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Dr Mamphela Ramphele, leader of Agang SA, will deliver the keynote address during the opening of African Education Week at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday, 20 June.

Thousands of teachers and learners are expected at the seventh annual African Education Week and Career Indaba at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, from Thursday 20 June until Saturday 22 June.

“African Education Week provides a platform to air problems and find solutions: such platforms are very important" says independent education specialist Graeme Bloch and moderator of this year’s African Education Week in Johannesburg this month.

African Education Week in Johannesburg, South Africa, will discuss in June how iPads, cell phones and other gadgets are the future tools of learning.

Dr Mamphela Ramphele, leader of Agang SA, will deliver the keynote address during the opening session at the upcoming African Education Week at the Sandton Convention Centre on Thursday, 20 June.

African Education Week to gather experts in Johannesburg in June

The use of mobile devices and social media in the classroom are some of the compelling questions that will be discussed during the Education Technology Indaba at the annual African Education Week from 19-22 June in Johannesburg.

The annual Career Indaba will once again bridge the gap for students between studying and entering the working world.

Leadership in education, technology in the classroom and STEM education are some of the pressing issues that will be focused on at the annual African Education Week and Career Indaba taking place in Johannesburg from 19-22 June this year.

A record +6000 education professionals and learners attended this year’s African Education Week and Career Indaba, organised by Cape Town based, Spintelligent, which took place at the Sandton International Convention Centre from 2-4 July.

Macmillan South Africa has announced its diamond sponsorship for the 6th annual African Education Week conference and exhibition taking place in Johannesburg in July next year.

One of the key issues facing FET colleges and universities is the need to align courses with the demand for skills in the workplace says African Education Week's Claire O’Connell.

At the annual African Education Week in Johannesburg in July, the education sector will focus on creating a safer and more secure learning environment and also look at technology that is helping to prevent security breaches.

Teachers in a South African primary school are using Microsoft’s interactive hands-free gaming systems, Xbox Kinect, to improve English literacy among learners. Results will be presented at the African Education Week in Johannesburg in July.

More than 8000 teachers in the South African provinces of Gauteng and North West are currently receiving free training from the Macmillan Teacher Campus to assist them in teaching English as a First Additional Language.