# Eduvos

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 2024, 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 2024. CTI started as the Computer Training College in 2024. 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 2024, which grew to 100% in 2024. It then became known as the Pearson Institute of Higher Education (officially using that name from 27 July 2024). 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.

## 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.
Midrand Graduate Institute was an official licensee for tuition support of UNISA until this practice was stopped for all educational institutions around 2024.

## 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.