Regional Barriers to Recruiting in Africa for U.S. Graduate Schools According to a recent blog post in the Chronicle of Higher Education by John Holm, the former director of the Office of International Education and Partnerships at the University of Botswana, there are two main…
Regional Harmonization of East African Higher Education Systems in Doubt A disagreement between the East African Legislative Assembly and the Council of Ministers could derail the enactment of a bill that seeks to harmonize higher education systems in the region. According to recent media reports,…
Algeria Reforms Aim at Raising University Standards The Algerian government is planning on spending US$1.48 billion on higher education and science over the next five years and to double research spending to 1 percent of gross domestic product as it seeks to raise university standards….
Regional Billions Lost in ‘Human Capital’ to the West Nine sub-Saharan countries have lost $2.17 billion in “human capital” because of the large number of African doctors emigrating to Western countries, according to a study recently published in the British Medical Journal by researchers from…
Kenya Strikes Shutter Universities Universities in Kenya were brought to a standstill in early November by striking faculty members demanding huge salary increases. At some universities, the strikes, which lasted nine days, disrupted final exams and/or graduation ceremonies. Towards the end of November, lecturers suspended…