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Africa

Online classrooms where students run the show: we tested how this unconventional model can work

Bringing together different ideas and experiences enhances the virtual classroom experience. Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images   By Matthew Wingfield, Stellenbosch University; Bettina von Lieres, University of Toronto, and Laurence Piper, University of the Western Cape   The Zoom meeting window opens, immediately revealing scores of smiling or anxious faces. Some people have quirky backgrounds; some are in the same room as friends and family, who appear occasionally on camera. The South […]

today16 September, 2024 27

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Uncategorized

Kepler College appoints former First Lady, Monica Geingos as Chancellor

Kepler College, which equips young Africans with global competencies, has appointed former First Lady, Madam Monica Geingos, as its inaugural Chancellor. A qualified lawyer with extensive experience in the financial sector, Geingos has held senior roles in capital markets, corporate finance, and private equity, and has made significant contributions to both public and private sectors. Chancellor Geingos, who began her term at Kepler College on 29 July 2024, said that […]

today19 August, 2024 19

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Namibia

Windhoek hosts Agriculture education forum

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture is hosting its 2nd Triennial Conference in Windhoek, focused on enhancing higher agricultural education and research in Africa. The event calls for African governments, development partners, and private sector investment to support the continent's development goals. Executive Director of the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, Alfred van Kent.  

today12 August, 2024 46

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Namibia

42.5% of Namibians prefer to study abroad

https://youtu.be/si6Gp27P_ao     By Finna Kahili, via News on One   University of Namibia (Unam) vice-chancellor Professor Kenneth Matengu said 42.5% of Namibians prefer to study abroad. Matengu said this during the Higher Education Day celebration at the University of Namibia yesterday. Matengu said despite the continent's population of two billion, only 30 million are enrolled in higher education. "In Africa compared to the rest of the world, you can […]

today12 August, 2024 60

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South Africa

S.A Student Forum Calls for Removal of Ministers Nzimande and Motshekga

The S.A Student Forum 4 Service Delivery calls for the exclusion of the sixth administration the country's Higher Education, Science and Innovation minister Blade Nzimande and Basic Education Angie Motshekga from the government of national unity cabinet, citing their failures. They propose integrating education ministries and appointing non-political experts to ensure free, quality, decolonised education. The forum’s Nhongo Solo says competent ministers are needed to address dropout rates, unemployment, and […]

today24 June, 2024 36

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Lifestyle

Deaf and hard-of-hearing students need more support from their universities – South Africa study

Students who are Deaf or hard of hearing may feel isolated. Jorge Elizaquibel     By Tonny Nelson Matjila, University of South Africa     Adjusting to university life tends to be tough no matter who you are. But what happens when deafness makes the usual demands even more difficult? Deaf students or those who are hard of hearing need extra accessibility measures to ensure they’re able to participate in even […]

today23 May, 2024 36

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World

Divesting university endowments: Easier demanded than done

A ‘divest from death’ banner at a University of Oregon protest against the Israel-Hamas war on April 29, 2024. AP Photo/Jenny Kane     By Todd L. Ely, University of Colorado Denver     Campus protests expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people and objecting to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza include many calls for universities and colleges to divest – a word that basically means sell – any of their […]

today13 May, 2024 27

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Africa

Kenya’s public universities: financing model overhaul fails to address biggest challenge – funding

    By Ishmael Munene, Northern Arizona University   Kenya adopted a new approach to public university funding beginning with the 2023-24 academic year. Rapid student enrolment growth and declining state revenues have triggered the need for the reforms, which will require students to meet a higher proportion of costs. Ishmael Munene, who has a scholarly interest in African higher education, examines the background to these reforms. What are the […]

today7 May, 2024 25

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Business / Economics

South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has helped millions but is in trouble: here’s why

South Africa’s minister of higher education and training, Blade Nzimande. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images     By Thandi Lewin, University of Johannesburg   The board of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country’s higher education and training minister, Blade Nzimande, and the organisation placed under administration. Nzimande made the decision because of “(the problem of) non-payment of (students’) allowances”. Thandi Lewin is […]

today6 May, 2024 35