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Dell South Africa provides bursaries to university students
Dell South Africa aims to develop literate and connected communities and to bridge the gap between the “haves” and “haves-not”. Providing quality education is one way in which it strives to bridge this gap. A percentage of every rand spent by a Dell customer goes to the Dell Development Fund (DDF). Over the past few…
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Boston City Campus turns marketing dreams into reality
Head of Online Marketing for Boston City Campus & Business College, Frankie Coda, admits to being a bit of a ‘late bloomer’ and while the realisation that he had missed out on applying to get into full-time university studies may have seemed like the end of world to some, it turned out to be the…
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Graduate employment success from matching skills to business
Top private education experts have found a good way to improve the employment prospects of new graduates by focusing specifically on what employers want, over and above the skills and knowledge that come directly from the curriculum.
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Energy Supply for the Future
During the next few weeks, the who’s who in the energy sector is set to descend on CPUT to participate in the Domestic Use of Energy Conference and the German South African Research Lecture Series: Energy Sciences.
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NMMU accounting comes out tops – again
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University’s School of Accounting has done it again by producing top results in the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Initial Test of Competence (ITC) examination for chartered accountants.
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PPS assists with students with bursaries and scholarships
PPS, the Financial Services Provider for graduate professionals, has awarded three students at the University of the Witwatersrand one scholarship and two bursaries to the as part of an ongoing effort to provide much-needed financial assistance to university students across the country. PPS is an authorised financial services provider.
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Alternative to academic matric to open doors for SA’s youth
High school students now have a credible alternative to an academic matric exemption. Thanks to approval by Higher Education South Africa (HESA), a student can now achieve a foreign exemption by completing a BTEC National Diploma and English Language International GCSE level (A-C). With only 26.6% of the 2012 matriculants achieving a university exemption, this…
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New Human Settlements Degree launched at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale has launched the country’s first Chair for Education in Human Settlements Development and Management at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
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Get your IT Certification through Boston
If you see yourself having a career in the IT industry you will need to ensure that you have the right skills for the job, including being A+, N+ and Cisco CCNA Certified. These internationally recognised IT and networking qualifications will allow you to build, troubleshoot and repair computer systems, operate and manage networks of…
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3 South African students receive an international internship in Europe with Pernod Ricard
For most South African students receiving an internship in Europe is something they could only dream about receiving, but for Tetlanyo Lekalake, Sizwe Ndlovu and Thembeka Setlogile from UCT, their dream is about to become a reality.
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