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As Algeria moves to replace French with English in universities, in neighbouring Morocco lawmakers have passed a draft education law that will pave the way for strengthening French in pre-university education, overturning decades of Arabisation and raising concerns about threats to cultural identity … Read more>

A number of initiatives aimed at helping African students to study in India and online through Indian institutions were outlined in the opening session of the India-Africa Higher Education and Skills Development Summit held in New Delhi last month. Read more>

Higher education stakeholders have welcomed a set of new Japanese initiatives aimed at promoting research and development capacity in Africa as well as entrepreneurship and innovation skills among African students. Read more>

A number of book donation organisations around the world are helping to address the shortage in African university libraries of books, needed to give African students a chance at optimal learning. Read more>

Although the United Arab Emirates (UAE) education system ranks first among Arab countries, the system as a whole is currently achieving well below the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average, according to the sixth iteration of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) exams for reading, science, and …

Rabat – The national platform “Morocco Digital University” (MUN) is a project dedicated to online courses (MOOC). The platform, the first of its kind in Morocco and Africa, aims to develop private small group online courses (SPOC). The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research developed …

Analysis of female university student participation in learning and use of software packages conducted by a Nigerian university shows that women have a higher success rate than men, and points to the need for female-friendly learning approaches to overcome participation constraints and close the gender ICT gap. Read more>

21CSkills is a digital e-learning platform focusing on educating Africans – especially youth – on the skills they need to excel in the fourth industrial revolution. Read more>

A survey conducted by a Ghanaian university suggests that African universities should focus on producing graduates with both local and global orientations – a ‘glocal’ approach – in order to be in a position to address continental challenges and promote global competitiveness. Read more>

While initiatives to help grow research support capacity in African universities are slowly coming into being, research services functions remain far from ubiquitous and more needs to be done, according to experts. Read more>