Carousel Finance SA will provide educational institutions with 300 thousand licenses of the MyOffice Education Russian office software free of charge over the course of 10 years. … [Read more...]
World Science Day in Africa
Merck Foundation marks World Science Day through Empowering Women and Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) in Africa … [Read more...]
Harris named CEO of National Math and Science Initiative
DALLAS -- Veteran astronaut and STEM education advocate Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr. has been named the new chief executive officer of the National Math and Science Initiative. … [Read more...]
Manpower US Offers Career-Focused Degrees
MILWAUKEE - Manpower U.S. today launches a new partnership with the University of Phoenix offering degree courses in a wide range of in-demand subjects including Cyber Security, Information Technology and Health Administration, enabling people to develop the skills employers are looking for. … [Read more...]
Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities for Students
DEARBORN, Mich. - Manufacturing jobs are on the rise, but the industry is dealing with a severe shortage of workers equipped with the knowledge and skills needed to function in advanced manufacturing workplaces. To help close the skills gap, NASA's agency-wide HUNCH (High School Students United with NASA to Create … [Read more...]
Wits launches CEFF Digital Innovation Challenge
CEFF Digital Innovation Challenge - The Wits Campus Personal Navigator Challenge aims to develop innovative systems to assist students with visual and physical disabilities to independently navigate Wits’ vast campus … [Read more...]
Social and Emotional Learning, Touches Down in Africa
SAN DIEGO, Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) software -- The Language Express, Inc., developers of the Award winning programme, “The Social Express® today announced its partnership with Prognari, an Africa-focused education value-add organization that seeks to develop social, emotional intelligence capabilities and … [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...]
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...]