Student doctors without borders
Is your child worrying about getting into a South African medical school? In Issue 1 of University Speaking, we looked at various options; Issue 2 explores Australian routes to a degree in medicine, and our partners at St George’s University shared the following Q&A about studying on the Caribbean Island Of Grenada. Choosing to study […]
Can South African kids study in Ireland? Yes they can!
Every day in Ireland more than 160 000 international students undertake short term, undergraduate and postgraduate studies. More and more of these students are South African. These are some of the questions and answers received during a Q&A with parents of The Village, Heidi Sulcas from The Learner’s Journey https://www.learnersjourney.co.za and Ronelle Dinsmore from Education […]
Add value to that degree and get a job afterwards
The best way for our kids to prepare for the working world is to dip a toe into the world of work with summer jobs and part-time jobs. Many universities in the UK offer an optional work placement or sandwich year. As Florence Mutero of Loughborough University says, “Doing a placement offers you the opportunity […]