We are excited to announce the official launch of esports at Eduvos. Following our exhibit at Comic Con Cape Town 2023 we have been hard at work behind the scenes to kit out our campuses and build a community with our talented Vossie gamers.
The launch will be taking place this Saturday, 29 July, as part of our National Open Day. Whether you’re in matric looking to take part in the action, or if you’re a current Vossie or staff member, our doors at our Bloemfontein, Tyger Valley, Midrand and Pretoria campuses will be open from 9:30 am. Our four campus leagues will be competing in the game Apex Legends.
If you’re not able to join us on campus, or if you are joining us for an Open Day at our other campuses, you can watch the livestream on our YouTube channel.
We are so proud to bring esports to our campuses and students. Gaming provides a sense of community and belonging, allowing students from different backgrounds and identities to connect and share a common interest. Esports holds potential for learning as well, especially in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and teaches critical skills such as problem-solving and strategising. However, it’s not just students in STEM who can hone their skills in esports. Fashion, graphic design and government policies have all been influenced by esports. Eduvos hopes that students from different faculties will find opportunities to learn skills that they can apply to their studies.
“Eduvos is embracing new technology and believes in providing its student a future-facing pathway for success. Esports is a medium in which we want to enable the African games market with the more than 2000 developers that leave our programmes annually. We are also excited with our partners about the job creation of esports on the continent as a growing medium to enable African voices and stories.” says Dr Riaan Steenberg, Executive Director at the NetEd group under which Eduvos falls.
As this is part of our National Open Day, prospective students will be able to enrol for our Block 4 intake, starting 2 October, or Matrics can pre-enrol for 2024.
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