Higher Education

The amount of money received as tuition fees by South Africa’s 23 higher education institutions rose by 9,2%, from R16 billion in 2012 to R17 billion in 2013.

This panel discussion will look at an overview of the events that transpired, highlighting the educator’s roles in this movement and how they may be affected in the future.

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Higher education with Intel

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Transformation remains a key issue facing tertiary education, but what exactly needs to be transformed?

This session will look at what needs to be transformed and what measures need to be implemented for it to happen.

Make learning great and create a fun learning game in minutes (we call these ‘kahoots’), made from a series of multiple choice questions. Add videos, images and diagrams to your questions to amplify engagement!

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This session will explore how goal-setting creates a sense of community and is good for the lecture hall.

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Accessing quality higher education in Africa raises several issues of skills development and generating African sustainable solutions.

What still needs to be achieved to reach quality Higher Education?

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Young people today value higher education, but they are outcome-oriented and looking for more competency-based education.

This Session will look at developing skills in universities & higher education.

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Looking at innovative ways to get your students to the lecture halls.

Learn what makes a good lecturer and how to entice and excite your students

Speaker: Shaun Swartz, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Strive Software International

Coding is becoming a necessary tool and skill that needs to be promoted in all African Schools and Tertiary institutions.

Speaker:Jonathan D. Novotny, Programs Director, Change the World Trust

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Many young job seekers in Gauteng and beyond find it difficult to gain access to entry-level jobs, despite possessing the inherent skills necessary for those roles. This session will discuss how training and educational institutions, coupled with job readiness and matching programmes, can help youth tap these “latent” jobs and how Harambee is working with the City of Johannesburg to increase economic opportunities for South Africa’s young job seekers.

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This presentation will look at how to get learners to choose a technical career and understand what the career path entails. Also training facilities should be using the correct training methods and equipment for each level of education.
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This session will look at a critique of historic education paradigms towards promoting critical and creative thinking; an argument for the transformation of architectural education.

Speaker: Yashaen Luckan, President South African Council for the Architectural Profession.

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