Career, Education, Student Finance, Startup and Gap Year Features

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Ultimate Careers; Published: 12 February 2014; Last Updated: 06 April 2016

groupXS

The journey of a tech startup on a mission

The company: groupXS (groupXS.com)

Where it is all happening: based in Bayreuth in Northern Bavaria, a place famous for the musical works of Richard Wagner and home to the Bayreuth University, comes two young programmers on a mission to energise the education sector with technology.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Original Careers; Published: 17 January 2014; Last Updated: 13 April 2016

Peter Sacchet: the business quest for global technology solutions

“Work on your passion, don’t repeat your mistakes, and learn something new every day...” – Peter Sacchet of groupXS Solutions

Peter Sacchet is the Founder of groupXS Solutions – a young vibrant company that has powered some lively technology solutions – their first being focused on the education sector! Their reach has quickly grown with an understanding that for every need lies a technology solution!

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Careers and Popular Culture; Published: 15 January 2014; Last Updated: 26 November 2015

Books that rocked 2013 and sparked a fresh 2014!

Books that rocked 2013 and sparked a fresh 2014 - JFK’s Last Hundred Days by Thurston Clarke

Jean Fryer from Penguin South Africa was kind enough to provide us with a selection of her picks which are rocking the book stores!

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Careers and Popular Culture; Published: 15 January 2014; Last Updated: 26 November 2015

Marvel's

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world.

But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Details: Written by OriginalSteps; Category: Get Educated; Published: 15 January 2014; Last Updated: 22 February 2016

The Challenging Adventures of Careers and Education – 2013 adventures leading into an interesting 2014 *Image source: iStockphoto.com

The Challenging Adventures of Careers and Education – 2013 adventures leading into an interesting 2014 *Image source: iStockphoto.com

2013 adventures leading into an interesting 2014
Two setups (in South Africa) pushing forward brain power and smart thinking as a means of a challenge!

-The JSE Liberty Investment Challenge – creating a market place for tomorrows trading legends. 2013 proved a competitive challenge, 2014 is expected to better this! Also check out the challenges dedicated schools website.

-The International Hotel Schools Boot Camp – a bursary challenge for the budding hospitality champion. Dynamic and out the box, this has become an annual fixture in hospitality industry in harnessing future talent!