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10 juillet 2018

Alcohol blamed for chaotic behaviour among students

An academic at the Copperbelt University in Zambia has called for a change in the policy that allows the sale of alcohol in institutions of higher learning, saying it is the cause of chaotic behaviour and unrest among students, reports Lusaka Times. More...

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10 juillet 2018

Healthcare education in need of a revamp – Study panel

By Munyaradzi Makoni. South Africa spends R12 billion (US$880 million) on health sciences education every year but despite producing excellence “in certain areas”, the general picture is one of fragmentation, weak coordination and governance, leading to inefficient use of resources which affects quantity, quality and relevance of healthcare education and training, according to a recent Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) consensus study report. More...

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10 juillet 2018

Confusion prevails over post-matric exam announcement

By Tunde Fatunde. Confusion prevails in the wake of the announcement by the Nigerian Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board of the dates for the 2018 Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) – a rescreening examination conducted by individual universities that was declared invalid by a high court judge on 1 March. More...

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10 juillet 2018

In the making – A new institute of higher education

By Wondwosen Tamrat. Ethiopia’s higher education reform initiatives underline the importance of leadership and management in spearheading sectoral and institutional efforts that address the various challenges the sector faces. As would be obvious to many, the significant influences of leadership in the success or failure of reform initiatives and institution building remain critical. More...

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10 juillet 2018

Wider access to higher education needs a mindset shift

By Steve Sharra. At Malawi’s first international conference on higher education last month, Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza, vice-chancellor of the Nairobi-based United States International University – Africa, suggested there was need for caution in the Malawian government’s decision to “unbundle” the University of Malawi and turn its four constituent colleges into stand-alone universities. More...

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10 juillet 2018

Francophone universities to benefit from digital fund

By Wagdy Sawahel. Universities and higher education institutions located in African French-speaking countries are set to benefit from the launch of a digital development fund and digital library which aims to promote the development of the online Francophone higher education space. More...

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10 juillet 2018

HE must look inwards before turning outwards – Minister

By Tonderayi Mukeredzi. Zimbabwe’s Higher and Tertiary Education Minister Professor Amon Murwira has challenged institutions of higher learning to adopt international best practices and raise their overall institutional quality, including student accommodation, as a first step towards the development of a national institutional framework for the internationalisation of higher education. More...

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10 juillet 2018

University staff union threatens to sue over deductions

By Christabel Ligami. Kenya’s Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has threatened to go to court if the ministry of education does not take immediate action against the higher learning institutions in the country that are reported to be deducting from their employees’ salaries illegally without remitting deductions to the relevant institutions. More...

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10 juillet 2018

New association formed to advance interests of HE

By Steve Sharra. Malawian universities and colleges have formed an association aimed at providing a forum for their shared interests and advancing higher education in the country. The announcement was made on Friday 29 June at the end of Malawi’s first international conference on higher education held at Sunbird Nkopola Lodge, in the lakeshore district of Mangochi. More...

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10 juillet 2018

New body to regulate all higher education institutions

By Francis Kokutse. The country’s national cabinet has approved the establishment of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, which will regulate all tertiary institutions and help to speed up the establishment of qualifying private universities, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. More...

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