What is the difference between a University, a University of Technology and a TVET college?

by Oxford University Press | Jun 23, 2015 | Higher Education News

In South Africa, there are three main institutions where you can study after you leave school; universities, universities of technology and TVET colleges. Recently, community colleges have been added for people who did not finish school. Understanding the...

Learning Zone – Taking Textbooks into the Future

by Oxford University Press | Apr 21, 2015 | Higher Education News

Learning Zone redefines what a textbook can be. “People assume that when we talk about a ‘textbook’, we mean an inaccessible, dense tome. Nothing could be further from the truth,” points out Oxford University Press Southern Africa Higher Education and Trade Director...

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