Category: Teaching and Learning

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How to Choose Between a Degree and a Diploma

Finishing a qualification is only the start. What counts is how you use it. At Tafelberg University we see students turn a first-year course into a job, a business or a postgraduate...

A South African student financial-aid adviser at a campus funding office desk talking a young student through a bursary 09Jan

How NSFAS and Bursary Applications Work

Matric results day can bring joy, worry or both. Whatever your results say, you have options, and none of them need to be decided on the first day. First, check the admission...

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Study Methods That Help You Remember More

Remembering more is about how you study, not how many hours you sit at the desk. Short, regular sessions beat one long night before a test. Try this after each lecture: close...

A South African student talking with a campus counsellor in a calm, sunlit wellness office on campus09Jan

Supporting Student Mental Health on Campus

A student is more than a set of marks. Hunger, travel costs, family worries and stress all affect how well someone learns. Our Student Support Officer, Charlene Jacobs, meets first-year students in...