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16 mars 2018

Why universities should fight anti-globalisation

By Paul Rigg. Are populist movements, Brexit anxieties, United States President Donald Trump’s restrictions on immigration, and anti-globalisation sentiments among many university students a major concern for universities. More...

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16 mars 2018

Can universities adapt to the demand for relearning?

By Paul Rigg. The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot ‘unlearn and then relearn’. To succeed in the future, people will need to anticipate change and retrain and the most prized skills may be ideation and creativity. More...

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16 mars 2018

‘Pan-African HE centres are the way forward’ – Mbeki

By Paul Rigg. This year, the ninth annual international IE University “Reinventing Higher Education” conference kicked off with a conversation between Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa and chancellor of the University of South Africa (UNISA), and Santiago Íñiguez, president at Madrid-based IE University. More...

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16 mars 2018

Meeting the need for higher education on a massive scale

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Professor Love Ekenberg, a computer and systems sciences expert and mathematician at Stockholm University in Sweden, was recently appointed as International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Chair for Massive Scale Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa. As such, he will oversee the establishment of a network for massive-scale higher education in the region focusing on high quality, large-scale PhD programmes. More...

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16 mars 2018

The great global rankings debate

By Munyaradzi Makoni. The jury is still out on whether African universities should ignore international university rankings or create their own, but most agree there’s room for improvement. More...

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16 mars 2018

New measures to support students with disabilities

By Wagdy Sawahel. The measures were outlined in a new law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, officially approved on 19 February. This coincides with the Egyptian declaration of the year 2018 as the Year of Persons with Disabilities. More...

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16 mars 2018

Towards a more equal, inclusive higher education

By Patrick Blessinger, Jaimie Hoffman and Mandla Makhanya. Widening participation initiatives aim to improve access to higher education opportunities for all people. Driven by increased demand for education from all segments of society as well as legal reforms and human rights declarations, these initiatives focus on improving access for students from historically marginalised backgrounds (for example, ethnic minorities, students with disabilities and students from low-income backgrounds) to address inequities and inequalities in higher education. More...

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16 mars 2018

Academics call for reform of scandal-hit exam agency

By Tunde Fatunde. Nigerian academics argue that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the sole agency permitted by law to conduct entrance examinations for all tertiary institutions in the country, needs to be decentralised and modernised if it is to stand any hope of dealing with the rampant corruption being uncovered within the body. More...

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16 mars 2018

New scheme to boost black academics’ research capacity

By Stephen Coan. South Africa’s National Research Foundation (NRF) and the public benefit organisation FirstRand Foundation (FRF) have joined forces to create a sabbatical programme aimed at boosting research capacity among black African academics, and academics with disabilities. More...

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16 mars 2018

Improving the quality of university education in Africa

By Eric Fredua-Kwarteng and Samuel Kwaku Ofosu. In the African context, quality university education invariably focuses on student admission standards, lecturers’ academic qualifications, rigorous examination protocols, degree programme requirements, course content and availability of laboratory and classroom facilities. Little or no attention is paid to pedagogy, which is left entirely to the discretion of lecturers. More...

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