Stellensbosch University's first group of ISFAP graduates triumph through the pandemicThe Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme (ISFAP) is a non-profit foundation established as part of the response to the South African #feesmustfall movement of 2015. Aimed at the poor and missing middle (R0 - R600,000 p.a. household income), the programme funds the undergraduate studies of successful applicants on a full bursary. The programmes funded are driven by the Occupations of High Demand as defined by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The current partnership includes a total of 11 public universities.
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Project team wants all university students to have access to indigenous African languagesUniversity students who have a mother tongue other than English should not be at a disadvantage compared to those who do speak English at home. This is why it is important to level the language playing field.
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Gerda's handmade quilt of learningHenley Business School Africa prides itself on creativity and innovation, but there are few who will come close to Gerda Olivier; in an era of always-on artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital connectivity, she took her creativity to the next level by handmaking a quilt.
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Gerda's handmade quilt of learningHenley Business School Africa prides itself on creativity and innovation, but there are few who will come close to Gerda Olivier; in an era of always-on artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital connectivity, she took her creativity to the next level by handmaking a quilt.
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Source: Getty Images</span>The focus should no longer be on learner outcomes, but performance outcomes. That is the unequivocal message from Paul Hanly, co-founder of South African end-to-end online learning solution provider New Leaf Technologies.
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Nesternship to give African youth a headstartIn response to the difficulties average young Africans experience when attempting to enter the workforce, Nestlé Zone Asia, Oceania, and sub-Saharan Africa (Zone AOA) kickstarted the "Nesternship" (Nestlé internship) programme offering a virtual working environment to youth.
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Source: Julia M Cameron from [[https://www.pexels.com Pexels]]</span>The pandemic has forced teachers to convert from face-to-face to remote teaching with few resources and little time. Online teaching requires technology and presents a challenge to teachers to negotiate unchartered territory.
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Project team wants all university students to have access to indigenous African languagesUniversity students who have a mother tongue other than English should not be at a disadvantage compared to those who do speak English at home. This is why it is important to level the language playing field.
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Project team wants all university students to have access to indigenous African languagesUniversity students who have a mother tongue other than English should not be at a disadvantage compared to those who do speak English at home. This is why it is important to level the language playing field.
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RMB Corvest invests in education with Inscape acquisitionIn a move that secures investment in South Africa's education sector, RMB Corvest has acquired a 49% stake in the Inscape Education Group. The deal broadens RMB Corvest's extensive portfolio, while facilitating and supporting Inscape's growth aspirations.
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