Botswana Government Looking Overseas to Increase Access at Home Since 2001 and the abolition of national military service, there has been a rapid increase in the number of students finishing secondary school and applying to university. With only one national university to meet demand, the…
Regional Computer Network Link to Boost African Research Capacity A high-speed computer network will increase African research capacity by allowing scholars based on the continent to share information and data with the rest of the world. The link will connect the UbuntuNet Alliance, which covers…
Regional East African Council Issues New Quality Assurance Guidelines The Inter-University Council of East Africa has issued quality guidelines to be adopted by higher education regulators in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The guidelines are to be used as the criteria for licensing and accrediting university-level…
Botswana Botswana, South Africa Agree to Cooperate in Quality Assurance The Tertiary Education Council (TEC) of Botswana has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Council for Higher Education (CHE) of South Africa that would ease cross-border academic mobility between the two countries. The…
Ethiopia Cornell to Partner with Bahir Dar to Offer Graduate Degree in Agricultural Development Cornell University is set to launch a degree program in Africa – its first – in partnership with Ethiopia’s Bahir Dar University. In November, 20 students will begin a Cornell master…