Calls to drop charges against outspoken academic
Towards African Higher Education Regionalization and Harmonization: Functional, Organizational and Political Approaches
In the last decade, the speed and intensity with which regional level connections are expanding in all areas of the world has been remarkable. Higher education in Africa is no exception. This chapter focuses on African policies and programme initiatives to further higher education regionalization. Regionalization is defined as the process of ‘building closer collaboration and alignment among higher education actors and systems in a designated area or framework, commonly called a region’. More...
Students give up strike over change of grants to loans
The students who had gone on strike at the beginning of April had to resign themselves to “return to the lecture halls, hoping the authorities will stop the penalties in favour of dialogue”, a student representative told the French newspaper Libération. More...
Closing the gap in science leadership
By Kudzai Mashininga. The Africa Science Leadership Programme, an initiative of the University of Pretoria and the Global Young Academy, aims to serve as a vehicle to close the gap between developing and developed countries by growing mid-career African academics in the areas of thought leadership, team management and research development. More...
Super-rich Africans – A source of university funding?
By Wagdy Sawahel. The latest Africa Wealth Report highlights the fact that Africa is home to a growing number of super-rich individuals who have the potential to make their mark as African philanthropists. But how close are we to an African equivalent of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focused on higher education, scientific research and innovation. Read more...
New maths institute to join ‘pan-African ecosystem’
By Wagdy Sawahel. The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, or AIMS, has opened its sixth education centre of excellence in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali, as part of plans to establish 15 AIMS centres across Africa by 2023, which will form part of an 'ecosystem' of transformative institutions. Read more...
Ministry puts a brake on opening of new campuses
Africa’s industrialisation: leaving no woman behind
Africa must industrialise to fulfill its economic potential. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the 2030 Agenda, we need to support Africa in accelerating its development by promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialisation. More...
Academy for marine sciences due to open
An academy of halieutic and marine sciences is due to open this year in Moçâmedes, initially with places for 540 students who will follow a variety of courses, the State Secretary for Fisheries, Antónia Nelumba, has announced. More...