Teamwork certainly does make the dream work, if the recent collaboration between Vega, an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), and Orange Academy Nigeria is anything to go by. While many organisations consider it counter-intuitive to work with ‘competitors’, Vega and Orange Academy proved that collaboration is vital for business and […]
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Vega and MMT issue annual design challenge
South African students apply their theoretical knowledge to real-world design challenges as they create bespoke lighting solutions to brief The 2017 edition of the MMT by Design competition is well underway, with students at Vega, an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), preparing to showcase their final entries to the public. […]
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Hundreds of Gauteng Motorists who practice “safe driving” stand the chance to win an Engen petrol voucher valued at R1 500 each as part of the Engen #RideWise campaign. ‘Full Tank Thursdays’, which will take place on September 21 and September 28, will see selected motorists who are wearing their seat belts and have a […]
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Two talented members of FCB Joburg’s Graduate Program – Nontokozo Tshabalala and Shannon Koor – have won a rigorous internal evaluation process and will be flying to Michigan State University in the United States to attend the highly respected Minds Wide Open workshop. Minds Wide Open forms part of the One Show bootcamp initiative […]
Continue readingMore TagVega students elected to sit on BCSA’s first student council
Vega, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), is proud to announce that 11 of its students will form the Brand Council South Africa (BCSA) Student Council, which will contribute towards the BCSA’s vision of creating a unified voice for the professional branding community in South Africa. The BCSA Student Council is […]
Continue readingMore TagVega students selected as semi-finalists in Adobe Design Achievers Awards
The Adobe Design Achievers Awards (AADA), one of the largest print and digital design student competitions in the world, has selected four student teams from Vega, an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), to go through to the AADA 2017 semi-finals. “The AADAs offer young designers the opportunity to launch their […]
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Contemporary workplace environments would probably be unrecognisable to yester-year’s employees, because – aside from gigantic indoor slides and ‘nap rooms’ – job titles and roles are constantly changing to keep up with ever-evolving marketplace demands. From game development to fashion technology and trend analysis, there are more career avenues to pursue and keep up […]
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Partnership reaffirms commitment to development of black women and youth entrepreneurs WDB Investment Holdings (WDBIH) has increased its stake in Seed Engine (incorporating Seed Academy and the WDB Seed Fund) from 35% to 51%, officially confirming Seed Engine as a proudly 51% black women owned company. Venture capital company Grovest is Seed Engine’s second major […]
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The South African professional landscape is bursting with talented and passionate young women making waves in their respective fields, but women are still considerably under-represented at top levels across industries. More needs to be done to recognise and showcase their achievements, particularly to inspire budding creatives at school level to go out and make their […]
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The Brand Council South Africa recently announced its newly formed Student Council. The Brand Council South Africa (BCSA) aims to create a vehicle that will represent the whole industry, have the rigour to deal with issues pertaining to the way business is conducted, and manage how the industry ensures sustainability of quality talent. To achieve […]
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