This category celebrates apps that deliver extensive functionality, connect seamlessly to business data, and provide a meaningful, user-centric experience. Judging criteria include speed, usability, accessibility, and pioneering innovation in the field of app development.
Ravika Sookraj, executive director: digital transformation at Richfield, says: “Being selected as a finalist for the WesBank New Generation Award is a proud moment for Richfield. This recognition affirms our commitment to innovation, student empowerment, and delivering a seamless digital experience that transforms education.”
A digital companion for the modern student
Richfield’s student mobile app was developed to enhance the academic journey for both its contact and distance learners, serving as a comprehensive digital companion from enrolment to graduation. With inclusivity, accessibility, and scalability at its core, the app simplifies the student experience by centralising key information, streamlining communication, and supporting academic success.
Designed as a modular platform, the app supports constant evolution. It is tailored for the modern student – efficient, mobile, always-connected – and reinforces Richfield’s commitment to digital transformation in tertiary education.
Additionally, the app continues to be enhanced, ensuring students are supported in all aspects of their student journey, with a substantial focus on personalised interactions so that students can continue to thrive, live and grow.
Enhancing education through technology
By creating a centralised, mobile-first platform, Richfield has made it easier for students to stay engaged and connected, while reducing administrative barriers. 6,000 students have already positively adopted this new mode of communication to manage their studies and daily campus life.
The app demonstrates the institution’s broader vision: using technology to make education accessible, future-fit, and aligned with the expectations of today’s students.
If you’re looking for a tertiary institution that prioritises accessibility for all students, visit Richfield’s website to learn more.
