8 juin 2017
8 juin 2017
The internet – A transformative power in higher education
By Ochieng’ O Benny. Information and communication technologies, or ICTs, and the internet in particular, hold enormous transformative potential for all levels of education in Africa, including higher education. More...8 juin 2017
Don-turned-presidential hopeful vows to redeem HE
By Reuben Kyama. A Kenyan professor aspiring to become president in the country’s upcoming general election says, if elected, he will give priority to higher education and redeem the image of the Kenyan system. More...8 juin 2017
A rough but rewarding road to educating ethical leaders
By Kajsa Hallberg Adu. At a private liberal arts college in Ghana’s eastern region, where engagement with ethics is embedded into the curriculum, a ‘new normal’ for the region’s businesses and universities is being forged. More...8 juin 2017
Universities – Learning from society for society
By Eric Fredua-Kwarteng. The concept of the developmental university can be described as an academic establishment dedicated to making a direct and indirect contribution to all aspects of a society's development. More...8 juin 2017
HE budget emphasises shift to STEM education and training
By Christabel Ligami. The 2017-18 budget allocation to higher education and training sectors points to a government committed to a stronger focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics in order to boost industrialisation, according to a research analyst. More...8 juin 2017
US$75 million boost for university accommodation
By Tonderayi Mukeredzi. Infrastructure development financier, the Infrastructure Development Bank of Zimbabwe, or IDBZ, says it has begun work on the construction of student halls of residence at five of the country’s state universities under the first phase of its university students and staff accommodation project. More...8 juin 2017
Survey highlights ‘skewed’ arts, science programmes
By Christabel Ligami and Sam Otieno. According to a survey, The State of Science Training in Kenyan Universities, released recently by social and market research organisation CPS International, science courses in public universities account for 69.1% of all courses offered, while arts courses account for 30.9%. More...8 juin 2017
Calls to boost universities’ PhD science training capacity
By Gilbert Nakweya. Strengthening the capacity of East African universities to train PhD and post-doctoral academics in areas such as human nutritional sciences, agriculture, technology, engineering and mathematics is urgently needed to develop local scientific capacity and help the region to achieve its development goals. More...8 juin 2017
Higher education – An antidote to Boko Haram
By Tunde Fatunde. In the wake of a series of suicide bomb attacks this year on the University of Maiduguri by Islamic extremist terror group Boko Haram, academics have called for the government to revamp education and vocational training in order to discourage the recruitment of young men and women as cannon fodder by the militant extremist group. More...
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