Regional Six African Business Schools Forge Alliance Six of Africa’s top business schools have forged a new association through which they will share resources and expertise, promote academic and student exchanges and conduct research aimed at boosting entrepreneurship, job creation and economic development on the…
Regional Continental University Research Alliance Launched Fifteen universities from eight African countries launched an alliance of research universities at the recent African Higher Education Summit in Senegal’s capital Dakar. The focus of the group will be to build African research excellence as a “vital precondition”…
Regional 16 African Countries Sign Credentials-Recognition Agreement The recognition – or lack thereof – of qualifications when a student moves from one country to another has long hampered the mobility of students, especially in developing countries. UNESCO believes there was a breakthrough for Africa last…
Kenya Public Spending Increases for Universities Kenya plans to increase funding of public universities by 10 percent in the coming fiscal year, which begins in July – the biggest funding rise in three years, but still far shy of what many think is needed to…
Kenya Doctorate to Become Requirement for University Lecturers Kenya has set a higher qualifications threshold for the appointment of university lecturers. In a directive to be implemented in the next five years, the Commission for Higher Education said only PhD holders would be allowed to…