This August, the Association of African Universities gathered delegates in Zanzibar for its Capacity Building Workshop on Safety and Security in African Universities. Conversation was alive with topics of campus safety, protecting people, buildings, and daily life. Another kind of security kept surfacing. As universities digitise student records, research data, and exam materials, and lean […]
It’s a common story for many outreach-driven Centres of Excellence. They have world-class research. They have field expertise. They also have a mandate that genuinely matters and a community that depends on them to deliver. What they don’t always have is the toolset, the time, or the institutional muscle to publicise their work. Cuan is […]
Adobe Creative Cloud dominates creative industries, but its 20+ apps overwhelm beginners. This guide matches apps to your goals, explains realistic learning curves, and provides a week-by-week plan with free resources tailored for students, including South African specifics.
Filmmakers can come from anywhere. In fact, there is a strong case to be made for voices emerging from every part of society, giving every story the opportunity to be told. For many young people growing up in South Africa’s townships, however, becoming a filmmaker remains a dream that feels out of reach. Formal film […]
It’s a common story for many outreach-driven Centres of Excellence. They have world-class research. They have field expertise. They also have a mandate that genuinely matters and a community that depends on them to deliver. What they don’t always have is the toolset, the time, or the institutional muscle to publicise their work. The Regional […]
Anyone supporting students in higher education has noticed how visual their coursework has become. Nowadays, posters, infographics, social posts, and even short videos have become part of the academic load. The question for universities isn’t whether students need design tools. The question is which free design tools they should be providing their students with. There’s […]
Using Bulk Sending of Fixed-Term Agreements at Eduvos Efficiency is a term commonly used in business. But why is it such a desirable outcome? Simply put, efficiency allows workers to focus on other important priorities. That’s why, for higher education institutions operating at scale, improving administrative efficiency has so many benefits. It boosts operational capacity, […]
How Adobe Express is Poised to Empower Entrepreneurship Students at Redeemer’s University The story of Redeemer’s University’s adoption of Adobe Express began at the Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference in Morocco in late July, 2025. It was there that the Learning Curve team first met university representatives, planting the seeds of a partnership that […]
If the challenge is that degrees are no longer enough, the opportunity is that skills are becoming the new currency of the global economy. The World Economic Forum argues that in a world of rapid change, adaptability, creativity, and digital fluency carry as much weight as formal credentials, and in some cases, even more. For […]
Each year, across Africa, vast numbers of graduates leave tertiary institutions in the hope of finding work. However, the promises offered by higher education soon collide with the hard reality of graduate unemployment. The statistics are stark. The Africa Careers Network (2023) estimates that the continent’s labour force will expand by 198 million people by […]
