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23 février 2018

Universities urged to do more to nurture women in science

By Sam Otieno. African universities have been urged to foster gender equality, parity and mentoring of girls and early career women scientists in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), in order to facilitate economic transformation and other developmental challenges affecting the East African region. More...
14 février 2018

Struggling universities advised to merge for survival

The Minister of State in charge of Tertiary Education, Professor Kwesi Yankah, has advised private universities having challenges in getting the right numbers for admission to merge in order not to fizzle out, reports Ghana WebMore...
14 février 2018

Sub-standard universities will be closed, warns minister

The Mozambican government has repeated its warning that sub-standard institutions of higher education will be forced to close down if they do not improve their performance by October, reports Mozambique News AgencyMore...
14 février 2018

Universities ‘angry’ over student aid scheme non-payment

The National Student Financial Aid Scheme owes South African universities an estimated R1 billion (US$82 million) for students they enrolled last year, writes Prega Govender for the Times SelectMore...
13 février 2018

African Academy of Sciences announces 25 new affiliates

The third cohort of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) Affiliates Programme has been announced, comprising 25 scientists from 13 African countries. More...
13 février 2018

ARUA seeks post-doctoral fellows for urbanisation project

The African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA), a partnership made up of 16 universities with the objective of promoting research excellence on the continent, is seeking to recruit post-doctoral fellows to undertake research in emerging trends on mobility and urbanisation in Africa. More...
13 février 2018

Calls for quality over quantity in higher education

By Ramadhan Rajab. Senior figures in Somalia’s education and employment sector are calling on the country’s increasingly influential government to bring down the numbers of tertiary colleges and universities to better match the number of competent pupils emerging from the country’s secondary schools, and to ensure better quality graduates. More...
13 février 2018

Working towards a shared vision of higher education

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Fears that harmonisation of higher education will involve a rigid standardisation of systems and strip them of autonomy must be addressed if greater progress is to be made towards a common quality assurance framework, according to Goski Alabi, professor of quality management and leadership at the University of Professional Studies in Accra, Ghana. More...
13 février 2018

Students protest against new scholarship conditions

By Wagdy Sawahel. Several students’ unions and associations are protesting a decision by Mauritania’s ministry of higher education and scientific research to drop from 25 to 22 the age of students eligible to apply for local and external scholarships. More...
9 février 2018

Makerere to introduce e-learning as part of ICT policy

Makerere University is planning to introduce e-learning as part of its strategy to increase the number of students yet at the same time decongest the university. The proposal is part of the new revised information and communications technology (ICT) policy and master plan aimed at boosting research, innovation and online learning, writes Saphira Nahabwe for New VisionMore...
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