By David Macfarlane, Victoria John. The launch of Blade Nzimande's white paper and the audited data on universities exposes the steady pattern of dropouts, failure and graduation. Between government's release this week of its landmark white paper on post-school education and training, and its orgiastic celebration last week of the 2013 matric results, another document rather more modestly entered the public domain. More...

By Mohamoud Dahir Omar. There was rapid expansion of university education in Somaliland, which increased access, and demand for places. 
Somalilandsun - Higher education, especially at the university level is of paramount importance for Somaliland's future. Somaliland requires both highly trained people and top-quality research in order to be able to formulate the policies, plan the program and implement the projects that are essential to economic growth and development of Somaliland. Preparing individuals for positions of responsibility in government, business, and in professions is a central role of the Somaliland's universities and supporting these individuals in their work with research, advice and consultancy is another equally important role. More...

By Yolaan Begbie. South Africa is known to have some of the best universities on the continent. Search any global university ranking and you’re likely to find at least two or three South African universities listed. There are many that don’t make the cut but we at Africa.com believe that South Africa offers world-class learning experiences—so much so that they are sought out by other African students and thousands from abroad. Following our piece on the Top 10 Universities in Africa, Africa.com now brings you the Top 10 Universities in South Africa. More...

By Stefan Wellens. What constitutes African higher education? Does it involve a European-like system? What challenges and opportunities is it facing?  How should European higher education institutions (HEIs) interact with African HEIs? In December, a special event is taking place in Brussels to discuss these very questions. The seminar, ‘For mutual gain: Euro-African cooperation in higher education’ will focus specifically on cooperation between European and African HEIs. More...

Journée Nigéria : amorcer des liens avec un géant d’Afrique
Le Nigéria, pays le plus peuplé du continent africain, est considéré comme un géant d’Afrique avec un PIB qui représente 68 % de celui de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, une population très jeune et des réserves en hydrocarbures considérables qui lui permettent d’ambitionner de figurer parmi les 20 premières économies mondiales d’ici 2020. Ce pays, premier partenaire de la France en Afrique subsaharienne, est un acteur incontournable du continent africain.
La Journée Nigéria organisée par Campus France le 18 octobre 2013 avait pour but de favoriser une meilleure connaissance mutuelle des systèmes d’enseignement supérieur des deux pays et d’encourager le dialogue entre les établissements.
22 établissements français et 5 représentants d’universités nigérianes étaient présents pour cet événement organisé pour la première fois au siège de Campus France, 28 rue de la Grange aux Belles dans le 10 e arrondissement de Paris. La matinée a été consacrée à des présentations des spécificités de l’enseignement supérieur nigérian et du dispositif de coopération français déployé sur place ; l’après-midi a été dédiée à des témoignages d’étudiants nigérians actuellement en France et à des rendez-vous entre établissements français et nigérians.
En 2014, Campus France organisera deux journées pour des pays du continent africain : la première pour l’Algérie le 2 avril et la deuxième pour le Ghana en juin.

PetiteThe Nigerian Education Bank Bill which has passed second reading at the Federal House of Representatives, as explained by the initiator, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila proposes to establish the Nigerian Education Bank, with the primary duty of granting interest-free loans to poor students seeking higher education in Nigeria. 
The Bill seeks to make available to each benefiting student, a sum of five hundred thousand Naira (N500,000) repayable in two years after graduation. The repayment, according to the proponents would take the form of direct deduction of ten percent monthly deductions at source from salaries of beneficiaries or from the profits in the case of self employed graduates until the loan is liquidated. According to the provisions of the Bill, “applicants must have secured admission into any Nigerian Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of education or any vocational school established by the Federal Government or the Government of the States of the Federation.” More...