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10 octobre 2016

New American Campus to offer ‘global’ higher education

An American Campus is to open in Ebène, a ‘cybercity hub’ 15 kilometres south of the capital Port Louis, giving Mauritians the opportunity to follow American courses without having to move to the United States. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Negotiating the teaching-research divide

By Nicola Jenvey. Teaching and learning should be treated and valued equally with research to ensure advancements in the broader aims of academia. More...

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10 octobre 2016

The perils of non-mother-tongue instruction

By Nicola Jenvey. More than 250 million children around the world have not mastered basic mathematics and reading, costing governments US$129 billion annually in child support. In Africa an estimated 40% of children are in this position, significantly affecting the continent’s economic development. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Towards a vision for growing and sharing knowledge

By Nicola Jenvey. Research and knowledge gathered in the field was worthless if it did not become community property – and that did not necessarily happen via journal publications. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Are protesting university students burning memory?

By Njabulo S Ndebele. “They are burning memory!” This is what I said to myself in my unmediated first reaction to the television coverage of the burning of pictures and portraits of some historical figures and other commemorative objects by protesting students at the University of Cape Town earlier this year. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Fresh crisis over ethnic appointments in universities

By Gilbert Nganga. Kenya has been left smarting from a reputation nightmare after ethnicity reared its ugly head in one of the top universities, as educationists warn of a growing rot across institutions. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Grant scheme targets partners in bid to boost universities

By Ochieng’ O Benny. The African Union Commission and the European Union have launched a new joint initiative to promote the improvement and harmonisation of African higher education quality assurance and accreditation. More...

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10 octobre 2016

New initiative to promote continental quality assurance

By Ard Jongsma. The African Union Commission and the European Union have launched a new joint initiative to promote the improvement and harmonisation of African higher education quality assurance and accreditation. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Ministry unveils new roadmap for university education

By Wagdy Sawahel. Algeria has unveiled a new roadmap for higher education and research in efforts to build a knowledge-based economy by raising educational standards, improving the employability of graduates and revitalising research. More...

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10 octobre 2016

Outrage as lawmaker calls for university virginity tests

By Ashraf Khaled. A call by a member of the Egyptian parliament to subject female university applicants to virginity tests has outraged academics and women’s advocates in this conservative Middle East country. More...

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