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The Regent Business School ensures uninterrupted learning during the lockdown
11 June 2020
The Regent Business School (RBS), a leading higher education institution ‘of premium management education across the continent,’ headquartered in Durban, says it has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown, and will maintain its high standards.
“We are highly recognised for top academic achievers who are determined about making positive, impactful changes within the global finance and management sectors” explained Dr Ahmed Shaikh, Managing Director of Regent Business School.
Dr Ahmed Shaikh outlined how RBS’s acclaimed finance and management programmes equipped students to build and sustain competitive advantages in a rapidly changing and complex business environment. According to Shaikh, RBS has leading centres for excellence, including The Institute of Entrepreneurship; The Centre for Islamic Finance and Banking; The Centre for BRICS Business Schools Association; The Centre for Public Sector Management; and The Accounting School
He said that RBS had been closely monitoring the global COVID-19 pandemic. In response, he said, RBS had presented students with a rigorously coordinated response to the challenges imposed by the lockdown and was continuing to deliver quality learning and support their students’ needs.
“The lockdown has been challenging for South Africans on many levels and has heightened socio-economic concerns,” said Shaikh. “As a result of strategic collaborations, digital innovation and a community-focused ethos, the school will offer students a comprehensive, digitally-supported online learning platform. This includes data-free access to key learning portals for students using MTN and Cell C sim cards.”
Shaikh added that students would be able to access the following platforms:
He said that these platforms would give students full access to online learning tools and resources, including webinars, videos, tutorials and voiced PowerPoint presentations. The data-free access to these platforms were rolled out on 27 March to adapt to the altered education landscape amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
According to Dr Ahmed Shaikh, RBS has leveraged its relationship with MTN and Cell C. RBS also aims to continue negotiating further with other service providers to expand their data-free access to other networks.
Orignally written by Regent Business School
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