Category: Science

Significant Adjustment On The Horizon Needed For Tertiary Education

A groundbreaking new study by MANCOSA warns that universities worldwide must urgently transform teaching methods, curriculum design, and student engagement strategies to remain relevant in a rapidly evolving digital era. Published in Acitya: Journal of Teaching and Education, the research highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated permanent shifts toward AI-driven learning, immersive virtual classrooms, gamification, and hybrid education models. The study predicts that Generation Alpha students entering higher education by 2029 will demand personalised, technology-enabled, and collaborative learning experiences that traditional institutions are currently unprepared to deliver. Researchers argue that universities must embrace digital transformation, flexible learning environments, and academic upskilling to avoid becoming obsolete in the future of higher education.

The leadership gap behind Africa’s implementation challenge

Africa’s new Transformative African Leadership (TAL) programme argues that the continent’s biggest development challenge is not policy creation, but implementation. Backed by leading African universities and governance institutions, TAL focuses on building leadership models rooted in Ubuntu, Agenda 2063 and African institutional realities. The programme aims to equip leaders across government, business and civil society to improve policy execution, regional integration and cross-border collaboration under frameworks such as AfCFTA.

THE IMPERATIVE FOR EXPANDING PRIVATE TERTIARY EDUCATION

South Africa’s future economic growth hinges on expanding access to quality tertiary education. As public universities face growing pressure, private institutions like MANCOSA are stepping in to bridge the gap. With innovation, flexibility, and a focus on skills for the digital economy, private higher education is vital to unlocking the nation’s potential.