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10 septembre 2018

Uncertainty prevails over pension scheme for university staff

By Tunde Fatunde. An academic staff pension scheme has been set up by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as an alternative to the existing compulsory contributory fund which has become increasingly dysfunctional as a result of government’s failure to subsidise it. Until the new scheme is formally up and running, however, uncertainty among staff members continues. More...
10 septembre 2018

Students pin hopes on successful university unbundling

By Joy Ndovi. Will the current process of unbundling the University of Malawi (UNIMA) into five separate institutions produce the promises of improved efficiency and better student services? Alicia Kamwendo, a bachelor of commerce sophomore at the Malawi Polytechnic, certainly hopes so. More...
10 septembre 2018

New book on SDGs calls for closer research-policy link

By Stephen Coan. A government policy-maker needs to find a solution to a water sanitation problem. Simple, tap into the latest research. Problem solved. If only. A new book addresses the frequent disconnect between research producers and policy-makers – a disconnect in urgent need of a solution if the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are to be achieved. More...
10 septembre 2018

Helping young scientists to achieve their potential

By Anna Coussens, Abidemi James Akindele, Badre Abdeslam, Fridah Kanana and Mona Khoury-Kassabris. Young African scientists face persistent barriers which cause them to leave their own countries, and even academia. This means the continent’s work force loses highly trained people who are crucial for scientific and technological advancement, and for economic development. More...
10 septembre 2018

Helping universities to open the door to donor support

By Nazli Abrahams. Funding higher education has engendered considerable public discussion and debate since the ‘Fees Must Fall’ movement gathered momentum in South Africa in 2015. So it is heartening to share the results of an imaginative, long-term project providing support to university fundraising offices. More...
10 septembre 2018

Students remain hopeful after president’s inauguration

By Kudzai Mashininga. Following the inauguration of Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa two weeks ago, there is hope that a new progressive era beckons for the country’s higher education sector. More...
10 septembre 2018

Calls for more investment in geospatial education

By Gilbert Nakweya. Geospatial technologies and space science have an indispensable role to play in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through the measurement and management of resources, but most African universities lack the capacity for increased earth observation activities, a recent conference has heard. More...
27 août 2018

Minister steps in to resolve funding problems

Universities South Africa says that it is pleased with the steps taken by Higher Education and Training Minister Naledi Pandor in an attempt to resolve the problems which the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has been battling with, writes Michael Pedro for EyeWitness News. More...
27 août 2018

Upcoming African Universities Week to focus on youth

The Association of African Universities (AAU) has called on all higher education institutions in Africa to join in and celebrate the 2018 African Universities Week from 12-16 November which is aimed at highlighting the achievements, challenges and opportunities of the sector and attracting increased support. More...
27 août 2018

Universities feel the brunt of a market-driven agenda

By Wachira Kigotho. A quarter of a century ago, Uganda’s Makerere University embarked on an academic journey hitherto undreamt of in Sub-Saharan Africa: intensive marketisation of higher education. More...
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