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9 février 2018

University launches country's first degree in yodelling

From the 2018-19 academic year it will be possible to study yodelling to degree level in Switzerland for the first time as the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is adding yodelling to its folk music programme, offering both a three-year bachelor and a two-year masters degree in the alpine vocal technique, writes Caroline Bishop for The Local Switzerland. More...

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9 février 2018

Are academics dying, unable to afford food, medicine?

By Tunde Fatunde. Non-payment and irregular payment of public university lecturers’ salaries are crippling the country’s institutions of higher learning, causing personal hardship for staff with fatal consequences in some cases, as they can’t pay for adequate food or proper medical care, one union, several medics and some academics are alleging. More...

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9 février 2018

A better model than the Africanised university

By Eric Fredua-Kwarteng and Samuel Ofosu. African countries are yet to find or construct a university education model relevant to their development needs and aspirations. More...

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9 février 2018

Ten African scientists among 2018 TWAS fellows

By Maina Waruru. Ten African academics are among the 55 new fellows of The World Academy of Sciences or TWAS – the second-best showing by scientists from the continent in nine years. More...

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9 février 2018

Government shelves plans for Robert Mugabe university

The government of Zimbabwe has temporarily shelved plans to construct a US$1 billion university in honour of former president Robert Mugabe as it was not a priority at the moment, writes Xolisani Ncube for NewsDay. More...

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9 février 2018

Report reveals taxi industry hampering HE enrolment

On the very day Liberia inaugurated its new president and vice-president, a civil society organisation released what it calls useful data to support the new government’s education and youth development programmes. Among such data is the finding that the commercial taxi driving industry is hampering young people’s pursuit of higher education, writes Toweh Alphonso for The New Republic. More...

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9 février 2018

Pan African University to craft strategic plan

The Pan African University (PAU) is developing a strategic plan to help guide its activities over the next five years and identify key priorities, including resource mobilisation and how to offer relevant training. More...

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9 février 2018

SARUA – A leading regional vision for higher education

By Martin Oosthuizen. Under the leadership of founding CEO Piyushi Kotecha, the Southern African Regional Universities Association has, over the past decade, developed a rich regional knowledge base, extensive networks, relevant regional higher education studies, innovative methodologies and programmes, as well as sound pathways to the consolidation of regional collaboration. More...

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9 février 2018

Higher education and the public good in Africa

By Colleen Howell. The public good is something everyone recognises as important, yet many find it hard to pin down. The same can be said about higher education, with views divided on what it is, who should attend and how its public good functions should be assessed. More...

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9 février 2018

Cholera risk keeps two universities shut

By Kudzai Mashininga. Following a cholera outbreak last year which forced the closure of universities and other institutions of higher learning, the Zambian government announced earlier this month that all universities – except two – could reopen on 22 January, subject to clearance from the relevant local authorities and health departments. More...

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