Postgraduates sell weed, wigs, vetkoek to beat funding gaps
For many South African students, graduating does not mark the end of financial hardship. Instead, pursuing an honours,…
What’s overlooked in student mental health in South Africa: social connection and sexual wellbeing
Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns…
The lack of entry-level jobs is about so much more than unemployment
If businesses are doing less of the practical work of developing early-career talent, universities will need to do…
Classroom CEO: Crimson Education’s Fangzhou Jiang writes the book on coaching teens for top universities
Jiang wanted to learn everything. He wanted to be better at everything. And this was a way to…
I skipped university to avoid student debt – at 20, I already save into a pension
Financially ahead of his peers, Danny Branson also said doing an apprenticeship has helped him learn how to…
New Zealand universities global standing: What the latest rankings show
Vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater thanked university staff and academics for their “hard work”. “The Times Higher Education subject rankings…
NZ universities accepting English proficiency tests through Duolingo
Several New Zealand schools were also using Duolingo tests to assess students’ English abilities. The company said it…
New analysis finds A grades set to overtake Bs as most common mark at universities
“It used to signal exceptional work. Now that meaning has been diluted.” A new research note, building on…
SHoP Architects completes FIT building with “origami-like metal panels”
US studio SHoP Architects has completed an academic building for the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York…
Studio Gang completes mass-timber Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard
An exposed mass-timber structure designed to resemble a tree gives a “distinct architectural identity” to this Harvard University…
New Jobs Are Coming — But Are Universities Ready?
As AI reshapes the global workforce, experts say universities must move faster to prepare graduates for new jobs…
Over a dozen unis are using AI to catch AI — and getting it wrong
It was nearing the end of semester and results had just been released for final law assessments. “Mary”,…