By Christabel Ligami. The Kenyan Ministry of Education and the Commission for University Education (CUE) are pushing the implementation of measures to improve security within and around universities and constituent colleges, aimed at preventing a recurrence of the fatal Garissa terror attack in 2015, and at curtailing the potential for student radicalisation and general criminal activity. More...

By Maina Waruru. The Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) plans to establish regional research hubs in at least four universities that are hosting the Eastern and Southern African Higher Education Centres of Excellence (ACE II) at a cost of US$2 million. More...

By Munyaradzi Makoni. The United Kingdom's Royal Academy of Engineering is looking to team up with more Sub-Saharan African universities in a programme aimed at forging links between universities and the private sector. More...

By Gilbert Nganga. Kenyan employers are warning of surging business costs arising from the hiring of new under-prepared university graduates even as the country grapples with an oversupply of university leavers. More...

By Francis Kokutse. All Colleges of Education are to be upgraded to University Colleges and will offer a four-year Bachelor of Education degree with effect from the 2018-19 academic year, as part of efforts to improve the quality of teacher training in the country, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced. More...

By Kudzai Mashininga. The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Zimbabwe Yannis Iacovou has said all universities in the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus are operating unlawfully and all foreign students studying there – including Zimbabweans – are breaking international law. More...

By Sharon Dell – Africa Editor. In Africa Features, we cover the recent Siyaphumelela conference held in Johannesburg, South Africa, which highlighted some of the challenges – material and otherwise – facing students and impeding their success at universities; Munyaradzi Makoni explores the way in which the Seeding Labs concept is enabling African scientists to take their research to another level with the help of donations of scientific equipment; and Wagdy Sawahel reports on a new draft law that will pave the way for an academy aimed at the development of the ancient Amazigh language in Algeria.
   In Africa Analysis, Wondwosen Tamrat discusses the limitations prevailing in the way in which quality assurance systems are currently implemented in Ethiopia, while Johann Mouton and Jaco Blanckenberg analyse the performance of South African scientific research over the past 17 years.
   In News from around the continent, Kudzai Mashininga reports on the latest developments around the plight of Zimbabwean students in Northern Cyprus; Francis Kokutse writes about the upgrade of teacher training colleges in Ghana; and Gilbert Nganga writes about employers’ concerns about the cost of reskilling university graduates in Kenya.
   In our World Blog, Roger Chao Jr says national governments need to see higher education as a public good and should not shirk their responsibility in delivering quality ‘public’ higher education, including under free tuition regimes. More...

By Brendan O’Malley – Managing Editor. In Commentary, Angel Calderon forecasts that shifting demographics will mean that middle-income countries will be the new generators for enrolments in higher education by 2040, with the rise of East Asia heralding a new era in the geopolitics of higher education. Mathias Falkenstein contends that business schools are at a ‘tipping point’ and change is needed to create more ethical, responsible and sustainable management education. Lukas Bischof writes about a new book that provides a profound overview of 25 years of transformations in 15 post-Soviet higher education systems. And Aline Courtois reveals the mixed views of Europeans on the potential impact of Brexit on higher education and research across Europe.
   In our World Blog, Roger Chao Jr says national governments need to see higher education as a public good and should not shirk their responsibility in delivering quality ‘public’ higher education, including under free tuition regimes.
   In Features, Munyaradzi Makoni reports on the mission of Seeding Labs, a US-based organisation that connects universities in developing countries with high-quality surplus lab equipment provided by donors. Sharon Dell reports on a conference focusing on student success at South Africa universities, which considered factors such as meeting the basic needs of students, additional support mechanisms and student analytics. And Teghan Simonton writes about the shock of law professors and students at the University of Texas in the United States in dealing with the cruelty in immigration cases involving family detention and separation. More...