Education

The success of your educational organisation is directly related to the success of its people. Faced with budget and resource constraints, you want to optimise students' learning experiences, enable teachers to do their best to meet student needs, and at the same time, meet the high expectations of parents, local education authorities and government agencies.

SIS Global offers specialised consulting services for education as well as an Academic Management platform designed to meet the unique requirements of education institutions.

SIS Global offers tailored consulting services and solutions that streamline business processes in the education sector.

This includes helping organisations:

Improve financial performance by providing timely accounting information
Actively track grants and contract funding
Support and monitor progress against mandated guidelines
Effectively use faculty by tracking qualifications, skills and availability
Improve information flow between administrators and regulatory agencies

The Academic Management Platform offered by SIS provides higher education institutions with:

Complete student information system
Fiscal management with human resources and payroll
Integrated course management (eLearning)
Self-service portals
Complete implementation services
Predictable cost of ownership

Events: Educause 2009 (Denver, Colorado)

We are living in challenging times, when the need for uncommon thinking is unprecedented. You have told us you look to EDUCAUSE for insight, thought leadership, and community interaction. One event delivers all this, and more: the EDUCAUSE 2009 Annual Conference, where you will be able to tap into an expansive pool of the best thinking in higher education IT. Maximize the value of your travel dollars and join them November 3–6, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

EduNews: Blade Nzimande's plans for higher education

Tuesday, 30 June 2009 00:00 |

Budget Speech of the Honourable Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr BE Nzimande MP, June 30 2009

"Together achieving and expanding quality and access to education and training for all."

EduNews: SA ‘needs other ways to identify potential’

Friday, 03 July 2009 07:15 |

THE matric endorsement (university pass) system should be revised because it deprived students with academic potential of a university education, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande said yesterday. Nzimande and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga delivered their budget vote speeches to Parliament yesterday, announcing several changes to the way in which state-subsidised education and training is delivered in SA.

Students worldwide tackle tough problems at Imagine Cup 2009

Friday, 24 April 2009 00:00 |

The world’s premier student technology competition invites students to apply their technology know-how and artistic talents to tackle the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

This year, more than 300,000 students from 100 countries are registered for Imagine Cup 2009, a Microsoft Corp. competition that challenges them to use their technology skills and imagination to address the world’s toughest problems. Winning students from local, national, regional and online competitions will compete at the Imagine Cup finals in Cairo, Egypt from July 3–7.