New private university in SA will open its doors to students in 2026

New private university in SA will open its doors to students in 2026

The private university in Durbanville will become home to Stadio’s flagship facility, marking a significant step in improving access to higher education in South Africa. JSE-listed private higher education provider Stadio is looking to enhance the Western Cape’s educational landscape. The registered private higher education institution now boasts 10 academic schools and over 50 accredited … Read more

College leaver career schemes offer leg-up amid tough competition for graduate roles

College leaver career schemes offer leg-up amid tough competition for graduate roles

NATIONAL Graduate Week kicks off on Monday – and is the most popular time for employers to open applications for prestigious jobs for those fresh out of university. With around 800,000 students leaving higher education annually, competition for top graduate roles is always fierce, but this year it is tougher than ever. 2 Ipek Sahbazoglu … Read more

French institute Ecole Polytechnique signs agreements with two IITs | Education News

French institute Ecole Polytechnique signs agreements with two IITs | Education News

Ecole Polytechnique has signed specific agreements with both IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay, the statement said | Photo: Shutterstock 2 min read Last Updated : Oct 12 2024 | 8:52 AM IST A leading academic institution in France has signed “specific agreements” with two IITs to foster a deeper exchange of knowledge between the two countries. … Read more

ASUU seeks National Peace Committee’s intervention to avert strike

ASUU seeks National Peace Committee’s intervention to avert strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has appealed to the National Peace Committee to wade into the lingering issues between it and the Nigerian government to avert the impending strike planned to commence in October. The Lagos Zone of the union made the appeal on Sunday in a statement signed by the Coordinator, Adelaja … Read more

Indonesia’s run-in with Chinese vessels, Southeast Asia visa-free travel: 5 weekend reads

Indonesia’s run-in with Chinese vessels, Southeast Asia visa-free travel: 5 weekend reads

From Indonesia’s run-in with Chinese vessels to Southeast Asia’s visa-free travel, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to … Read more

Universities can hold exams to fill seats left vacant after admissions through CUET: UGC

Universities can hold exams to fill seats left vacant after admissions through CUET: UGC

Aug 01, 2024 05:39 PM IST The University Grants Commission (UGC), however, clarified that scores of the CUET will remain the primary criteria for admitting students. Central universities can conduct their own entrance exams or admit students on the basis of marks in the qualifying exam if seats remain vacant in undergraduate and postgraduate courses … Read more

Reps push for removal of universities from Band A electricity tariff

Reps push for removal of universities from Band A electricity tariff

The House of Representatives said that it would ensure that federal universities were removed from the Band A electricity tariff plan to lessen the huge electricity bill. Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, Abubakar Fulata, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja after the committee’s oversight of the federal universities in … Read more

CUET UG 2024: Delay in result announcement leaves students and institutes dazed | Education

CUET UG 2024: Delay in result announcement leaves students and institutes dazed | Education

The delay in the announcement of the Common University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET UG 2024) by the National Testing Agency (NTA) has disrupted the academic processes of various institutes across the country. Students have been hit hard by the delay in the announcement of the results, creating an anxious wave among those who are waiting to … Read more

Drawn to Mars, these researchers found themselves in Yukon instead

Drawn to Mars, these researchers found themselves in Yukon instead

Mars and the North have more in common than you would think. Their similarities brought around 80 astroscientists to Yukon this week, representing universities and space agencies from all over the world.  They were attending the eighth international conference on Mars polar science. This year, Whitehorse was chosen to host for its proximity to polar terrain, … Read more

Hundreds of rejections a ‘hard reality’ for high school students looking for summer jobs

Hundreds of rejections a ‘hard reality’ for high school students looking for summer jobs

School is out, summer is here, and that means many London high school students are on the hunt for summer jobs — but turns out, it’s harder than it seems. Sydney Mastervick graduated from high school this year and had been applying to jobs at Michaels, Indigo, Starbucks and outlets for months. After being shut … Read more