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Business school refocus – 2010

SA business is taking a hard line on executive education. Business schools say companies and government departments are less concerned with the long-term development of managers and executives than with them learning skills that will benefit employers immediately.

“There is a regrouping and refocusing by companies on what they[...]

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An active rest for learning brain

GREAT news for working stiffs: You can take a break and feel good about it, scientists say. Not just any form of a break will do though. Smoke or coffee breaks may not be ideal.

If you want to strengthen your memory, all you have to do is take[...]

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The means to measure up

The push by government to increase access to higher education is creating a headache for universities, which have to supplement courses to maintain their standards

A few weeks ago, a young South African living abroad (probably in London) posed a question on Yahoo! Answers with the teaser, “I Miss[...]

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More than just marks

Your university marks will be with you forever,” says Margie Sutherland, chair of academic activities at the Gordon Institute of Business Science (Gibs). It’s a daunting thought for many students, and the urge to party rather than study overcomes many a good intention.

But you should make study a[...]