Learning at home with Girls4Tech Connect

Mastercard has extended access to its signature STEM curriculum, Girls4TechTM, through a suite of new online, creative educational resources. The programme has been designed to help parents and teachers engage and inspire kids, ages eight to 12. Through the newly...

3CX extends free e-learning offer to schools

3CX, developer of the award-winning business communications solution, has added a free school offering of its product to coincide with the Covid-19 business offer that was released earlier this month. As educational institutions across the globe have been forced to...

UWC graduation goes virtual

The University of the Western Cape will go ahead with its first graduation season for 2020 – in an unconventional manner, while South Africa is on lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Graduations are life-changing milestones, especially at UWC where many...

SAP opens up online learning

SAP has announced a new digital learning initiative offering innovative, interactive educational content to support students, professionals and anyone wishing to continue to learn during this challenging time. “The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are impacting...

Blackboard makes its virtual classroom solution accessible

Blackboard has announced the launch of the Blackboard Collaborate Self-Service Portal that allows for higher education institutions to quickly and easily purchase and implement its virtual classroom solution. The self-service portal significantly reduces the time from...

Mastercard aims to STEM tech skills shortage among SA women

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills are still the most in-demand jobs in South Africa in the job market, yet only 13% of graduates in STEM fields are women, despite South Africa being ranked 17th out of 153 countries in the 2020 Global...