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CANADA: Invasion of the campus bunnies
The problems being caused by Thumper and his friends at the Universi...
GLOBAL: The poor as providers of innovative solutions
Economically disadvantaged people can trigger frugal, creative and re-combinable innovations that can stimulate the creation of new pedagogies, products and processes. The model I talk about is 'si...
AFRICA: Diarrhoea vaccine reduces deaths, study finds
Hopes in Africa of a decline in infant deaths from diarrhoea have been raised by a study that found a 61.2% reduction in deaths among babies given the RotarixTM vaccine. The research results were c...
NIGERIA: Minister proposes monitoring students abroad
Nigeria's Minister of Youth Development has proposed that the governm...
SOUTH AFRICA: OpenContent: Sharing teaching and learning
The University of Cape Town has launched an OpenContent Directory tha...
ZIMBABWE: University's funds looted, intakes frozen
The University of Zimbabwe is battling to recover nearly US$5 millio...
FRANCOPHONE AFRICA: Database of diplomas launched
CAMES, the 18-member African and Madagascan Council for Higher Education, has launched a ...
NORTH AFRICA: Boost for Maghreb university cooperation
The five members of the ...
EGYPT: Academy for young scientists
Egypt plans to set up an academy of science for young researchers to...
TUNISIA: President's plans emphasise economic priorities
Tunisian higher education must conform to international standards an...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: A regional tertiary collaboration model
Five years since its establishment the Southern African Regional Universities' Association, Sarua, has made considerable headway in establishing itself as a credible platform for leadership 'conver...
ZAMBIA: Participation rate still only 6%
Only 6% of Zambians access higher education after completing school in a country with a population of nearly 11 million, a higher education body has said.
In a speech this month the director genera...
DR CONGO: Professors who exposed frauds sacked
Two professors at the University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Repub...
INDONESIA: Level university entrance playing field
Confusion over higher education entrance requirements continues acro...
EUROPE: The Donostia Declaration
A meeting of science ministers from across Europe met in San Sebasti...
EUROPE: Turning science into commerce
Europe produces more research papers than the US or Japan but needs ...
US: Importance of research for undergraduates
A survey of the University of California's 170,000 students has under...
AUSTRALIA: High Court rejects university's IP appeal
A decision by the High Court of Australia earlier this month has dis...
SWEDEN: New charges present new challenges
The decision to introduce tuition fees for foreign students has met strong objections by Swedish student unions and a massive e-mail response to Local - Sweden's News in English. But for two...
SWEDEN: Tuition fees for foreigners - and scholarships
The government has outlined its plans to introduce tuition and appli...