Many postgraduate students have difficulties with the supervision they receive, judging by the response to my last article.
A culture of inquiry and debate must be resurrected at all universities, writes <b>Jonathan Jansen</b>.
Prejudice is far too subliminal to be addressed simply by some non-threatening conversations, writes <b>Pedro Alexis Tabensky</b>.
Professor Boris Urban of the Wits Business School has been appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Social Entrepreneurship.
It’s hard not to agree with the argument that digital media is making us stupid, writes <strong>John Harris</strong>.
Despite the gasps at the university since the photo appeared in its student paper, reaction from beyond Stellenbosch has been warmly appreciative.
Scholars may not be among the truly exploited, but they are undervalued, writes <b>Chris Thurman</b>
UWC this week launched its Applied Centre for Climate and Earth Systems Science, a venture with the NRF and the science and technology department.
About 20 students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) have been arrested following fee-related protests on Monday that turned violent.
Students hoping to enrol as first years at the Durban University of Technology next year could be in for a shock: they might not get NSFAS funding.
No philosophy department in the country is doing more to train black postgraduates than UJ, says Professor Thaddeus Metz, head of the department.
The SA Students Congress (Sasco) has called for the immediate resignation of vice chancellor of the University of the Free State, Jonathan Jansen.
Unisa is one of the country’s universities that has done considerable research on Africa’s economic development, including work for Nepad by the Cems.
The battle for the heart of the South African university goes as far back as the National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE) in 1996.
The first part of the project is to build capacity, as well as to upgrade qualifications and IT and management information systems.”
Is there going to be enough space for first-years in the next five years?
So Blade has met the vice-chancellors. Not that this meeting reached the tabloids. In fact, it was a subdued affair.
His overt association with Cope raises serious issues about the conduct of leaders in public institutions.
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/ 6 February 2009
While fundraisers foresee gloom, the economic meltdown may be a tonic for higher education.
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/ 20 October 2008
As is the case with the THE-QS rankings, surprising movements occur with individual institutions from one year to the next.
Latest report shows the sector has to meet a growing demand without compromising quality.
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/ 24 September 2008
Forty-nine students were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly setting fire to one of the residences at the Mafikeng Campus of North West University.
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/ 23 September 2008
Two guard houses and a hostel recreation room were damaged in continued arson attacks at the Mafikeng campus of the North West University.
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/ 7 September 2008
African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma on Saturday encouraged graduates to use their skills to the betterment of society.
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/ 5 September 2008
The Mafikeng campus of the North West University will reopen on September 15 after violent protests disrupted classes.
Education Minister Naledi Pandor and her predecessor, Kader Asmal, took a hard line on private universities, introducing tough legislative controls.
A ministerial committee set up to investigate racism and discrimination at institutions of higher learning must speed up its work, the ID says.
David Cohen wonders if Western academics will be lured to one of the world’s richest universities despite its strict conservatism.
The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) has lost another influential and experienced black intellectual to the University of Johannesburg.
The University of the Free State (UFS) has handed a private company a R4-million contract to help integrate its hostels.
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/ 11 October 2007
Echoing recent protests at the University of the Witwatersrand, some students from the University of Johannesburg ran amok this week.
Kingston Nyamapfene comments on initiatives to develop research at historically black universities.