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23 janvier 2018

Student aid scheme unprepared for ‘missing middle’

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has told members of parliament that it could encounter difficulties if President Jacob Zuma decides it should also cater for the so-called ‘missing middle’ in the 2018 academic year, writes Bianca Capazorio for TimesLIVE. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Oxford University to sell a bond - It's a first

The University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world, was last week planning to sell its first bond armed with a newly-minted triple A credit rating, writes Marc Jones for Reuters. More...

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23 janvier 2018

UK universities must face Brexit drivers and outcomes

The stakes are high for UK universities in the oncoming Brexit negotiations, which could move into the area of trade negotiation this month. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Alt-right battle on free speech is a trap – Chancellor

The ‘alt-right’ is testing United States campuses on free speech as part of a narrative to discredit them, according to Carol Christ, chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Do universities take a stand against nationalism?

Nationalism is rising around the world, but it comes in many guises and with different consequences for universities, and one key question for universities is whether they are challenging or reinforcing the existing political order, said John Douglass, senior research fellow in the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley in the United States, opening its New Nationalism and Universities Conference on 16 November – for which University World News was a media partner. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Advocating the public mission of research universities

By Karen MacGregor. Universities need to convince themselves of the high value of diverse talent and inclusivity, of democracy and the civic sense of togetherness and interdependence on which the knowledge economy depends, before they can sell themselves to a questioning public, says Nancy Cantor, chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark, a leading public research institution in the United States. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Universities gain from growth in philanthropy

By Karen MacGregor. There has been extraordinary growth in philanthropy in Africa – and universities have been major beneficiaries – according to Dr Bhekinkosi Moyo, CEO of the Southern Africa Trust. Also, the nature of philanthropy has transformed along with its relationship to governments as they seek to meet development goals. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Advancement – Engaging stakeholders in transformation

By Mark Paterson. Against a backdrop of socio-economic turbulence in which the pressure for a comprehensive transformation of South African universities has reached a point of no return, a recent meeting of vice-chancellors and senior advancement officers reviewed the capacity of higher education institutions to engage a wide range of stakeholders – including the government, the private sector, students and alumni, and communities of practice – in processes of change. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Female students ‘too scared’ to report sexual harassment

By Christabel Ligami. When Mercy (not her real name), a third-year bachelor of arts student at the University of Nairobi, was unable to write her final examination due to illness, her lecturer agreed to let her retake the exam and told her to meet him in his office in the evening to discuss the details. More...

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23 janvier 2018

Prepare for a worldwide digital transformation

By Geoff Maslen. Mobility, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and big data analytics are among the most important technologies in the digital economy today, says the OECD’s latest report on international science, technology and industry. More...

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