WENR, May 2016: Africa

Ghana and South Africa plan policy responses to transnational education

South Africa plans to unveil a policy to address the internationalization of its higher ed sector in 2017. Ghana seeks to limit the growth of branch campuses seen as a competitive threat to its domestic higher ed sector.

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WENR, April 2016: Africa

South Africa: Unrest and economic turmoil spark interest in international mobility

Student protests have been roiling South African campuses for months. Observers say the unrest is causing an uptick in interest in international mobility

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WENR, March 2016: Africa

Zimbabwean higher ed exports skilled workers to South Sudan

Zimbabwe will send nearly 20,000 graduates to South Sudan to fill positions in teaching, nursing, and lecturing at polytechnics and colleges.

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WENR, February 2016: Africa

10 campus closures; audits of dozens more

In response to allegations of rampant cheating and “rogue colleges and universities,” Kenya’s Commission for University Education (CUE) shuttered 10 campuses of one of the country’s fastest growing public universities…

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WENR, December 2015: Africa

Regional Science and education bodies to merge The Africa Union has merged its science and education bodies in a move designed to improve sectoral relationships, effectiveness and efficiency. The African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology and the Conference of Ministers of Education of the…

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