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19 octobre 2014

Anger rises over government vocational directive

By Gilbert Nganga. A showdown is looming in Kenya’s higher education system following a government directive that universities should stop offering diploma and certificate courses from next year.
Education Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi gave the order last week, saying such courses should be left to technical and tertiary colleges. Read more...

13 octobre 2014

New international journal of African higher education

By Karen MacGregor. A new International Journal of African Higher Education has been launched, drawing on experts in the region and internationally to chart the development of a sector undergoing rapid expansion and massive change. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

International businesses support HE institutions

Two giant international businesses are supporting higher education institutions through agreements between the Total oil company and the government of the Republic of the Congo (also known as Congo-Brazzaville), and the Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei with a Tunisian university specialising in communications.
Through its subsidiaries Total E&P Congo and Total Congo SA, France-based Total has signed two accords, reported Agence D’Information D’Afrique Centrale, or Adiac, of Brazzaville. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of global research rises

By Wachira Kigotho. Research output in Sub-Saharan Africa has soared over the last 10 years – but it is still not adequate to fuel the region’s fast-growing economies – according to a report published last Tuesday by the World Bank and Elsevier, the global provider of science information. Crucially, it reveals that the region’s share of global research output is growing. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

First private university gains permanent licence

By Andrew Maramwidze. Botswana’s first private university, the Malaysian-owned Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, has become the country’s first fully licensed private tertiary institution, after seven years of operating under an interim licence. Read more...
5 octobre 2014

Summit to forge the future of African higher education

By Karen MacGregor. The African Higher Education Summit to be held in March 2015 in Senegal will provide an energising space for African political and university leaders, experts and organisations – and friends of the continent – to revitalise interest in the sector and talk about the future. “This is a call to action. The summit will mark the beginning of a new agenda for higher education in Africa,” says Dr Tendai Murisa, director of the summit’s lead organiser TrustAfrica. Read more...
1 octobre 2014

Local universities as good as those abroad

By Benjamin Obegi. A key consideration for thousands of students intent on building their careers is the choice of training institution. Depending on their financial status and career needs, some choose to go to colleges abroad while others enroll in locally. Most developing nations, Kenya included, have gained a lot in terms of education and capacity development courtesy of overseas education. Government statistics continue to show increasing expenditure by parents on foreign institutions. Are foreign universities better than local ones? Read more...

28 septembre 2014

African higher education space another step closer

By Ard Jongsma. Positive tones emerged from the 6th International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa, held in Bujumbura, Burundi. As the quality of African higher education remains under severe pressure, the need for quality assurance mechanisms and institutions now appears to have been universally embraced. Read more...
7 septembre 2014

African Virtual University is launching eLearning centers in 21 countries

The African Virtual University (AVU) in partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) is launching eLearning centers in order to provide African learners with greater access to higher education opportunities. More...

7 septembre 2014

Cape Town’s Across Africa online postgraduate courses

By Kim Cloete. The University of Cape Town, or UCT, is sharpening its online learning strategy and is making moves to attract more students across Africa. The university has launched a series of postgraduate programmes that will bring together online education and face-to-face learning. Read more...
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