Returning to the Bookmark Awards , Vega graduates students, Saraah Saint (Visual Communication ) and Jessica Hay (Creative Brand Communication) were awarded a coveted Black Pixel award in the ‘Best Digital Student’ sub-category. This is the second year in a row that students from Vega have walked away with this accolade. Saint and Hay, who […]
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Five reasons to consider a post grad career boost
By Michele Venter-Davies, National Head of Honours Programmes at Vega People who have obtained degrees and firmly established themselves in the job market are sometimes apprehensive about studying further. But those who embrace the challenge, soon appreciate that there is always more to think about. Experience and maturity are no barrier to further progress. Having […]
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Vega, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), congratulates four of its students and their navigators for receiving top honours as the only South African tertiary institution to be recognised in 2017 international WPO competition. Vega campuses across the country are buzzing with excitement after four students were recognised in the 2017 […]
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By Roxanne Marais –Part-time student at Vega, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE) I recently completed the Digital Brand Strategy course at Vega, and what surprised me most wasn’t the content that we learned, but rather, how we learned to think about it. After a brief introduction on perspective and how […]
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Business consultant, serial entrepreneur and published author, Brent Spilkin (@Spillly), in partnership with Digitlab Academy, has turned his book, “What the Freelance,” into a 12-week course at Vega School, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), launching in March this year. “There is a lot of information packed into those 313 pages […]
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Vega, a brand of the Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), will host a National Open Day on Saturday, 20 January 2017. Vega invites parents, scholars and prospective students to attend its very first open day for the year, taking place at Vega campuses nationwide on the 20th of January 2018, giving prospective students and […]
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Students skilled in everything from animation and design to web development at Vega, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), are stocking up on snacks and plenty of coffee in preparation for the annual 48-hour Global Game Jam, taking place on 26-28 January 2018 at Vega’s Jo’burg and Cape Town campuses. Vega […]
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Vega, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), is launching a Media Management in Brand Building short course, available at its Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses from 2018 onwards. The short course has been developed by the Advertising Media Association of South Africa (AMASA), a body focused on attracting and retaining bright […]
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Those fortunate enough to have attended a tertiary institution can attest to it being some of the most fulfilling and challenging days of their lives. Depending on the environment and nature of the institution, higher education is about so much more than textbook learning and the anxiety of exam season – it’s a meeting of […]
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Building an inclusive creative industry starts with a good education, ensuring young people are empowered to hold their own in the working world and sustain successful careers in the future. Vega, a brand of The Independent Institute of Education (The IIE), supports transformation in South Africa’s brand communication fields with bursary programmes and annual events, […]
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