive recognition or permanent employment
Collaborating with other universities will assist in dealing with diseases and other social issues that know no borders
University to open residences for students who struggle to study remotely, and those who need labs on campus to finish their 2020 studies
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the role of universities in nurturing scientific inquiry and evidence-based policy-making to the fore
The university is implementing plans to ensure that no student is left behind during the pandemic
Safety comes first, with a tentative June 1 deadline for grades seven and 12 to return to school
Human greed has brought us to the brink of societal collapse. It is time for a student-led revolution to promote a transition to a new economic system
The university plans to teach online as South Africa’s lockdown continues, and is offering zero-rated data for its teaching sites, as well as computing devices for students
While teaching students during lockdown, institutions of higher learning are also using their expertise to make masks, develop vaccines and research labour abuses
In matric my friends and I got into trouble and were called into the principal’s office to be reprimanded. I do not remember most of what the principal said during the tongue-lashing. But I do remember her saying: “You will not amount to anything in life.” A group of teenagers got into some silly mischief […]
My colleagues and I were talking about our experiences as first-year students and how things can get particularly difficult if you come from a rural or township school. This discussion took place while universities in the country were registering new students. In no time their lectures will commence. This column is dedicated to all first-year […]
By sharing their ideas and knowledge, they can change the world. What’s holding them back?
By threatening students and academics, the Indian government seeks to create a compliant nation. But it is also a push towards disaster
Artisans are in short supply and colleges and apprenticeships are a viable alternative to a university qualification
Universities need to adapt teaching and curricula to cater for the fourth industrial revolution
Students from vocational colleges in the Eastern Cape are furious about late stipends, bad treatment by security on campus and outdated equipment
In shaping Africa’s universities we should take the best from two examples: Dar and Makerere
The university has 83 (32.5%) women professors out of a total of 255
Graduates need to learn critical, transdisciplinary skills if they are to thrive in the modern workplace
The emerging new world order demands reflexive schools whose graduates address society’s needs
The budget is expected to increase next year to R32-billion to fund about 400 920 TVET students and 377 050 university students
Perhaps the reason is less about poor support and more about a bad attitude to self-employment
University managers try to churn out as many products as possible at as low a quality as they can get away with
University rankings must include quality teaching and indicators that address inequality as measuring tools