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NADEOSA’s Future Directions of Quality Open and Flexible Learning in the Global South Conference

22 June 2026
Categories: Dispatch Newsletters, General

The National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (NADEOSA) Future Directions of Quality Open and Flexible Learning in the Global South conference provided valuable insights into the rapidly changing higher education landscape, particularly regarding artificial intelligence, assessment integrity, student support and quality assurance in open and flexible learning environments.

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Driving Societal Impact Through Research: Key Insights from a recent SARUA webinar

28 November 2025
Categories: Dispatch Newsletters, Uncategorized

The Southern African Universities Association (SARUA) recently hosted a webinar as part of its Incentives for Conducting Societally Impactful Research programme.  The initiative explored the incentives and barriers for producing research that drives meaningful societal change across the SADC region. The webinar, led by Project Lead Prof Birgit…

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High School vs Higher Education. How to step up

22 January 2020
Categories: General

Congratulations, you’ve made it! You’re finally done with high school and ready to start the next chapter. Don’t believe everything you see in movies though – higher education isn’t just fun and games. It takes hard work, dedication, and a dream for a bright future to be successful. Why…

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The Link between education and income

1 August 2019
Categories: General

The relationship between education and income Education is defined as the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. In other words, it is the process of achieving knowledge, values,…

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Quality assurance in higher education

2 June 2019
Categories: General

Quality assurance in higher education institutions has become a major strategic issue.  Defining “quality assurance” is not that simple as it depends on the stakeholders and is based on internal processes. In most cases, institutions are also quality assured by external quality assurance agencies. The Analytic Quality Glossary defines quality assurance as…

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