Also: Study shows medical graduates lack practical knowledge about antibiotics
3 June 2021  Issue No: 316
Africa Top Stories
GLOBAL
PHOTOResearchers have suggested five interventions to shift the practice in the production of scientific knowledge: decolonisation of the mind, knowledge of histories, the decolonisation of data, the decolonisation of expertise, and working in inclusive teams. In this system, African universities need to flex more muscle to create equitable research environments.
SOUTHERN AFRICA
The Southern African Development Community or SADC should do more to transform the region’s higher education. Currently, its policy for cooperation on education and training lacks the force to effect change, a gathering of higher education leaders at a colloquium of the Southern African Regional Universities Association heard.
SAO TOME & PRINCIPE
The underdeveloped higher education system of the African archipelago country São Tomé and Príncipe is growing slowly amid expanding demand, and being assisted by international projects and funds.
Africa News
EAST AFRICA
PHOTOMedical graduates from various universities in East Africa have very little practical knowledge on the use of antibiotics in clinical scenarios and other hospital settings, a new study shows, and suggests that the situation might be widespread in the region. This, states the World Bank in a report on the economic threat of drug-resistant infections, needs more than a temporary intervention.
RWANDA-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
AFRICA
Africa Commentary
AFRICA-GLOBAL
PHOTOThe decolonisation of higher education remains topical. It has been featured prominently in the titles of events hosted by universities and organisations working in the field of higher education around the globe. In light of its increasing prominence, have you considered what decolonisation means to you? In this article, I offer some reflections on how it relates to my personal and professional lives.
AFRICA
GLOBAL
Africa Features
UGANDA
PHOTODr Betty Kivumbi Nannyonga will become the first female professor of mathematics in Uganda after the appointments board at Makerere University approves her application. She is set on recruiting and retaining more women in the core sciences and has been campaigning on the ground to talk about the importance of the subject and to show women they can succeed.
Global Commentary
GLOBAL
PHOTOMany of the challenges facing global higher education in the next decade are similar to those of the past 10 years, but with the added complications of the COVID-19 fallout. However, despite all of these, there is reason for optimism.
GLOBAL
EUROPE
World Blog
GLOBAL
PHOTOBenchmarking provides an independent perspective about how an institution stacks up compared to other like institutions. But it’s not enough to just compare. It is about understanding what is working and what could be improved and taking action to drive up quality.
Global Features
GLOBAL
PHOTOThe mission of universities in the years to 2050 is to take active responsibility in the development of the potential of all humans, promoting well-being and sustainability oriented towards justice, according to a new report by the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean.
JAPAN
MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA
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