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In the male-dominated fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), we are committed to ensuring that our female students are empowered with increased access to STEM courses and training at Honoris institutions across the continent. For two consecutive years, we are proud to have achieved a female majority of 51% in our student body,…
Our Honoris institutions are proud to count an array of inspirational women among their Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) researchers, each of whom is achieving incredible feats and blazing the trail for other women in their fields. Here, we spoke to three of these revolutionary women about their experiences with the world of Women…
As we join the United Nations in celebrating women in STEM this March, we are proud of how our different institutions across the continent are championing initiatives that promote the role of women in business, particularly in STEM fields.
The Sustainable Development Agenda, adopted by UN Member States in 2015, consists of 17 goals, developed to be a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and improve the lives and prospects of everyone, everywhere. The 5th of these, Sustainable Development Goal 5, set a 2023 deadline for the achievement of gender…
This week, at Africa’s largest HR conference and Expo, HR Indaba, Honoris Group CEO, Dr. Jonathan Louw, and MANCOSA’s Director of HR & Employability, Lutfiya Adam, addressed HR and business leaders from some of the continent’s largest employers alongside co-sponsors Sage, Workday, Microsoft and Discovery.
In our technology-driven world, digital tools have profoundly transformed the realm of education. Higher education institutions in particular have witnessed first-hand an accelerated transition to online practices and virtual communities.
Graduates are more motivated about their future when they have a clear understanding of themselves and how they might work when they leave. A key function of Honoris institutions is to help prepare students to transition successfully into a future career and to support working adults developing their professional’s path.
Employability by Divij Punvani, Growth & Analytics at Honoris United Universities To build a stable and prosperous future for Africa, it is crucial that education focuses on employability. A highly cited definition of employability describes it as “a psychosocial construct that embodies individual characteristics that foster adaptive cognition, behaviour, and affect, and enhance the individual-work…
by Houbeb Ajmi, Regional CEO, Honoris United Universities As we approach the end of 2020, a year with unforeseen global health challenges, international commentators are often asking, how did Africa retain its innate resilience in the fight against COVID-19? Despite under-staffed and under-resourced healthcare systems across the continent, the data shows a promising outlook in…
21st Century Skills, Employability by Prof Ahmed Shaikh, Managing Director of REGENT Business School in South Africa In the past week, discussions at the World Economic Forum (WEF) have once again highlighted how we are living in a time of accelerated change and disruption in which society faces increasing pressure to evolve its systems and…