Nearly one million international students studied at colleges and universities in the United States in 2014-15, according to the 2015 …
UNESCO Science Report
The UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030, launched last Tuesday by the United Nations EducatioUniversity World News highlights some of the report’s …
AFRICA’S SCIENCE ON THE RISE
Africa’s rose to 33,300 publications last year, up from 21,000 in 2008, according to UNESCO Science Report: Towards 2030. Africa’s …
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HIGHER EDUCATION
The South African Technology Network, a grouping of universities of technology in South Africa and Namibia, held its Eighth Annual …
RANKINGS COULD BOOST UNIVERSITIES
Amid concerns that global rankings of universities prejudice African institutions, Peter Okebukola, former executive secretary of Nigeria’s National Universities Commission …
A DEMONSTRATION AGAINST EDUCATION GRANTS WITHDRAWN TOOK PLACE IN LONDON
Thousands of British university students went out on the streets of London carrying banners “No fees, no cut, no debt”, …
THE TRANSFORMATION OF CLASSICAL AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES INTO DEVELOPMENTAL UNIVERSITIES
Over the decades, African universities, particularly the publicly funded ones, have played a significant role in developing human resources for …
MBA, mini-MBA and the ranking of foreign MBA programs
Master of Business Administration, or MBA is the most popular program in preparation for occupying the top positions of the …
UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS COULD HELP ACHIVE THE SDGs
The African Network for Internationalization of Education, or ANIE, held its 6th annual conference in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania …
AFRICA’S ‘TEACHING SHOPS’: THE RISE OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES
In the expansion of higher education, the establishment of private, for-profit universities has become “almost a defining principle”. So says …