Revolutionary new campus to open in Durban
The Musgrave campus will be located at the corner of St Thomas and Stephen Dlamini (Essenwood) Roads at Durban High School.
SOUTH African education innovators, Craig Duff and Odette Francesconi, who founded Varsity College in Durban in 1991 and were instrumental in the growth and development of the brand for over 25 years, will open a pioneering new educational support and professional development campus in Musgrave, Durban, in January 2019.
Speaking after signing the lease for the Musgrave campus, which will be located at the corner of St Thomas and Stephen Dlamini (Essenwood) Roads in premises they are leasing from Durban High School (DHS), Francesconi said that NewBridge would draw on the pair’s 50 years of experience in education, campus development and creating next-generation educational institutions. The NewBridge campus has its own entrance and is cordoned off from the school to ensure that its students will be able to enjoy a full campus life.
NewBridge was designed to bridge two important gaps – the gap between school and post-school education and the gap between post-school education and employment. Currently, an estimated 50 per cent to 60 per cent of students drop out of tertiary education and, of those who graduate, 34 per cent fail to find a job. NewBridge takes students on a journey – preparing them, firstly, for post-school learning, and then for future career opportunities.
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Students will receive lectures, tutorial support and mentoring towards a number of online and external distance registered and accredited universities and institutions. Alongside this, a revolutionary teaching methodology, integrated into a professional development and work readiness programme, will ensure that, on completion of their studies, successful students will be academically and practically prepared.
The Musgrave campus will accommodate 200 first year students and a total of 500 students. A second campus will open in Kloof for the 2019 intake, with details to be announced soon. Further campuses will be opened in the greater Durban region in 2020.
Visit: www.newbridgeinstitute.co.za, email: info@newbridgeinstitute.co.za or contact 031 563 2274.
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