An African index of scientific references and publications is being planned on the initiative of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, or CODESRIA. More...
14 mars 2017
14 mars 2017
Diversifying income streams in African universities
By Munyaradzi Makoni. In order to be sustainable, successful tertiary institutions around the world have found ways to diversify their income streams so as to reduce dependence on public funds which are often tied to economic and political factors. More...
14 mars 2017
Lifelong learning challenged by perceptions of inferiority
By Wagdy Sawahel. The Rabat Declaration on Strategic Development of University Education in the Muslim World was adopted at the 7th General Conference of the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World held at the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or ISESCO, headquarters in the Moroccan capital on 13 February. More...
14 mars 2017
Call to ensure more women access higher education
By Ramadhan Rajab. The president of the Somali National Commission for UNESCO and former Somalia education minister has called on her country’s fledgling national government and growing tertiary education sector to redouble its efforts to boost the presence of women in Somali higher education. More...
14 mars 2017
Concerns raised over spate of violence at universities
By Laeed Zaghlami. Algerian universities, usually enclaves of peace and perceived as bastions of reason and enlightenment, have in the past few weeks been the site of several acts of violence, raising concerns over the spread of physical violence from other sectors of society. More...
14 mars 2017
Quality assurance workshops target university teaching
By Francis Kokutse. As pressure mounts on African universities to produce employable graduates, the quality of university teaching has been identified by the Association of African Universities as a key factor in improving outcomes. More...
14 mars 2017
US$2bn bond to plug higher education facilities deficit
By Tonderayi Mukeredzi. Government last week Wednesday contracted CBZ Holdings, one of the country’s biggest financial institutions, to raise US$2 billion through bonds to fund infrastructure facilities at the country’s institutions of higher learning. More...
14 mars 2017
Ongoing lecturer strike keeps students in limbo
By Gilbert Nakweya. Teaching and learning is yet to resume at public universities across the country as the unions representing the teaching staff had not, by late last week, reached an agreement with the government over salaries, keeping the studies of thousands of students in 33 institutions on hold. More...
14 mars 2017
World Bank PhD skills programme seeks greater buy-in
By Christabel Ligami. Only five African countries have made their pledges and committed to the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund, or RISF, launched by the Africa-led Partnership for Skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology programme since its launch in 2015. More...
14 mars 2017
Science policy foiled by institutional capacity – Report
By Wagdy Sawahel. Despite the fact that two-thirds of African countries have policies and strategies in place for science, technology and innovation, the capacity of the continent’s higher education institutions and associated research centres to implement them remains very low. More...
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