St. Thomas University President Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale has announced a major institutional appointment that will continue to strengthen the University's academic leadership position (www.stu.edu). A visionary and transformational leader in higher education, Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Ph.D., has been named St. Thomas … [Read more...]
Additional Fulbright Awards Available
Colleen Dube, Executive Director of The Fulbright Commission and Dr. Attracta Halpin, Registrar of the National University of Ireland signed a memorandum of understanding to enable PhD candidates from a NUI Constituent University or other NUI member Institution to travel to the United States on a Fulbright Award to … [Read more...]
Higher education in Ireland
Higher education in Ireland is competing very well internationally and graduate employment has bounced back to pre-crisis levels, shown in a major review published this week. This is against a difficult economic background and comes at a time of rapidly increasing student numbers. … [Read more...]
Where are tomorrow’s software engineers?
The struggle to increase the number of graduating software engineers has been an ongoing challenge throughout the last two decades. The Joburg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) Director and Head of Software Engineering at Wits University, Prof Barry Dwolatzky says that while there are improvements, South Africa’s … [Read more...]
SA students receive scholarships from Sweden
Ten South African students have been selected for a Swedish post-graduate scholarship programme. … [Read more...]
Teachers Risk Removal from Register
1,071 teachers face being removed from the Register of Teachers by the Teaching Council because they have failed to renew their registration. … [Read more...]
Centres of excellence for Africa
Washington - The World Bank is to finance 19 university-based ‘centres of excellence’ in seven countries in West and Central Africa, in an effort to tackle a serious shortage of skilled workers in major industries that are vital to the continent’s economic growth. … [Read more...]
Learners’ idea strikes gold
Mbombela - A group of innovative learners, who came up with an idea to install sensors in visually impaired people's walking sticks to help them navigate easily, has been crowned the winners of the Business Idea Generation Competition. … [Read more...]
Higher Education White Paper
The Department of Higher Education and Training has officially launched a White Paper on Post School Education and Training, which sets out strategies to expand on the current delivery of education and training in South Africa for the period up to 2030. … [Read more...]
Irish Education Show Improvements
Ireland's results in the latest OECD PISA Report show encouraging signs of improvements within the education system, according to the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland. … [Read more...]