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26 février 2018

Government about-turn on student teacher language policy

By Kudzai Mashininga. The Zimbabwean government has come up with a policy making it mandatory for student teachers to learn three local languages in an attempt to address poor pass rates, particularly in Matabeleland in the south of the country, where the isiNdebele language is widely spoken. More...

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26 février 2018

The South joins a global conversation on open education

By Sharon Dell. A 21-country study aimed at understanding how open educational resources (OER) can improve access, enhance quality and reduce education costs in the Global South not only fills a major gap in empirical research, but has helped to grow a community of researchers in the region and given educators in the South a space to voice their own perspectives and participate in a global conversation. More...

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26 février 2018

Why one university declared Valentine's Day a holiday

To ensure there is absolutely no nod to Valentine’s Day customs – like exchanging flowers and chocolates – Lucknow University declared 14 February a holiday, citing ‘mahashivratri’, a Hindu festival, as the reason and forbidding students from coming to campus on the day, on pain of disciplinary action, reports The Times of India. More...

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26 février 2018

University College London head denies fall in standards

University College London’s top administrator has dismissed suggestions of declining standards after academics overwhelmingly backed a vote of no-confidence in its governance, writes Robin Wright for The Financial Times. More...

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26 février 2018

Staff union blames government for poor HE access

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the federal government under President Muhammadu Buhari is doing nothing to increase access to public university education in Nigeria, writes Daramola Adebayo for the Daily Post. More...

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26 février 2018

Few universities adopt rules against impact-factor abuse

A survey of British institutions reveals that few have taken concrete steps to stop the much-criticised misuse of research metrics in the evaluation of academics’ work. The results offer an early insight into global efforts to clamp down on such practices, writes Nisha Gaind for Nature. More...

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26 février 2018

Top universities offer new course on technology ethics

The medical profession has an ethic: First, do no harm. Silicon Valley has an ethos: Build it first and ask for forgiveness later. Now, in the wake of fake news and other troubles at tech companies, universities that helped produce some of Silicon Valley’s top technologists are hustling to bring a more ethical approach to computer science, writes Natasha Singer for The New York Times. More...

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26 février 2018

Lecturers plead for help to rescue 'broke’ universities

Academic staff have painted a gloomy picture of the financial status of public universities in Kenya and called for national dialogue to support the institutions of higher learning, writes Augustine Oduor for the Standard Digital. More...

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26 février 2018

Employers favour science universities for recruitment

Universities known for their science and engineering majors have been ranked as employers' favourites in a survey by a Taiwanese job bank focused on where businesses are most likely to recruit their new talents, write Chiu Po-sheng and Kuan-lin Liu for Focus Taiwan. More...

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26 février 2018

Universities resist quotas on teacher-training courses

Third-level colleges are resisting plans by Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton to introduce quotas on the number of teachers they train in specific subjects, writes Carl O'Brien for The Irish Times. More...

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