Regional West African Region Receives Grant to Implement Bologna Structure Based on the European ‘Bologna’ structure, the African Development Bank has provided US$52 million toward the harmonization of higher education reforms in the eight countries belonging to the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU)….
Regional India’s Africa-Campus Plans Emerge As part of an initiative to strengthen the country’s presence on the continent, India recently made a commitment to help establish a network of higher education and vocational training institutions in Africa. Those plans are beginning to take shape with…
Regional African Quality Rating System to Launch in 2011 The African Union aims to launch an initiative in 2011 that seeks to assess the comparative quality of institutions of higher education across the continent. The African Quality Rating Mechanism (AQRM) is being developed as an…
Regional Continental Graduate Mobility Scheme Expanded An initiative to increase the mobility of African graduate students was announced in November, with a commitment from the European Union of EUR35 million (US$46.5 million). The Mwalimu Nyerere African Scholarship Scheme is aimed at promoting student exchange and…
Regional Scottish Online University Offers 250 Full Ride Scholarships Heriot-Watt University’s Edinburgh Business School has launched a new scholarship program offering 250 deserving students from across Africa the chance to earn a master’s degree in business administration from what is considered by many to be…