Faculty group calls for fast-tracking of credential audits

Front Page Africa 19 February 2022

The University of Liberia Faculty Association (ULFA) has challenged the authorities of the state-owned institution to fast-track its recently announced credential audits in a bid to weed out fake degree holders lecturing at the university, writes Obediah Johnson for Front Page Africa.

ULFA comprises professors, lecturers and staff of the government-owned university. It can be recalled that some time ago, the university, through the office of the vice president of academic affairs, mandated all full-time and part-time faculty members of the university to submit their credentials to the office for a “credential audit”.

ULFA’s latest call comes in the wake of allegations that two academics at the university have fake degrees. A group calling itself Campaigners for Academic Crimes Court, headed by its lead campaigner, youth and student activist Martin Kollie, has claimed that the education system in Liberia is inundated with or besieged by a salvo of “fake credentialists” who often masquerade as academics.
Full report on the Front Page Africa site

Receive email updates from UWN

Global newsletters    Africa newsletters    Other
    (other includes related events and webinars)

Data will be processed according to our standard terms & conditions.

Research focuses on production of jet fuel from halophytes

UAE University staff

With an eye to developing a clean, alternative aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions, researchers at the United Arab Emirates University have been focusing on the production of jet fuel from sustainable resources such as halophytes, which are salt-tolerant plants that could be cultivated on a wider scale in the region’s coastal areas.

The value of being human: How teachers can work alongside AI

Michael Milligan

Artificial intelligence is now a part of our evolution in technology and teachers need to be encouraged to find ways to bring AI into the classroom and have students use it in a way that is beneficial to them in the long term.

Ground-breaking research on seawater biodesalination

UAE University staff

As water scarcity reaches critical levels globally, a research team at the United Arab Emirates University seeks to revolutionise seawater desalination practices, offering a path to mitigate water scarcity while championing environmental preservation.