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17 février 2016

Minister aims to improve higher education standards

Théophile Mbemba, higher education and universities minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has given stern instructions to members of newly appointed university management committees on the need to improve standards in higher education. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Rise in graduate and youth unemployment

Although unemployment nationally fell in Morocco between 2014 and 2015, the jobless rates for young people rose – with nearly a quarter of university graduates registered as unemployed – according to a report from the government’s planning institution the Haut Commissariat au Plan. Read more...

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17 février 2016

The murder of Giulio is an attack on academic freedom

By Neil Pyper. The body of Giulio Regeni was discovered in a ditch in Cairo on 2 February, showing evidence of torture and a slow and horrific death. Giulio was studying for a PhD at the University of Cambridge, and was carrying out research on the formation of independent trade unions in post-Mubarak Egypt. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Necessity could be the mother of innovation

By Brenda Gourley. Never before in history has there been such a dramatic demographic shift. It is estimated that there are over a billion people in the 15-24 age group. Emerging markets have by far the largest percentages. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Goals and means – Reimagining the South African university

By Adam Habib. 2015 was a tumultuous year for the higher education sector in South Africa. Transformation moved to the heart of the national discourse through two sets of events: the #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements. Collectively, these became the largest student social movements since the dawn of South Africa’s democracy in 1994. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Urgent need for new curricula, academics and innovation

By Wachira Kigotho. There has been extraordinary expansion of higher education in Ethiopia, with the number of public universities increasing from two in 2000 to 35 today. But the burgeoning sector might not deliver quick economic growth because universities do not have the capacity to drive the development agenda or innovation, says a World Bank report. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Second group of 29 young climate researchers selected

By Munyaradzi Makoni. Twenty-nine early career scientists from 24 African universities and research institutes have been awarded fellowships to study the impacts of climate change on the continent, under the CIRCLE – Climate Impacts Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement – initiative. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Cairo University takes aim at unlawful ‘teaching centres’

By Ashraf Khaled. Cairo University, Egypt’s biggest state-run academic institution, has initiated an action plan against thriving but unlawful ‘teaching centres’ in its vicinity, accusing them of “undermining the educational process”. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Four African countries rated in innovation studies

By Wagdy Sawahel. A new study has ranked South Africa and Kenya at 30 and 51 out of 56 countries for worldwide innovation influence, while in Bloomberg’s index the North African countries of Tunisia and Morocco are in the top 50 for innovation, ranked at 46 and 48. Read more...

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17 février 2016

Cambridge PhD student murdered in Cairo ‘was tortured’

By Brendan O'Malley. Thousands of academics from universities across the world have signed an open letter to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi concerning the death of an Italian student from Cambridge University who disappeared in Cairo on 25 January while conducting research into how independent trade unions were organised in the post-Mubarak era. Read more...

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