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How important it is to have a degree in South Africa’s current economy

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Staff Writer at BusinessTech 27 August 2017 Only four in ten people of working age have a job, with the situation only expected to worsen within the coming years, according to a new report by Statistics South Africa and the Institute for Race Relations. These figures are especially low when compared to many similar economies, while the figure is lowest …

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University fees in 2017

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University fees in 2017: how much it costs to study in South Africa South African universities have come under constant scrutiny for the high cost of education across the board, but could not escape hiking fees in 2017. Following a fee increase freeze in 2016 due to widespread student protests, 2017 once again saw fees …

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Article of the Day: The Hero Within

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Most people have no idea that the stories inside our heads determine much of what we notice in the world or how we string our observations together to make meanings of them. This suggests that stories that are invisible to us define a good deal of what we experience, so we continue to live these …

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PhD Students: Time to Make Them University Employees?

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Universities around the world looking closely at employment rights and research engagement of doctoral candidates. The benefits of treating PhD students as university employees, an issue under consideration by some institutions in the UK and US, have been spotlighted by the recent completion of reforms in Sweden. Changes to the law in Sweden, implementing an …

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SA Graduate Professionals Have Low Confidence in Education System

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One of the goals stated in the National Development Plan (NDP) is for 90% of grades 3, 6 and 9 learners to achieve 50% or more in annual national assessments for literacy, mathematics and science by 2030. When asked whether they feel this goal is realistic, only 26% of South African graduate professionals said yes. …

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Global Study Into Student Mental Health Issues

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In South Africa, research suggests that as many as 12% of university students experience anything from moderate to severe symptoms of depression. And 15% report moderate to severe symptoms of anxiety. One study found that as many as 24.5% of a large sample of South African students reported some form of suicidal ideation in the …

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Article of the Day: How to Deal with Boring or Mundane Tasks

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Use your curiosity to enjoy activities such as washing dishes and organizing. Character strengths have been referred to as our hidden superpowers, as our natural energy sources, and as our best, innermost qualities that make us human. What might surprise you is that your character strengths are more versatile than you realize. It’s obvious that …

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Private Education is Growing Faster than Public Education in Africa

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With the expectation that one in four young African students—or 66 million—will be enrolled in a private school by 2021, the potential for investment and impact in the sector has “rarely been greater,” a new report declares. The report, from the investment and advisory firm Caerus Capital, notes that the huge demographic shift in the …

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Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning: New Study

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If universities want to encourage better learning, a new study indicates they could do well to restructure their classroom timetables. Using a sample of first- and second-year college students at the University of Nevada-Reno in the US and Britain’s Open University, a group of researchers analyzed students’ cognitive performance throughout the day and found that …

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Matrics 2017: Public University or Private Institution?

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People are beginning to understand that public universities and private institutions are subject to the same oversight and regulation. Today’s matriculants have so many more options available for tertiary studies, and can be overwhelmed with making a decision of state vs private education. Education expert Dr Felicity Coughlan of The Independent Institute of Education (IIE), …

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How important it is to have a degree in South Africa’s current economy

University fees in 2017

Article of the Day: The Hero Within

PhD Students: Time to Make Them University Employees?

SA Graduate Professionals Have Low Confidence in Education System

Global Study Into Student Mental Health Issues

Article of the Day: How to Deal with Boring or Mundane Tasks

Private Education is Growing Faster than Public Education in Africa

Starting University Classes at 11am or Later Would Improve Learning: New Study

Matrics 2017: Public University or Private Institution?

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