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  • Public university lecturers begin strike in Kenya

    KENYA, 2017/07/29 Lecturers at government universities in Kenya have gone on strike in turmoil at the way in which a pay rise agreement signed in March was being implemented. They say the government had agreed to release 10 billion shillings before the end of June under the agreement but so far had only released 4.7 billion shillings.
  • UN Chief Underscores Need To Invest In Africa’s Youth

    BOTSWANA, 2017/07/09 The Group of Seven (G7) leaders has in its ‘Taormina Communiqué‘ underscored that “Africa’s security, stability and sustainable development are high priorities”. But it has from presently on to respond to UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ specific call for the need to invest in young people, with stronger investment in technology and relevant education and capacity building in Africa. The two-day G7 summit in Italy, in which the leaders of six other industrial nations – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the U.S. as well took part, concluded on May 27 in Taormina, a hilltop town on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. Speaking at a session on reinforcing the partnership between the G7 and Africa, the UN Secretary-General noted on the concluding day that the international community has a role in helping the continent adapt as it heads for a new wave of industrialization.
  • Study of mathematics on the decline in Africa – Prof Allotey

    BOTSWANA, 2017/06/15 Despite the increasing importance of mathematics to economic and societal evolution, the study of the subject in Africa is declining, Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Ghana (AIMS-Ghana) has said. He said several reasons had been attributed to the poor national of affairs in mathematics in Africa such as: “Inadequate student number, particularly females due to poor teaching of mathematics in primary, junior and senior high schools, lack of motivation and incentives and poor employment prospects in mathematics in a lot of sections of the economy other than teaching”.
  • New education system to lay emphasis on continuous assessment

    KENYA, 2016/12/30 A proposed curriculum to be unveiled next year at a conference stresses continuous assessment tests over summative evaluation. While releasing the 2016 KCSE examination results on Thursday, Education Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i said the changes would focus on continuous evaluation. “This will require reforming of teacher training framework, a retraining of critical actors in the evaluation chain and a relook at the spectrum of assessment,” the minister said.
  • Higher earning Why a university degree is worth more in some countries than others

    AFGHANISTAN, 2016/12/11 A university education may expand your mind. It will as well fatten your wallet. Data from the OECD, a club of rich nations, show that graduates can expect far better lifetime earnings than those without a degree. The size of this premium varies. It is greatest in Ireland, which has a high GDP per chief and rising inequality. Since 2000 the unemployment rate for under-35s has swelled to 8% for those with degrees – but to additional than 20% for those without, and nearly 40% for secondary school drop-outs. The country’s wealth presently goes disproportionately to workers with letters next their names.
  • Pan African University Council Convenes in Second Ordinary Session

    BOTSWANA, 2016/11/11 The Pan African University Council has concluded its Second Ordinary Session at the AUC Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Council is the highest governing body of the PAU, an African Union flagship programme established to address quality, relevance and excellence in accordance with the Aspiration 1 of Schedule 2063. The conference deliberated on a inventory of significant policy questions bordering on the implementation of a full-fledged university structure and network, inclunding budgetary, financial and administrative issues.
  • Chinese government scholarships a great help to Kenya

    CHINA, 2016/09/04 The scholarships offered by the Chinese government to Kenyan students have been a great help to the country that has been struggling to enrol all qualified school leavers in public universities for a lot of years, a senior government official has said. Professor Colletta Suda, the Principal Secretary in the national department of higher education, says one of the greatest challenges in the country's education sector is the opportunity to increase access to higher education.
  • The Foundation of Africa's Future High quality education is key to overcoming Africa's economic challenges.

    BOTSWANA, 2016/08/18 The conversation about Africa has been shifting from one about shortfalls to one about opportunities. Africa is a known leader in commodity exporting, but the economic potential far succeeds that. Africa has an enormous coastline and is additional proximate to both European and North American markets than Asia. Currently, Africa leads the world in mobile adoption, which continues to offer the biggest cross-sectoral economic opportunities. In addition, Africa has recently been cited as being a potential leader in technology, sustainability and agriculture.
  • Kenya pushing R&D in higher education

    KENYA, 2016/06/18
  • The school is a safe space says Mohamud. He sees himself as a role model.

    KENYA, 2016/03/13 India, Australia, Japan – the finalists for the World Teacher Prize come from all corners of the world. From 8,000 entries, the US based Varkey Foundation chose ten finalists for its $1million (911,000 euro) award for excellence in teaching. Ayub Mohamud is the only African finalist. He is a Kenyan teacher of Somali decent and has made a name for himself for his efforts to tackle the issues of radicalization and violent extremism in his community. Changing mindsets in 'Little Mogadishu' Based in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Mohamud teaches business studies and Islamic studies at Eastleigh High School in an inner-city neighborhood that residents have dubbed 'Little Mogadishu'. It's predominantly inhabited by ethnic Somalis and Kenyan authorities have identified it as one of the major recruiting grounds for Islamist militant group al-Shabab operating in the Horn of Africa.