Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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New Education Department creates a link between past and future
The movement of the academic procession through a demolished part of the Education Department’s beautiful old William White Cooper building to its new teacher education building during the new Education Building opening on Friday (11 October) was symbolic. It signified a shift from past to future.
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5 Things You Can Do Now To Enhance Your CV
Taking great care in putting together your CV can have its benefits. We’re not only referring to the actual task of filling in your personal details and presenting your qualifications in a logical order… we are also referring to the things that you can do to enhance your CV, no matter where you are in…
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SAA Cadet Piloting Development Programme
South African Airways is providing an opportunity for South African youth who wish to become aspiring pilots to participate in the SAA Cadet Pilot Development Programme, a bursary award programme aimed at assisting successful candidates with funding to obtain a Frozen Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence.
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Norton Rose Fulbright Bursaries
Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa has sponsored over one million rand to talented students in recognition of performance. A huge portion of these funds was also spent to allow undergraduate LLB students to complete an LLM.
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How a holistic view to education can combat SA’s low graduation rates
[Natalie Rabson] Tertiary institutions that want to improve their graduation rates need to take a holistic look at the education that encompasses each student’s environment, aptitude, passions and finances. Students who want to succeed in their tertiary education, meanwhile, need to look for institutions that can give them the guidance and support they need to…
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Distinguished Kovsie medical student bestowed with Abe Bailey Bursary
Residence head, SRC member, Golden Key International Honour Society member and now: Abe Bailey scholar as well. These are some of the achievements and leadership titles that Michael van Niekerk, a fourth-year MBChB student at our university, has under his belt.
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Study science at CPUT in 2014
Interested in a science based career? Then look no further than CPUT.
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New Centre for Postgraduate Legal Studies Opened
The new Centre for Postgraduate Legal Studies on the Pietermaritzburg campus was officially opened by Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr John Jeffery, on Friday, 4 October. Dean and Head of the School of Law, Professor Managay Reddi, said the main aim of the new Centre was to create a welcoming and supportive…
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isiXhosa website opens doors for prospective engineering students
With Stellenbosch University’s Diversity Week still fresh in everyone’s memory, the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is planning how to use its new isiXhosa website in future recruitment drives.
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Sage Pastel teams up with School of Accounting Sciences to train students
The School of Accounting Sciences and the South African software company, Pastel Accounting recently joined forces to train second year accounting students as “Pastel Champions”. After the successful completion of the training, these students will act as trainers and mentors during the 2014 training schedule.
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