Akademia launches NP van Wyk Louw Centre
Akademia launches NP van Wyk Louw Centre The NP van Wyk Louw Centre was launched at a function on Akademia’s Centurion Campus on 25 May 2023. The guests at the opening were addressed by Prof Danie Goosen, Akademia’s academic head, Dr Daniël Maritz, manager of the NP van Wyk Louw Centre and Dr Carel Boshoff, […]
Generators and noise in neighbourhoods: How to respect neighbours’ rights
Generators and noise in neighbourhoods: How to respect neighbours’ rights Written by Prof. Reghard Brits, part-time lecturer in Business Law at Akademia. Generators are becoming an everyday phenonemon in neighbourhoods. The reasons for this need barely be mentioned. Although generating power indepently is a useful way to restrict the consequences of loadshedding, this unfortunately goes […]
Akademia renders 384 students at annual qualification ceremony
Akademia renders 384 students at annual qualification ceremony Akademia awarded a record number of 384 qualifications this year resulting from eleven programmes at their annual qualification ceremony that took place at the Choose Life Church in Pretoria on 25 April. According to Liana van Rooy, registrar at Akademia, the qualification ceremony is an important highlight […]
Esteemed SAIMS conference presented at Akademia this year
Esteemed SAIMS conference presented at Akademia this year Published on: 30 March 2023 The Southern Africa Institute for Management Scientists (SAIMS) will present their 34th annual conference in co-operation with Akademia this year. The conference will take place from 10 to 13 September at the Leriba conference facility in Centurion. SAIMS was established in 1988 […]
Akademia announces research results of #Studentlife campaign
Akademia announces research results of #Studentlife campaign Published on: 3 March 2023 Akademia released the research results of the #Studentelife campaign online on Thursday 23 March. The announcement was accompanied by a panel discussion with Marthinus Visser, managing director, Douard d’Assonville, manager: student life and residences, as well as Rika Nieuwoudt, head of departement and […]
Akademia lecturer wins CIMA award a second time
Akademia lecturer wins CIMA award a second time Published on: 27 January 2023 Michelle Coetzee, a passionate lecturer at Akademia, received the Award of Excellence for Teaching (honourable mention) of CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) in 2021 and again in 2022. Coetzee teaches Accounting, Tax and Auditing at Akademia. Coetzee was nominated by her […]
Akademia celebrates the importance of mother tongue education on International Mother Language Day
Akademia celebrates the importance of mother tongue education on International Mother Language Day Published on: 21 February 2023 Akademia celebrated International Mother Language Day with the whole world on 21 February. The purpose of this special day was to promote mother tongue education in a multilingual world. This year’s theme, “Multilingual education – a necessity to […]
Matrics of 2022, you can still study this year!
Matrics of 2022, you can still study this year! Published on: 23 January 2023 After a long wait, the matrics of 2022 received their matric results at last. Congratulations to everyone! Perhaps you are wondering: What now? You completed your schooling and now you wonder what comes next. If you think of studying during 2023, […]
Akademia establishes the NP van Wyk Louw Centre
Akademia establishes the NP van Wyk Louw Centre Written by Prof. Danie Goosen, Academic Head of Akademia From the eighteenth century onwards the modern era was characterised by various revolutions which crashed over our world like tidal waves. In a certain sense the French Revolution of 1789 marked the start of this period which was […]
Akademia’s first honours qualification offered in 2023
Akademia’s first honours qualification offered in 2023 Published on: 4 January 2023 On Wednesday 4 January 2023 Akademia announced that the institution will be launching its very first honours qualification this year. A BComHons (Business Management) qualification will be presented in Afrikaans via the after-hours distance model as from 1 March 2023, which means that […]
Akademia hosts a Management Sciences Symposium in preparation for the fifth industrial revolution.
Akademia hosts a Management Sciences Symposium in preparation for the fifth industrial revolution. On 1 September Akademia’s, Department of Management Sciences within the Faculty of Economic Management Sciences presented a symposium with the theme: Society 5.0. This symposium was held at koshuis@Leriba and broadcast live for viewers. The selected guests who attended the symposium […]
Akademia lecturer helps develop a new framework for academics
Akademia lecturer helps develop a new framework for academics Salomien Boshoff is a lecturer of BCom (Business Management) at Akademia. In cooperation with Elzette le Roux of the University Stellenbosch, she recently developed a framework for lecturers and academic support staff to help them navigate through certain challenges. ‘Emergency long-distance teaching’, ‘society 5.0’, and ‘online […]
New student council appointed to further develop student life at Akademia
New student council appointed to further develop student life at Akademia Published on: 26 August 2022 Akademia’s student council (SC) members for the 2022/2023 term were inaugurated on 25 Augustus during a remarkable event. The new SC stands prepared to make student life at the institution an exciting and valuable experience for all Fonties. According […]
Language lovers from Akademia forge ties in Europe
Language lovers from Akademia forge ties in Europe The heartbeat of a healthy university life is to engage in academic discussions with other academics. It is important to Akademia as a private higher education institution to maintain good relations and mutual cooperation in the collegiate world. One of the methods is participation in conferences and […]
Akademia’s hands strengthened by the dean of the Faculty of Law
Akademia’s hands strengthened by the dean of the Faculty of Law Published on: 26 July 2022 Akademia announced that Professor Hermie Coetzee, a seasoned academic and admitted attorney, was appointed as the dean of the Faculty of Law. She has already been Akademia’s department head of Law since 2020 and will now fill the position […]