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23 janvier 2018

Students hail new era of freedom in higher education

By Kudzai Mashininga. Students have greeted the resignation of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe with jubilation, describing it as an early Christmas present, while urging the incoming government to guarantee academic freedoms and provide free higher education. More...
22 janvier 2018

Castells in Africa – Inspiring fundamental change in higher education

By Sharon Dell – Africa Editor.  In a Special Report, global higher education expert Jamil Salmi reviews a new book, Castells in Africa: Universities and Development, which showcases the contribution of Spanish sociologist Manuel Castells to higher education research and thinking in Africa. In an afterword to the book Manuel Castells reflects on the complex economic, political and social terrain occupied by universities in Africa and beyond, and some concluding remarks on the significance of Castells’ work in Africa are offered by the book’s editors Johan Muller, Nico Cloete and François van Schalkwyk.
   Salmi himself has authored a new book, The Tertiary Education Imperative: Knowledge, Skills and Values for Development, which is reviewed here by Mark Paterson and Nico Cloete who describe it as an “immensely readable and practical volume that is informed by a deep understanding of both the theoretical and real-world challenges faced by policy agents seeking to transform their higher education systems”.
   In Africa Analysis, Damtew Teferra considers the progress being made towards a harmonised credit transfer system in Africa.
   In Africa Features, Tunde Fatunde canvasses the comments of West African academics and intellectuals on the recent detention of a Cameroonian academic, while Wagdy Sawahel reports that many students at universities throughout the African continent are going without food on a daily basis, which is affecting their academic performance.
   In our Academic Corruption column, Brendan O'Malley examines the drive to address academic corruption in Nigeria and other developing countries.
   As usual, we offer a selection of news stories from around the continent, including a report from Zimbabwe by Tonderayi Mukeredzi on a recent meeting between the new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, and university vice-chancellors during which universities were implored to help find solutions to the country’s considerable economic challenges.
   You are invited to register for an upcoming international webinar looking at how higher education megatrends will shape the future of global higher education and international student mobility. University World News is the media partner for the webinar which is hosted by StudyPortals and will take place on Wednesday 24 January. More...
22 janvier 2018

Business schools must teach political skills to help graduates fight corruption

By Sharon Dell – Africa Editor. In Africa Features, Sharon Dell interviews Dr Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, assistant professor of strategy in the School of Management at the University of Bath in the UK, about his recent research which proposes that business schools in Africa should be nurturing institutional entrepreneurs rather than ethical business leaders in order to fight systemic corruption.
   Also in Africa Features, Gilbert Nakweya asks why so many law graduates are failing the Kenyan national bar examination upon their first sitting, and Esther Nakkazi writes about the introduction of an e-learning platform to a community-based education research programme for students in health-related disciplines in Uganda.
   In Africa Analysis, Simon Ngalomba discusses the benefits for agenda-setting of greater equality and reciprocity in China-Africa higher education collaborations.
   Among our News items from around the continent, Kudzai Mashininga reports on the growing popularity among Zimbabwean students of the ruling ZANU-PF party; Ashraf Khaled reports on the recent student elections held in universities in Egypt; and Francis Kokutse writes about some of the highlights of the African University Day celebrations initiated by the Association of African Universities in Ghana.
   Given the scale of the global refugee problem, Patrick Blessinger and Enakshi Sengupta in our World Blog encourage colleges and universities to continue the good work of helping more refugees access higher education. More...
22 janvier 2018

Positioning institutional advancement in times of challenge and change

By Sharon Dell – Africa Editor. In our Special Report from the Inyathelo Ninth Leadership Retreat held in South Africa, Mark Paterson provides an overview of some key features under discussion, focusing on the practice of advancement and the benefits that integrated fundraising can bring, not just as a source of funding, but as a means of improving institutional governance and leadership. Also in our Special Report, Karen MacGregor highlights the points made by Dr Bhekinkosi Moyo, CEO of the Southern Africa Trust, on the evolution of philanthropy in Africa.
   In Africa Analysis, Teboho Moja discusses the role of science granting councils which she argues sit at the intersection between governments, the higher education sector and society, and have a crucial role to play in the transformation of society.
   In Africa Features, Christabel Ligami considers the impact on female students of the lack of sexual harassment policies and reporting systems at Kenyan universities – a situation which is slowly being addressed.
   In news from around the continent, Tonderayi Mukeredzi reports on calls by Zimbabwean students based in the United Kingdom for the new government to prioritise higher education, while Gilbert Nganga reports on a major fees hike in store for state-funded students at public universities in Kenya.
   In World Blog this week, Patrick Blessinger, Jaimie Hoffman and Mandla Makhanya discuss the need for change and the tensions of change in ensuring a culture of inclusion in higher education. More...
16 janvier 2018

Applying UNESCO Guidelines on Mobile Learning in the South African Context: Creating an Enabling Environment through Policy

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningMobile broadband penetration is growing rapidly in Africa, and it offers vast opportunities for mobile learning. Together with its possibilities is the danger of overlooking standards related to its use. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has initiated work in this area focusing on African and Middle East (AME) countries. Countries are required to develop their own mobile learning policies. More...

13 janvier 2018

Some fear that e-learning will erode African knowledge. This isn’t true

The ConversationThere are also socio-cultural challenges to the use of e-learning, particularly in Africa. Critics argue that the use of e-learning in African higher education could erode African culture and identity. They fear that e-learning platforms might prioritise Western culture and that this is somehow “un-African”. These critics fear that the use of e-learning will somehow destabilise the existing patterns and behaviours in African higher education. More...

6 janvier 2018

UDM wants more details on free higher ed in South Africa

University Business Magazine logoUnited Democratic Movement (UDM) leader Bantu Holomisa on Tuesday urged South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma to provide full details on funding of free higher education in order to avoid a crisis at the country’s universities and colleges. More...

21 décembre 2017

Access to mobile phones won’t magically fix youth unemployment in Africa

The ConversationMany in the international development community view technology –not least, mobile phones – as a possible panacea for Africa’s youth unemployment crisis. Their use is sharply on the rise. Mobile phones reduce the need for physical travel, allow rapid access to information about job openings and enable people to contact potential employers. More...
21 décembre 2017

Renforcer et connecter la recherche en Afrique, la réponse du Burkina Faso sur l’éducation

The ConversationDans son écrasante majorité, la recherche sur l’Afrique ne se fait ni en Afrique, ni par des Africains. Seuls 2,6 % des publications scientifiques recensées au plan mondial sont issues de la recherche africaine, et l’Afrique ne compte que pour 1,3 % des dépenses mondiales de recherche et développement. Le choix des thématiques de recherche, la construction des modèles théoriques et des méthodologies empiriques échappent souvent aux acteurs nationaux et se retrouvent imposés par des organisations internationales et des structures de recherche de pays du Nord. Plus...
21 décembre 2017

Emerging Contours of African Private Higher Education

Since the 1970s, developing regions have exhibited massive growth in tertiary higher education in general and private higher education (PHE) in particular. Yet, HE still remains small especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where GER hovers at 8 percent. More...

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