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7 octobre 2013

Webster University to open its first Africa campus

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By Sarah King Head. For West Africans, the reality of pursuing an American-style undergraduate or postgraduate degree close to home may be possible as early as January 2014. That is when Missouri-based Webster University plans to open the doors of its first African branch campus in Accra, the capital of Ghana. A pioneer in international education since the late 1970s, Webster University today has 10 brick-and-mortar campuses in Europe and Asia. More...

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6 octobre 2013

Corruption is eroding higher education’s benefits

By Wachira Kigotho. University education in Africa is regarded as key to a better future, and has the potential to provide the tools that people need to improve livelihoods and live with dignity. But according to Transparency International, systemic corruption is eroding benefits that could be accrued from higher education. In Global Corruption Report: Education, published on 1 October, Transparency International – an NGO that monitors and publicises corporate and political corruption – highlights how corruption in education is widespread across Africa. From Morocco to South Africa and from Kenya to Nigeria, corruption afflicts higher education. More...

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6 octobre 2013

Tackling corruption in African higher education

By Wachira Kigotho. Sub-Saharan Africa is consistently ranked by Transparency International as the most corrupt region in the world – with corruption leading to abuse of political power and failure in the delivery of basic services such as health care, sanitation and public education. Its Global Corruption Report: Education, released on 1 October, argues that corruption has not just raised the cost of higher education but has also hindered socio-economic progress in many African countries by diminishing the quality of university education. More...

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29 septembre 2013

Regional academy to tackle Africa’s pilot shortage

By Wagdy Sawahel. Sudan has opened an academy of aviation sciences and technology, aimed at providing aviation higher education and producing highly skilled civilian pilots for the national and African airline industries. The academy, which was opened on 15 September and upgrades an existing aviation institution, will also offer practical and theoretical training for students in aviation industry areas such as safety, security, environment and operational management, in order to produce graduates who meet the broad high-skill needs of the aviation market. More...

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26 septembre 2013

World Bank fellowships for PhD students from Africa

By Wachira Kigotho. The World Bank has launched a PhD fellowship scheme for students of African descent – especially for women, who are heavily under-represented in terms of access to quality higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to Sean McGrath, vice president for human resources at World Bank headquarters in Washington, the fellowship programme represents an opportunity for young African scholars to conduct research and build careers in development. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Enrolment rate in Tanzanian universities still low

By Queenter Mawinda. The Executive Secretary for the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) Professor Mayunga Nkunya has said that Tanzania still lags behind in university students’ enrollment rate compared to other East African countries.
Professor Nkunya made the observation early this week in an interview during the second East African Community university students’ debates on EAC integration organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the German agency for international development. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Somaliland university gains international recognition

By Matthew Newsome. British, Canadian and African universities have been partnering with the University of Hargeisa, in the breakaway state of Somaliland, to boost the institution’s international credibility and the recognition of its qualifications. Although international recognition has yet to be conferred on Somaliland since it separated from Somalia in 1991, its largest university – which has 6,500 students and is located in the capital city of Hargeisa – has been seeking foreign partners to supply higher education to Somaliland students. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Laureate ‘buys’ Australian campus in South Africa

By Nicola Jenvey. Monash South Africa and Laureate Education have unveiled a partnership agreement that will enable the local higher education provider operated by Australia’s Monash University to expand its student enrolment and academic offerings.
The move forms part of a broader Laureate initiative to expand its base across developing nations. More...

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15 septembre 2013

Private higher education shuns STEM courses

By Maina Waruru. Despite growing by leaps and bounds in the past 10 years and expanding higher education access to thousands of needy learners, private universities in Kenya continue to shun science, technology, engineering and mathematics – STEM – courses, leaving the heavy financial and infrastructural burdens of these subjects to poorly funded public institutions. More...

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15 septembre 2013

East Africa HE boss warns of more harmonisation delays

By Gilbert Nganga. East African Community countries risk not meeting their goal of harmonising education systems any time soon due to deep disparities in curricula, varying quality of learning, and budget cuts, the head of the regional higher education council has warned. Speaking in Tanzania’s largest city Dar es Salaam, Professor Mayunga Nkunya, executive secretary of the Inter-University Council for East Africa, or IUCEA – the regional higher education body driving harmonisation – recently also expressed worry over resistance from some countries. More...

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