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24 septembre 2018

President announces further boost to national research

By Kudzai Mashininga. Zimbabwe’s new president has announced that his government will enact a law establishing a research institute that will contribute towards the economic growth that will turn the country into a middle-income nation by 2030. More...

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24 septembre 2018

Pan African University launches research policy

By Maina Waruru. The Pan African University (PAU) has published it first Research and Publication Policy, a document that, once approved by its governing council, will guide how the continental university will conduct and publish research – a critical component of its function as a postgraduate training and research network of African universities. More...

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18 septembre 2018

Vice-chancellor warns female students about ‘sponsors’

Kenyatta University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Wainaina has cautioned female students against affairs with old men, popularly known as sponsors. Addressing first year students at the university, Wainaina said such relationships threaten a learner’s ability to perform well academically and could ruin her future, writes Mary Wambui for the Nairobi News. More...

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18 septembre 2018

Twelve universities launch first risk methods courses

Twelve universities in Africa have launched Africa's first risk methods school courses to tackle risk and management of disasters likely to affect the continent. The ‘Partners Enhancing Resilience for People Exposed to Risk Universities’ is a consortium of 12 universities in Africa, writes James Kandoya for IPP Media. More...

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18 septembre 2018

Angry overseas-trained medics in ‘go back to class’ jab

South African students who study medicine abroad will have to go back to university on their return home after graduating. Since 1 July, a new policy by the National Department of Health compels all foreign-trained doctors to complete a one-year bridging course at a local university, writes Nabeelah Shaikh for the Sunday Tribune. More...

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18 septembre 2018

Academics are cautioned to avoid predatory journals

By Maina Waruru. African scholars are being cautioned against falling prey to predatory journals which lure them with simple conditions for publishing but whose primary motive is profit. More...

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18 septembre 2018

Fourth Industrial Revolution – Keeping people at the core

By Sharon Dell. Is the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) merely the latest buzzword describing inevitable technological advancements, or is it a phenomenon that will fundamentally change the way the world works, the way we educate students, and what it means to be human. More...

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10 septembre 2018

Dean criticised for violating faculty’s apolitical status

A human rights non-governmental organisation has criticised the dean of the University of Kinshasa’s social sciences faculty for supporting a candidate in the country’s presidential election in the name of the university, in violation of its apolitical status. More...

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10 septembre 2018

Defending the 'public good' in postgraduate studies

By Thandokazi Silosini, Tebadi Bopape, Nelisa Khambule and Nnamdi Nwahara. The debate over the role of higher education in relation to the public good overlaps with an increasing scrutiny of government funding and the state’s involvement in higher learning institutions. Having professionally skilled citizens is largely considered an essential condition to societal good, but only to the extent that they serve society. More...

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10 septembre 2018

Reimagining a university of technology for future growth

By Sharon Dell. Advances in the field of additive manufacturing – more commonly known as 3D printing – have put the Central University of Technology (CUT) squarely on the world map, particularly with regard to the manufacturing of medical devices. More...

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