By Bruno Morche. Internationalisation has transformative potential not just in terms of education and knowledge production, but also for wider society. In Latin America, the general theme of internationalisation of higher education has begun to appear on the agenda of academics, university administrators and higher education policymakers. Read more...

By James Otieno Jowi. Internationalisation is a phenomenon that now influences different aspects of university activities, including leadership. Its consequences, opportunities, challenges and risks demand not only closer analysis and understanding but also new leadership responses. Read more...

By Jane Marshall. 2iE – Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement – in Burkina Faso is an internationally recognised engineering school. It is one of many imaginative initiatives aimed at boosting the number and quality of engineers produced by universities in Africa. Read more...

By Jane Marshall. While the number of students in Africa continues to rise, universities often fail to equip them with skills needed for employment – and they have two to three times less chance of finding work than those who left school after primary level. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. A ground-breaking partnership between the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture or RUFORUM and The MasterCard Foundation is aiming to strengthen efforts to revamp the agriculture curriculum across Africa. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. The gathering was organised by Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education or NASPA, and Stellenbosch University and the International Association of Student Affairs and Services, with 50 student affairs leaders in attendance. Read more...

By Tunde Fatunde. The new executive secretary of Nigeria’s National Universities Commission or NUC, a regulatory agency mandated by law to promote quality assurance in higher education, has unilaterally ordered vice-chancellors to scrap all non-degree courses forthwith. Read more...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Mental health has in recent years emerged as an issue of concern for university students globally, obstructing the completion of studies, according to delegates attending the 2016 Global Summit on Student Affairs and Services. Read more...

By Wagdy Sawahel. The report, released by Sudan’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and outlined by alnilin website on 25 October, revealed that 2,158 university staff had left the country so far this year. Read more...

By Wagdy Sawahel. The northwest African nation of Mauritania is to set up a national quality assurance authority to strengthen the competitiveness of its universities and develop a higher education system of international quality. Read more...