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Francis Hult (fmhult@dolphin.upenn.edu) spotted this on the IOL website and thought you'd find it interesting.<P>Francis Hult says: South Africa: Students' conceptual skills 'deteriorating'<P><div class=articleheadline>Students' conceptual skills 'deteriorating'</div>The deteriorating skills of new students is the biggest problem universities in South Africa have to deal with, a according to Professor Theuns Eloff, rector of the University of Northwest in Potchefstroom.<P>(<A class="storylink" HREF="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?art_id=vn20060406024604604C415341&set_id=1&click_id=105&sf=">Click here for the full story </A>)<P>Visit <A class="sectlink" HREF="http://www.iol.co.za">http://www.iol.co.za</A> for the hottest online news, sport, jobs, property, motoring, classifieds and shopping in South Africa.<!-- START RedMeasure V4 - Newsletter Measurement -->
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