By Gilbert Nganga. Burundi, an East African Community, or EAC, member state and the region’s smallest nation, has over the past few years been toiling to rebuild higher education, which had lagged behind due to a decade long conflict that started in 1993. As a result, the country – which joined the EAC bloc in 2007 – still has a nascent higher education sector compared to its East African partners Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. More...
23 février 2014
Universities stand to benefit in recessions, new research shows
Universities across the world actually benefit during recessions, wielding far greater recruiting power to attract talented graduates compared to the private sector, shows new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
In tough financial times the stability of the academic world wins out over the boom-and-bust cycle of the private sector, according to the latest evidence. More...