Eighty-eight days after lockdown, TSIBA Business School students on 22 June 2020, sat for their first online examinations! This remarkable achievement, in contrast to many institutions still struggling with data and learning devices, resulted from many robust discussions, endless 'muting' and 'unmuting' online meetings, navigating complex issues of data, learning devices and selecting appropriate epistemology. All this was underpinned by passionate and committed teaching and academic support staff determined to deliver the academic programme and turn what was potentially a winter of despair, into a season of hope!
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Archive for month: July, 2020
[[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt another harsh blow South Africa's already untenable youth unemployment rate, which reached 58.1% in the last quarter of 2019. Now, more than ever, the country's youth will struggle to find a place in the economy and many of those who had just entered the workplace may have seen their jobs placed on hold, or worse, lost.
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[[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>The Covid-19 pandemic has dealt another harsh blow South Africa's already untenable youth unemployment rate, which reached 58.1% in the last quarter of 2019. Now, more than ever, the country's youth will struggle to find a place in the economy and many of those who had just entered the workplace may have seen their jobs placed on hold, or worse, lost.
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To ensure that medical students can continue their education in a safe environment during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences will create a unique satellite campus at Ireland's largest stadium, Croke Park.
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To ensure that medical students can continue their education in a safe environment during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI) University of Medicine and Health Sciences will create a unique satellite campus at Ireland's largest stadium, Croke Park.
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Mindful of the ever-increasing demand for qualified data scientists, SAS is offering its customised e-learning portal, Software Certified Young Professionals free of charge to any interested student currently enrolled at a university or higher degree-granting institution.
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Mindful of the ever-increasing demand for qualified data scientists, SAS is offering its customised e-learning portal, Software Certified Young Professionals free of charge to any interested student currently enrolled at a university or higher degree-granting institution.
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Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash</span>Talented scholars are being challenged by AAA to demonstrate their potential to become game-changers in the advertising and marketing world.
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Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash</span>Talented scholars are being challenged by AAA to demonstrate their potential to become game-changers in the advertising and marketing world.
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As South Africa emerges from its extended national lockdown in a phased approach, educational institutions across the country are faced with a difficult and complex task. There is clearly an urgent need to re-institute onsite teaching and kickstart curriculums, yet the pandemic continues to pose a grave threat to public health (and will do so for many months to come). Perhaps unsurprisingly, many education sector decision-makers are pursuing a hybrid approach to learning, blending some form of onsite teaching with remote learning programmes. Without doubt, there are difficult logistical challenges ahead for the education sector - and many learners have fallen far behind curriculums in the absence of adequate remote learning resources and engaging virtual learning environments.
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