Regional East African Universities Work to Harmonize Tuition Fees Institutions of higher education across the East Africa Community are readying to harmonize tuition fees for students within the trade bloc. Officials from 96 universities registered under the Inter-University Council of East Africa (IUCEA) will hold…
Kenya Higher Education Promised 30% Increase in Funding for 15 New Universities The Kenyan government has budgeted an increase in funding for higher education of 30 percent for the financial year beginning in July, as it readies to establish 15 new public universities. But institutions…
Regional High-Speed Network Connects African and European Research An African-led high-speed internet network has been launched that connects academics and researchers throughout Southern and East Africa to their peers in Europe. The network, called UbuntuNet, was launched at the 2012 Africa-EU Cooperation Forum on ICT,…
Regional Enrollment Growth Booming in Developing Countries Enrollments among tertiary-level students in the developing world are increasing at a much quicker rate than in industrialized nations, with the lion’s share of the growth coming in vocational programs rather than university degrees, new research has found….
Regional East African Ministers Agree on Education Harmonization Law The East African Community’s five member countries approved in November a key bill that would harmonize and standardize their university education systems, after three years of negotiations. Education ministers from the five nations – Burundi, Kenya,…