SU set to offer DeepMind postgraduate scholarships to underrepresented groupsStellenbosch University (SU) is the first African university to be awarded scholarships by DeepMind, a London-based organisation focused on artificial intelligence research and its application in the real world. Scholarships will be awarded for postgraduate studies in the fields of applied mathematics, statistics, electrical and electronic engineering and computer science.
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New claims and questions from City Press journalistThe latest enquiries from the City Press journalist regrettably seeks once more to elevate anonymous emails beyond their merit. For the record, the use of anonymous emails to create innuendo, to make false claims and to defame have been standard practice at Vaal University of Technology. Competing factions with their shifting coalitions and relationship to power and decision making, regularly use anonymous emails, social media and, on the face of it, agreeable journalists to serve their nefarious purposes.
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Women in Business Conference set to break new ground in 2020For the first time in its 21-year history, the UCT Graduate School of Business' popular annual Women in Business Conference, focused on addressing inclusion, access, and equality in the workplace, will take place online. And organisers are hoping to reach record numbers to raise funds for a bursary to enable future generations of women to study at the school.
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Parents, do your homework when it comes to e-learning programmesGiving your child(ren) free rein when it comes to an app store can be dangerous - especially because you don't know what content they'll be exposed to. Similarly, giving your child the same freedom to choose content on educational e-learning programmes is a big no-no, because it's like taking them to their favourite takeaway and expecting them to select a salad.
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Herd solidarity: A vaccine for the shadow pandemic of gender-based violenceThis Women's Month, the focus regrettably but rightfully falls on gender-based violence during lockdown. But unlike Covid-19, the GBV pandemic already has an effective treatment against it. And our schools and institutions of higher learning have a vital role to play in administering it.
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Herd solidarity: A vaccine for the shadow pandemic of gender-based violenceThis Women's Month, the focus regrettably but rightfully falls on gender-based violence during lockdown. But unlike Covid-19, the GBV pandemic already has an effective treatment against it. And our schools and institutions of higher learning have a vital role to play in administering it.
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Paediatricians advocate the reopening of schoolsAs schools welcomed only Grade 12 learners back this week, the Paediatrician Management Group (PMG) and the South African Paediatric Association (SAPA) together urge government to open schools to all learners and not to allow fear or politics to harm the children of South Africa.
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UCT 2020 Stella Clark Teachers' Award honours Accounting teacher in KZNThe annual UCT Stella Clark Teachers' Award rewards outstanding high school teachers who are making a difference in the lives of learners from disadvantaged backgrounds in South Africa. Each year, current students of the University of Cape Town (UCT) can nominate a former high school teacher for the award by sending a motivation to the committee, stating why their teacher is suitable for this accolade. This year, the winner of the 2020 Stella Clark Teachers Award is Hebert Muzi Gumbi, who teaches Accounting at Mathunjwa High School in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal.
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NWU Student Recruitment embraces the digital revolutionDue to the current Covid-19 pandemic, the North-West University (NWU) has adopted a new digital recruiting approach.
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