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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), …

Matrics 2017: Public University or Private Institution? Read More »

Food security is said to exist in a country when its people have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and lead an active and healthy life. In Malaysia, the lack of food security does not only affect the homeless and poor but also tertiary students staying on campus. Several universities, individuals …

Malaysia Initiative to Combat Hunger at University Read More »

Government policy interventions aimed at solving inequality would not produce results if the country’s dysfunctional education system wasn’t fixed. This was what Stellenbosch University economics professor Servaas van der Berg told delegates at a two-day conference in Pretoria organised by the Programme to Support Pro-Poor Policy Development in the presidency’s department of planning, monitoring and …

Education, Then Transformation Read More »

Broken system must be fixed, deputy minister tells PE event. If there is anything South Africa has failed at, it is education, Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas said at a gala dinner held at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) at the weekend. “Most of our problems, whether it’s unemployment, unemployability or the struggle of …

SA’s Biggest Failure is Education, Says Jonas Read More »

The Higher Education National Convention was postponed indefinitely by the National Education Crisis Forum after students disrupted proceedings and would not allow the Minister of Higher Education Blade Nzimande to address the crowd. The National Education Crisis Forum is a civil society platform aiming at finding long-term solutions in the education sector. The convention was …

Student Disruptions Put an End to Education Fees Convention Read More »

It is seldom that a movie audience spontaneously applauds a film they have just watched. But you felt the goose bumps on the skin and the knob in the throat throughout the two hour and seven minute movie. It was vintage Hollywood, taking you through the pain of watching three black women being denied their …

Simple to Set Education Right – Prof. Jonathan Jansen Read More »

Cape Town – The son of Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) acting vice-chancellor John Volmink, also named John Volmink, died after being hit by a car while on his way home in Rosebank, Joburg. According to his father, the 33-year-old – fondly known as JJ – was crossing the road when a car knocked …

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