Curriculum redesign in the context of growing socio-economic inequality

By Sharon Dell – Africa Editor. As part of our wide coverage on the recent Global University Network for Innovation’s sixth Higher Education in the World report, we feature an article by Ahmed Bawa in which he argues that university curriculum reform needs to tackle global challenges such as deepening socio-economic inequality.
In Africa analysis Kwesi Kwaa Prah discusses the concept of intellectual sovereignty and what it means for African scholarship and transformation.
In Africa features, Gilbert Nganga writes about the financial challenges facing Kenyan higher education, while Maina Waruru discusses an African Academy of Sciences initiative which is helping to make it possible for African scientists to pursue cutting-edge research in Africa rather than abroad.
In Africa news, Kudzai Mashininga provides an update on the challenges facing student activists in Zimbabwe, while Wagdy Sawahel reports on the forging of ties between Turkey and North African universities.
The 2017 Worldviews Lecture on Media and Higher Education, for which University World News is a media partner, will be presented on 5 April by Peter Scott. It is entitled “Populism and the Academy: On the ‘wrong side’ of history”.   
Also coming up is a free webinar on “International Student Mobility Trends: Shifting recruitment priorities and strategies”, to be held on 12 April, hosted by University World News in partnership with DrEducation and StudyPortals. More...