2. CIDA City Campus Fully accredited Institution
South Africa’s first virtually free university
Fully accredited Institution
Founded in JHB in 1999 (1st graduates in 2004)
Creating opportunities for academically deserving
students from underprivileged and disadvantaged
backgrounds

3. CIDA City Campus Educational focus is business management,
entrepreneurship and Information & Communication
Technology
Producing employable graduates through career -
focused education
Widening the net of the productive economy

4. CIDA Education Model The CIDA Education Structure CIDA City Campus
ICT Academy
Coaching & Mentorship
Extranet : Community Development
School of Investments (Sol)
Centre for Social Entrepreneurship
Career Centre
(Job Shop)
CIDA Youth Development
Workplace attachment
(internship)

5. CIDA Model Low cost, high impact solution
Student and business participation
Career focused skills-based education
Humanitarian values aimed at empowering
students
Studies incorporate practical work experience
Practicum, internships, learnerships
Partnership with business
Collaboration: Corporate companies and overseas universities
Philosophy of Ubuntu: Community development, sustainability
Course relevance to Industry: Schools of Excellence

6. Bursaries for CIDA Students
Building sustainability…
Corporate Social Investments/ Donations
Bursaries for CIDA Students
Funding
CIDA Empowerment Trust
CIDA Empowerment Fund

7. Student Engagement Involve them in certain areas of operations
Very involved (student-centred Environment)
Use students to tell their experiences to the visitors
Use them in public platforms such as Radio, TV & News papers
Involve them in certain areas of operations
Share information with Student Leadership

8. Academic Dean, CIDA City Campus
Thank you
Wiseman Jack
Academic Dean, CIDA City Campus /