First student cohort of fully online, accredited qualifications become UJ graduates
About three years ago, the University of Johannesburg (UJ) ventured into a new territory by introducing fully online and accredited qualifications to...
Call for Applications for the DSI-CSIR Inter-Bursary Support Programme 2021
(Published - 15 October 2020) The CSIR and the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) are pleased to announce the...
DHET DEFENDS EXTENSION OF NSFAS ADMINISTRATOR CAROLISSEN’S TENURE
The National Education Health and Allied Workers' Union (Nehawu) has accused Carollisen of mismanaging the R35 billion state-funded scheme for...
UJ PROFESSORS CLAIM COVETED AWARD FOR SCIENTIFIC THINKING
Two professors from the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have received gold medals from the Academy of Science of South Africa...
Unisa students to get 30GB of mobile data per month for online exams
The University of South Africa (Unisa) has announced a plan to provide its students with free mobile data so they...
The skills training our youth really need… Employability
According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) approximately 3.3-million of the 10.3-million young people aged between 14-24 years were not...
10 skills that prevent many young people below 40 from becoming a beacon of professionalism-Roy William Mayega
I have been working with relatively young people (below 40) and in my interactions with them, I have found 10...
Covid-19, 4IR and the breakneck pace at which higher education is evolving
By Prof Tshilidzi Marwala The Covid-19 pandemic and the Fourth Industrial Revolution have confronted us with a paradigm shift unlike...
Univen’s UIGC workers are on strike, demanding salary hike
Silas Nduvheni Some 300 employees of the University of Venda’s Univen Innovative Growth Company (UIGC), mostly working as security guards,...
Many SA teachers want to quit profession due to stress, report says
By Bongani Nkosi Johannesburg - One in four teachers in South African schools battle acute stress due to their working...
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