Sustainable Development Goals – A challenge to the way we teach students

By Sharon Dell – Africa editor. In Africa Analysis, Willem Fourie describes a masters degree in South Africa that aims to teach the skills needed to operate in a new SDG – Sustainable Development Goal – development landscape, while Ayenachew A Woldegiyorgis looks at what a new, pro-education prime minister might mean for higher education in Ethiopia.
   In Africa Features, Alex Abutu highlights concern over the impact of plagiarism on the quality of education in Nigeria, while Reuben Kyama reflects on discussions about graduate employability at a recent forum hosted by the Goethe-Institut in Kenya.
   In News from the continent, Francis Kokutse reports on the recent Vice Chancellors Ghana meeting where a call was made for a rethink of higher education funding, and Kudzai Mashininga reports on a recent agreement between Zimbabwe and China intended to facilitate infrastructural development in Zimbabwe’s higher education sector.
   In a Special Report this week on the 2018 Next Einstein Forum Global Gathering hosted by Rwanda, Gilbert Nakweya reflects on debates about how to develop a strong ‘culture of science’ in Africa, while Munyaradzi Makoni highlights key points of a discussion on the qualities and skills needed by science leaders.
   In another Special Report this week, on the 2018 Centre for Global Higher Education conference, Michael Ignatieff, vice-chancellor of the embattled Central European University, argues that as many countries turn towards authoritarian rule, it is crucial for universities to speak up for truth, even at the risk of opposition; and Karen MacGregor looks at why efforts to tackle inequality in higher education have been largely ineffectual. More...