Akademia’s hands reinforced with new head of Student Affairs
Akademia’s hands reinforced with new head of Student Affairs Published on: 6 September 2023 Akademia is proud to announce the appointment of Heleen Coetzee, an experienced clinical psychologist and marketing specialist, who has outstanding knowledge of student life, as head of Student Affairs as from 1 September 2023. With this appointment, the institution is focused […]
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 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 with the purpose of promoting […]
Akademia announces research results of #Studentlife campaign
Akademia announces research results of #Studentlife campaign 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 lecturer, as participants. They discussed […]
Akademia lecturer wins CIMA award a second time
Akademia lecturer wins CIMA award a second time 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 own students for this award […]
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 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 transform education”, once again emphasised […]
Matrics of 2022, you can still study this year!
Matrics of 2022, you can still study this year! 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 has good news for […]
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 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 students would still be able […]
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 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 to Douard d’Assonville, student affairs […]
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 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 of the first official dean […]
2021 top achiever in BCom Financial Planning talks about her study journey at Akademia
2021 top achiever in BCom Financial Planning talks about her study journey at Akademia Akademia’s 2021 top achiever in the BCom (Financial Planning) qualification, Natasja Jansen, talks about her experience as a part-time student at this institution. Jansen, originally from Bloemfontein, was exposed to the financial industry from a very young age, seeing that her […]
Akademia launched Faculty of Natural Sciences and announced its new qualification
Akademia launched Faculty of Natural Sciences and announced its new qualification Akademia officially launched its Faculty of Natural Sciences at a prestigious event at the CSIR in Pretoria on Thursday 30 June. At the launch of the faculty, the institution also announced the news of a brand-new qualification, BSc (Computer Sciences), that will be offered […]
Fontie studies for his Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Thailand
Fontie studies for his Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Thailand Willem van As is currently working on his Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Thailand (Senior Phase- and Further Education, and Training-education), also knowns as PGCE, at Akademia. He studies via the after-hour study model’s e-learning option, which was recently created for students who are already […]
Former top achiever discusses his experience of the NGOS qualification at Akademia
Former top achiever discusses his experience of the NGOS qualification at Akademia Jaco Conradie, top student of Akademia’s class of 2021, recounted how his year of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (Senior Phase- and Further Education, and Training-education) studies was a story of chance and also definitely an intervention from above. He is currently fulfilling his […]
Akademia receives the N.P. van Wyk Louw donation with deep gratitude
Akademia receives the N.P. van Wyk Louw donation with deep gratitude On 25 May, Akademia exhibited the donation of the N.P. Van Wyk Louw collection, which was donated by Peter Louw, son of this well-known Afrikaans poet and philosopher. The collection includes N.P. Van Wyk Louw’s books, hand-written manuscripts, and notes, as well as the […]
LLB now also presented via full-time contact model at Akademia campus
LLB now also presented via full-time contact model at Akademia campus On Thursday 12 May 2022, Akademia announced the news that LLB would also be presented via the full-time contact model at the Centurion campus from 2023. Since 2020, the institution has been presenting an after-hours LLB programme through way of telematic support to students. […]
Academia student obtains CIMA exemptions
Academia student obtains CIMA exemptions To eventually receive the title of chartered global management accountant (CGMA) you must meet two requirements. First, you must gain practical experience; second, you must meet specific academic requirements. The academic side can be completed through the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) itself, or via an academic institution, like […]
After-hour BCom (Management Accounting) student strives after a CIMA qualification.
After-hour BCom (Management Accounting) student strives after a CIMA qualification. Tiaan Herbst is a BCom (Management Accounting) student at Akademia that lives out his passion for accounting by striving for his CIMA qualification. He spoke of how he chose to complete the qualification at Akademia in particular because it is built around the CIMA qualification. […]
Back to the future with educational leadership at Akademia symposium
Back to the future with educational leadership at Akademia symposium On 13 April 2022, the Faculty of Education presented a symposium on educational leadership at koshuis@Leriba with ‘back to the future’ as theme. Experts in the field shared the lessons they have learned from the past with other education leaders. Marthinus Visser, the managing director […]
Mother of two and full-time SAIPA clerk continues her study journey with Akademia’s Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation
Mother of two and full-time SAIPA clerk continues her study journey with Akademia’s Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation In 2020, Chantelle van der Meulen, a student busy with her Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation at Akademia, joined this higher education institution at the age of 35. Initially, she enrolled for three modules (Financial Accounting, Commercial Management, and […]
Akademia’s legal symposium finds solutions to curriculum issues
Akademia’s legal symposium finds solutions to curriculum issues On Friday 8 April 2022, a legal symposium concerning legal skills in the LLB curriculum was hosted by Akademia’s Department of Law in cooperation with the Solidarity Legal Network. Important discussions were held concerning the status quo and the future of the legal system, processes, and consequently, […]
Akademia celebrates a decade of pioneering working
Akademia celebrates a decade of pioneering working Akademia, a private higher education institution, has been offering classes for then years. On 3 March 2012, Akademia welcomed 40 students to their first classes in four different programmes. This year, this institution boasts nearly 2,500 students who receive quality education from five different faculties and 17 fields […]
