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15 mai 2017

Top university wins national science parks design tender

By Maina Waruru. Plans by the Kenyan government to establish science and technology parks across the country have moved a notch higher after the University of Nairobi was awarded a tender to design a 10-year master plan for the establishment of the parks as well as incubators. More...
15 mai 2017

Calls to drop charges against outspoken academic

By Reuben Kyama. Human rights group Amnesty International has called for all charges to be dropped against outspoken Ugandan academic Stella Nyanzi who was last Wednesday released on bail after spending four weeks in prison on charges related to Facebook criticism of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. More...
12 mai 2017

Towards African Higher Education Regionalization and Harmonization: Functional, Organizational and Political Approaches

EmeraldinsightIn 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...

9 mai 2017

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...

9 mai 2017

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...

9 mai 2017

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...

9 mai 2017

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...

2 mai 2017

Ministry puts a brake on opening of new campuses

By Gilbert Nakweya. Kenya has banned the establishment of new satellite campuses by universities without a thorough review by the government. More...
30 avril 2017

Africa’s industrialisation: leaving no woman behind

Résultat de recherche d'images pour "oecd-development-matters.org"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...

25 avril 2017

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...

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