Eduvos that is formerly Pearson Institute of Higher Education and Midrand Graduate Institute and Computer Training Institute (CTI) is a South African private higher education institution that is headquartered in Midrand, Gauteng Province and that has 12 campuses across South Africa. It offers bachelor's degrees in commerce, information technology, law, social sciences, creative arts, communications and bio sciences. It is also offers a number of postgraduate qualifications including Bachelor of Arts Honours in Graphic Design, Bachelor of Science Honours in Information Technology and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management.
History
Eduvos was the new name given to a combination of Midrand Graduate Institute and CTI. Midrand Graduate Institute was first known as Midrand Campus, later known as Midrand University. Established in 1979, it soon attained acceptance as a private university-level, degree-conferring institution - one of the first of its kind in southern Africa. It formed a partnership with CTI Education Group in 2004. CTI started as the Computer Training College in 1997. The main approach was to offer degrees at various remote campuses nationwide and conferred by Midrand. Qualifications are offered at 12 campuses in South Africa. Pearson Education acquired a 75% shareholding in Midrand Graduate Institute during 2014, which grew to 100% in 2019. It then became known as the Pearson Institute of Higher Education.2 As the Pearson Institute of Higher Education it grew to 12 campuses in South Africa and was taken over and established a new identity. It is now simply known as Eduvos, and the branch specifically as Eduvos Midrand. Eduvos derives its name from a combination of "Edu" and "Vos" meaning you in various languages alluding to their tag line - your education.3
Accreditation and affiliations
Eduvos is registered with the Department of Education (South Africa) as a Higher Education Institution (No.2001/HE07/008) in accordance with the Higher Education Act, and its bachelor's degrees are accredited by the Council on Higher Education's Higher Education Quality Committee. All of Eduvos qualifications are registered on the National Qualifications Framework by the South African Qualifications Authority. A number of qualifications are also accredited by local, international, professional, and industry bodies such as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in the UK. However, it is not registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa, though it is with the Design Education Forum of Southern Africa, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Midrand Tourism Association, the Computer Society of South Africa and the Information Technology Association.
Eduvos also received accreditation from the British Accreditation Council (BAC) in 2025.
Qualifications Offered
Eduvos offers a range of degrees, higher certificates, diplomas and short courses. These are offered across 5 faculties: Applied Science, Commerce, Law, Humanities and Information Technology.
Research Indaba
The Research Indaba is an initiative of Eduvos's Research Committee. It originated in 2024 as a mechanism to empower staff and students to engage with the research process in order to inspire them to set in motion research projects on campus. Midrand's researchers participate in national and international conferences, symposia and consortia. Research findings are published in scientific journals, the mainstream media and subject-related journals.
Language policy
Eduvos's language of instruction is English. The institution's policy of inclusiveness allows access to students whose mother tongue is not English by offering specialised English language skills programmes, support and training.
Ranking
See also: Rankings of universities in South Africa and Rankings of business schools in South Africa
External links
References
"Midrand Campus Eduvos - Your Education. Your Future". www.eduvos.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023. https://www.eduvos.com/campuses/midrand-campus/ ↩
"Midrand Graduate Institute rebrands to Pearson Institute of Higher Education". https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/499/148532.html ↩
"Eduvos Institute". https://www.skillsportal.co.za/education-institution/eduvos-institute ↩