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24 octobre 2018

BRICS Network University can boost 4IR hopes – Minister

By Edwin Naidu. In addition to the recent announcement that technical and vocational education and training would get a ZAR2.5 billion (US$176 million) boost to equip them with fourth industrial revolution (4IR) skills, Minister of Higher Education and Training Naledi Pandor said she would soon be asking the National Treasury for more funding – and set up a ministerial committee – to ensure that South Africa did not lag behind in the 4IR race. More...

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24 octobre 2018

Employers need graduates to be taught vital soft skills

By Simon Ngalomba. With concerns increasing over the inability of the labour market in most African countries to absorb fresh graduates, education systems should concentrate on delivering quality education with marketable skills and not just on expanding enrolment figures. More...

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24 octobre 2018

A unique opportunity to promote scientific collaboration

By Rami M Ayoubi and Engin Akcay. Science diplomacy has three different faces: science in diplomacy (using science as a diplomatic instrument in foreign policy); diplomacy for science (diplomacy seen as a way to establish scientific collaboration in the international realm); and science for diplomacy (where scientific cooperation can help improve international affairs). More...

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24 octobre 2018

New accreditation system sets down HE standards

By Christabel Ligami. In a move to standardise qualifications, the Kenya National Qualifications Authority has created a new system for the accreditation of student qualifications and has defined entry grades for both degrees and diplomas, according to newly gazetted regulations. More...

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24 octobre 2018

Nine SADC countries geared for qualifications framework

By Kudzai Mashininga. The Southern African Development Community Qualifications Framework – the SADCQF – which covers higher education, technical and vocational education and training, as well as schooling, provides a mechanism for comparability and the recognition of qualifications within the SADC. It also coordinates qualifications, promotes the transfer of credits within and among member states, and creates SADC regional standards. More...

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24 octobre 2018

Higher education union threatens strike over ‘injustices’

By Azzeddine Bensouiah. The new academic year has barely begun but may soon be disrupted by a strike by the banned National Council of Higher Education Teachers (CNES), after it said it would demand the intervention of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in redressing what it claimed were injustices being suffered by higher education teachers. More...

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24 octobre 2018

Students arrested in protests over university age limit

By Wagdy Sawahel. Two students were arrested after student unions and associations protested outside Mauritania’s Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Nouakchott after its recent decision to bar more than 1,000 high school graduates aged over 25 from studying at higher education institutions. More...

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24 octobre 2018

A critical moment for universities to take a lead

By Brendan O’Malley. What is the role of universities in driving positive change in the world? How should they be preparing students to face the challenges ahead? These are key questions that will be addressed in our second series on Transformative Leadership, published in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, which launches this week and promises to be the most ambitious series published by University World News to date. More...

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24 octobre 2018

Birmingham opens door to Chinese students with gaokao

By Brendan O’Malley. The United Kingdom’s University of Birmingham has announced that it will accept the gaokao exam for high-flying Chinese students wishing to join its undergraduate courses in 2019 in place of A-levels or the International Baccalaureate (IB). More...

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24 octobre 2018

Medicine academies demand post-Brexit research deal

By Brendan O’Malley. The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) has called on European Union and United Kingdom Brexit negotiators to secure continued medical research co-operation post-Brexit and ensure continued unhindered movement of researchers in particular. More...

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