Democratic Republic of Congo Technology University Opens A new technology-focused university has opened in the suburbs of the Congolese capital Kinshasa. The Université de Technologie du Congo was officially opened September 1 offering engineering programs in science and technology, together with studies in human and…
Cameroon Up to 83% of 15-35 Year Olds Want to Emigrate With a severe lack of job opportunities at home, a huge number of students have left Cameroon in recent years to pursue higher studies abroad. According to a 2007 study by the non-governmental organization…
Regional A New Approach to Combating Brain Drain Countries on the African continent lose an estimated 70,000 highly qualified scholars and experts each year mostly to developed countries, according to the World Bank. National initiatives to stem this outflow have largely failed. A new project…
Regional Ireland Works with Four African Nations to Boost Research The Irish government has launched a project that will bring together all nine universities in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland with universities in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa: Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and…
Regional Indian Prime Minister Announces Plan to Devote More Resources to African Higher Education In a speech made in early April at the first Indo-African Forum Summit on African development, the Indian prime minister proposed creating regional and pan-African institutions of higher education. Prime Minister…