The Independent Institute of Education
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| Corporation | |
| Industry | Education |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | 54 Wierda Valley Road, Sandton, South Africa |
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Area served
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South Africa |
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Key people
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Dr Felicity Coughlan (Director) Peter Kriel (General Manager) |
| Parent | ADvTECH Group Limited |
| Website | www |
The Independent Institute of Education (IIE) is the largest and most accredited private higher education institution in South Africa. The IIE is a wholly owned subsidiary of investment holding company ADvTECH Group Limited. The IIE confers a range of tertiary qualifications, through various faculties, via a number of academic institutions in South Africa, including Vega, Varsity College, Rosebank College and The Business School at Varsity College
The Independent Institute of Education was founded in 2004 as the academic leadership and governance body within the ADvTECH Group. It is responsible for overseeing all of the Group's academic campuses, and developing, assessing, certifying, and overseeing the delivery of curricula at its campuses.
Towards the end of 2005, Dr Felicity Coughlan moved from her positions as the Director of Strategic Planning and the Deputy Registrar at Wits University to join the IIE as its Director. Dr Coughlan is a former member of the Higher Education Quality Committee Board (HEQC) and current member and former chair of the HEQC Accreditation Committee, which is responsible for the accreditation of all higher education programmes at public and private institutions in South Africa.
In 2015, The IIE launched IIEMarque, an electronic verification process that integrates with its students' qualification certificates. In doing so, the IIE aimed to change the way graduates communicate their credentials to prospective employers and other academic institutions. Through The use of a QR code, linked to a custom URL, students are able to customize a profile through which they can share details about their registration and accreditation status, course credit values, and results. The personalised record spaces link with students' social media profiles, such as LinkedIn.
In June 2015, ADvTECH reported that The IIE had 31,000 tertiary students, 25,000 of whom are full-time, enrolled across 20 campuses in South Africa.
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