Regional Foundation to Donate $500 Million Over 10 Years for African Scholarships The MasterCard Foundation announced in September that it will be providing US$500 million over 10 years to help poor students from Africa gain access to secondary and higher education. A majority of the…
Regional African Students See China as a Path to a Prosperous Future A growing number of African students are pursuing degrees in China, a country trying to establish itself as a major destination for international students. Currently there are some 293,000 international students in China,…
Regional China and Australia Increase Support and University Relationships in Africa Both China and Australia have recently pledged increased support for African higher education. The China-Africa strategic partnership has strengthened its focus on higher education, and the Australia-Africa Universities Network seeks to build collaboration with…
Regional Pan-African University Begins Enrolling in 3 Countries The Pan African-University (PAU) has begun recruiting for its inaugural class of graduate students, expected to begin classes this year. This is the strongest signal yet that the international institution is finally taking off after years of…
Regional Chinese Education in Africa Following its economic ambitions in Africa, there are signs that China is looking to the rapidly developing university sector to build its ‘soft’ relations with the continent. China currently gives out over 4,000 scholarships each year to students from Africa,…