Ecological Literacy Webinars Under the Dallas Safari Club Foundation (DSCF) grant, the Responsible Resource Management department rolled out a workshop series comprising four webinars conducted over four days. These sessions focused on two short courses: Decision Making and Ecological Literacy. The webinars were facilitated by Sarah Savory, a Holistic Management Consultant, educator, and daughter of...Read More
As the world has looked with apprehension, concern and excitement at the arrival of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) application CHAT.GPT in 2023, the world of academia has been struck with a seismic earthquake. Students, lecturers and researchers now have access to generative AI, which means that an AI can generate text, images and audio based...Read More
Higher Education Compliance and Data Management By Senziwe Morale – Coordinator: Quality Management and Accreditation  The Higher Education Quality Committee Information System (HEQCIS) of the Council on Higher Education serves as a national centralised data management system for private higher education providers in South Africa. It requires bi-annual updates within the submission cycles of 15 December...Read More
By Cliford Nxumalo – Project Research Assistance/Researcher On 20 November, we celebrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day. The day before, on 19 November 2024, we held an online workshop with the Southern African Chapter of Geographic Information Systems (SASCGIS) titled “GIS and Conservation Efforts in the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier Conservation Area.” The webinar aimed to...Read More
By Dr. Lindy Thompson – Senior Lecturer Hooded Vultures are Critically Endangered. There are thought to be only 100-200 of them in South Africa, so seeing these birds is pretty special! The College is based within this species’ range, and students and visitors might be lucky enough to see these birds from the campus grounds. In November...Read More
As we reflect on the last quarter, we realise just how much has been accomplished since the start of the year. Â Perhaps most importantly was the news we’ve all been eagerly awaiting: the much-anticipated accreditation of our three-year Diploma submission! As such, we are delighted to announce that the Council on Higher Education, following a...Read More
