Education sub-commitee formed
Behind the poor Eastern Cape Education’s matric pass rate of 58,7% lies an even larger problem. There are many students that drop out of the system long before they reach matric. According to the NGO coalition only 36 kids out of every hundred make it to matric and then 40% of those don’t pass. Read more
MSC College Turns 20
Recently a group of supporters and friends gathered at MSC College’s 20th birthday celebrations. MSC College was started by Cobus Potgieter way back in 1991 when he saw a gap in the market for quality “Further Education and Training”. Read more
Science park to become a reality in East London
The East London IDZ hosted a recent network evening where Pretoria Science Park Business Development Officer Paul Bisoglo was invited to sketch the opportunities such an innovation could offer to East London. Read more
WSU’s Enterprise development centre clinches the deal
WALTER Sisulu University’s Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) was recently awarded grant funding of just under R5, 5 million by the European Union. The awarding of the grant funding was celebrated during the final grant awards ceremony hosted by the Thina Sinako Provincial Local Economic Development Support Programme held on 12 October at the International Convention Centre in East London. Read more
WSU’s Faculty of Health Sciences: Celebrating 25 years of socially accountable medical education in Africa
Walter Sisulu University’s Faculty of Health Sciences recently celebrated 25 years of socially accountable medical education in Africa. Dignitaries, alumni, former staff and founders associated with the Faculty descended upon the Eastern Cape from the African continent and from around the world, for a series of keynote events during October. Read more
Tourist destination becomes student accommodation
The Lock Street Jail Complex is currently undergoing a R19 million overhaul and is being transformed into accommodation for about 137 students. Read more
