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Rise SA Business Solutions, University of Johannesburg redesign industry-based supply chain management for real-world business impact

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago03 mins

Dr Sebonkile Thaba. Rise SA Business Solutions and the University of Johannesburg (UJ) have announced a redesign of the Industry-Based Supply Chain Management course, shifting it from a predominantly theoretical format towards practical, system-driven training aligned with real business operations. The curriculum update was initiated by Dr Sebonkile Thaba, Deputy Head of Department in the…

Prominent CIO Ramuthaga joins University of Free State council

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga, ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Well-known chief information officer (CIO) Tshifhiwa Ramuthaga has been appointed as a ministerial representative to the University of the Free State Council. Ramuthaga will represent minister of higher education Buti Manamela at the university’s council. “In this role, I contribute to the governance…

University of Michigan hires Utah’s Kyle Whittingham to be its next football coach

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

The University of Michigan hired outgoing Utah coach Kyle Whittingham to lead the scandal-plagued Wolverines football program Friday, a little more than two weeks after the shocking dismissal and arrest of coach Sherrone Moore. The program announced the hiring decision Friday night and said Whittingham’s five-year contract will run through the 2030 season. Michigan Athletics…

Victims identified in Brown University shooting

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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Victims identified in Brown University shooting 00:23 UP NEXT Nick Reiner booked on suspicion of murder 00:35 Officials say alleged New Year’s terror plot thwarted 00:49 Suspects seen testing bombs for New Year’s terror plot 00:25 Rob Reiner’s…

‘Person of interest’ detained over Brown University shooting, official says

eriinfo.com2 months ago02 mins

Reuters A person of interest has been detained in connection with a US shooting at Brown University that left two people dead, police said. Nine others were injured when a gunman opened fire at the university in Providence on Saturday. Police confirmed on Sunday a person had been detained, and an earlier order for people…

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Africa: Jospong Group, UN University Seal Green Deal At COP30

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

The Jospong Group of Companies (JGC) and the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bridge the gap between climate ambition and tangible action in Africa. Signed on Monday on the sidelines of COP30 in Belém, Brazil, the agreement aims to fuse Jospong Group’s…

Wits University IT system hit by ‘zero-day’ event

eriinfo.com4 months ago02 mins

Dr Stanley Mpofu, CIO of Wits University. The University of the Witwatersrand has confirmed its Oracle E-Business system has been hit by a cyber attack that has compromised its system in multiple countries. “This is a ‘zero-day’ event − a cyber attack which exploits a software vulnerability that is unknown to the software vendor and…

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Africa: University Ranking Systems Are Being Rejected. African Institutions Should Take Note

eriinfo.com5 months ago012 mins

The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it will stop submitting data to Times Higher Education (THE) rankings. It is joining a growing movement of universities questioning the value and methodology of these controversial league tables….

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Africa: What It Takes to Become a ‘Top 300 in Africa’ University

eriinfo.com6 months ago09 mins

One of the showcase goals of Liberia’s current national development plan is the achievement of “Top 300 in Africa” status for a Liberian university by 2029. The University of Liberia as the nation’s flagship university certainly has that goal in its sights. But has anybody really wondered what it will take to get there?? I…

Columbia University student among 5 victims identified in deadly New York tour bus crash

eriinfo.com6 months ago03 mins

Police identified the five people who were killed in a tour bus crash in western New York on Friday. New York State Police said in a news release on Saturday that Shankar Kumar Jha, 65, of Madhu Bani, India; Pinki Changrani, 60, of East Brunswick, New Jersey; Columbia University student Xie Hongzhuo, 22, of Beijing,…