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Unveiling excellence: DUT’s odyssey of innovation beyond its academia

The ENVISION2030 statement of intent highlights DUT’s aspiration to be creative, innovative, entrepreneurial and adaptive

Damelin is one of four colleges that has been deregistered by the department of education.

College closures and the pitfalls of privatisation

As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch

Mandilakhe Lungile is a TSIBA BBA graduate who now works as an administrator at Intembeko Investment.

TSIBA graduates making huge strides in the business world 

The business school is a community where dreams are realised and careers are launched

“Every institution has known what to expect

Council defends law school accreditation decision

The Council for Higher Education head has defended the council’s bombshell decision to withdraw the undergraduate LLB degree accreditation for WSU

Damning CHE report into university performance

Less than 5% of black African and coloured youth succeed at university, and more than half of all first-year entrants never graduate at all.

Anita Khanna:”This year it’s a very feminine festival.”

Universities round on Nzimande and his Higher Education Amendment Bill

They claim drastic legal changes will give him more power to interfere.

Streamlined Setas for better skills

Streamlined Setas for better skills

Proposed changes to occupation-directed training suggest a multifaceted approach to improve its workplace relevance.

‘Failing the majority’

‘The current system is hampering economic growth and development’

Untangling the merger mess

Failed universities mergers are being examined for possible solutions, according to ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.

Concerns over standard at TUT

With about 60 000 students TUT is South Africa’s largest university of technology and second largest university, after Unisa.

Language ‘divides UFS students’

A Council for Higher Education report highlights the ‘unforseen negative’ influence of the parallel-medium policy.