1. Articles in category: Education

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    1. South African research gets R800m boost

      Explore BDlive (Nov 15 2012) Education

      South African research gets R800m boost

      The Department of Science and Technology on Wednesday allocated an additional R800m over a three-year period towards developing the country’s researchers and making South Africa more competitive.  Research and development is a key driver of economic growth, competitiveness and job creation, and the foundation for a knowledge economy. However, there is a shortage of skilled researchers in South Africa, with only about 30% of academics and researchers in universities and on research councils holding a doctoral degree. This means they are unable to supervise doctoral students.

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      Mentions:   South Africa

    2. CIPS and UP team up on supply chain management

      Explore Engineering News (Feb 23 2012) Education , Leadership

      The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Southern Africa and the University of 
Pretoria (UP) have partnered to further professionalise the procurement and supply chain profession, CIPS announced on Thursday.The parties signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advocacy and lobbying to enhance the professional status of the supply chain management (SCM) community within South Africa; building on the quality of SCM qualifications at the university; and encouraging students to join Cips Southern Africa as members and work towards obtaining MCIPS membership status.

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      Mentions:   South Africa   CIPS   Southern Africa

    3. Incidents of procurement corruption uncovered at South African University

      Explore supplymanagement.com (Feb 8 2012) Procurement Ethics , Education

      The South African Government has called on the courts to impose “maximum sentences” on students and staff at the University of Zululand who are found guilty of fraud.

      Minister Nzimande: "We will call on our courts to impose the maximum sentence where cases are proven."

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      Mentions:   South Africa   Special Investigating Unit

    4. Universities to be exempt from EU public procurement rules

      Explore supplymanagement.com (Oct 4 2011) Procurement Ethics , Education , Public Sector

      The reduction in universities' income from the state will free buyers from EU purchasing rules. (Read Full Article)

    5. Your Transportation Costs Are About To Go Way Up!

      Explore Sourcing Innovation (Sep 26 2011) Education , Transport & Logistics

      Mary C. Holcomb of The University of Tennessee and Karl B. Manrodt of Georgia Southern University, in partnership with Con-way Inc., Ernst & Young, and Logistics Mangaement, just released their Annual Study of Logistics and Transporation (The Masters of Logistics Report), and the findings, summarized in this recent article on Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Navigating transportation's Bermuda Triangle that had some scary findings. Namely that, in the average supply chain, there is: a lack of planning for the impact of rising fuel prices, a rigid network ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Ernst & Young

    6. Universities must collaborate to cut costs

      Explore supplymanagement.com (Sep 25 2011) Education

      Joint purchasing initiatives could cut indirect spend for higher education institutions by almost a third, according to a report (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   England   Scotland

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