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19 novembre 2018

Government takes action over fake lecturer certificates

By Francis Kokutse. The Ghanaian government has ordered the verification of qualifications of all teaching staff in technical universities because of concerns that some lecturers have used fraudulent certificates to obtain their employment. More...
19 novembre 2018

Harmonised TVET curricula aim to boost youth employment

By Gilbert Nganga. The government has launched a new set of harmonised competency-based curricula and quality standards which are set to revolutionise the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector and allow graduates to work anywhere in the country and in any industry. More...
19 novembre 2018

Summit calls for more funding for R&D, education

By Joy Ndovi. The African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government (AU-C10) Championing Education, Science and Technology in Africa has urged AU member states to meet their original commitment to allocate 1% of their gross domestic product to research and development and boost investments in education, science and technology. More...
19 novembre 2018

What’s holding Africa’s young scientists back?

By Munyaradzi Makoni and Sharon Dell. The continued dependence of African higher education on international science funding, along with insufficient mentoring programmes and the legacy of the brain drain, are among key constraints to the progress of young African scientists, according to a comprehensive new book. More...
18 novembre 2018

Why understanding the relationship between migration and inequality may be the key to Africa’s development

Pick up any newspaper or switch on any TV in Europe over the past five years and you might think that the entire population of Africa is on the move – and heading across the Mediterranean. More...

18 novembre 2018

Unlocking Africa’s Aviation Potential

Africa has 731 airports and 419 airlines with an aviation industry that supports around 6.9 million jobs and USD 80 billion in economic activity. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Africa is set to become one of the fastest growing aviation regions in the next 20 years with an annual expansion of nearly 5%. More...

18 novembre 2018

How can the new African free trade agreement unlock Africa’s potential?

Africa has an opportunity to show leadership on the world stage through strength in unity, as the rest of the world retreats from multilateralism and increases protectionism. For the first time in recent history, with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Africa could wholly embrace intra-African relations, global trade, structural transformation and sustainable development. More...

9 novembre 2018

Ministers propose three-point plan to boost PhD numbers

By Christabel Ligami. Recognising the need for more doctoral graduates who can contribute to the science and innovation agendas needed to promote development, African ministers of education, agriculture, science and technology have proposed a three-point plan to escalate postgraduate training and staffing in African universities. More...
9 novembre 2018

Calls for greater role for universities in policy-making

By Gilbert Nakweya. Are African universities being taken seriously enough as knowledge-producing institutions capable of developing research-based policies aimed at addressing the continent’s development challenges. More...
9 novembre 2018

AU’s development goals hampered by skills shortages

By Gilbert Nakweya. Key targets for the first 10 years of the African Union’s Agenda 2063 are being jeopardised by a lack of critical technical skills, and a new skills development agenda led by business and academia is urgently needed, the recent Sixth African Higher Education Week and Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) Biennial Conference heard. More...
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