By Amber Lovell

We’re back on campus!

December 9, 2021

As students around the world have been making the move back to campuses in their thousands, Kortext staff have slowly been doing the same. Hussein Elkady, Kortext’s Business Development Director for EMEA conducted his first on-campus visit since the pandemic took hold last month.  Beginning his string of Kortext workshops, Hussein started by visiting the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, attending the Abu Qir

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By Amber Lovell

Kortext will see you at Education World Forum!

December 7, 2021

Isn’t this year flying by? We can’t believe it’s time for us to gear up for 2022’s Education World Forum (EWF).   From Sunday 22nd – Wednesday 25th May, we’ll be joining education and skills ministers from over 100 countries at the event which strives to address the new and long-term education system challenges faced around

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By Amber Lovell

The first rule of book club is…

December 2, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, when you heard the term ‘book club’, you would think of a group of people who know each other IRL (in real life), talking about physical books, whilst physically present, however, that’s all changed.  Although book clubs aren’t entirely new, they’re new to Kortext.   Our customers based at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust’s

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By Amber Lovell

An Audience with… Mike Raith and Neil Dixon

November 29, 2021

Navigating higher education can be a daunting task for institutions and their students; yet two people who aren’t phased by this are Mike Raith and Neil Dixon, who are both making waves in this area. We were fortunate enough to catch up with both Mike and Neil to discuss teaching and learning and their best

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By Amber Lovell

Q&A with… Cathy Walsh

November 24, 2021

On the day of our meeting, technology was against us, which we thought would have been a detriment to the interview, but it was quite the contrary. Despite not being able to see Cathy, you could hear the joy in her voice and tell she was smiling as she shared the wonderful work of her

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By Amber Lovell

Bridging the gap between collaboration and remote learning 

November 17, 2021

For today’s graduates, competition for jobs can be tough. According to GOV.uk, the graduate employment rate in 2020 was down compared with 2019, so students need to be on top of their game to achieve those highly sought-after positions.  This month, AdvanceHE published the results of its 2021 UK Engagement Survey and it made for interesting reading. The survey recorded a “more than

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