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South Sudan: The Minister Wants to Rectify the Higher Education but Being Ridiculed!
[Citizen] I was stunned when I read in a newspaper that the Council of Ministers reviewed the logical decision of shutting down the substandard private universities in the country. The Cabinet is putting the Minister to task by expressing reservations about his decision. From the Newspaper reports, it is apparent that the Cabinet is going to review and may reverse the Minister's decision!
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:07

Nigeria: Kano Votes N500 Million for Community Schools
[Daily Trust] The Kano State government has set aside N500 million in this year's budget to assist communities wishing to establish primary or secondary schools. The state's Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Faruk Iya said, "Any community wishing to construct a school can contact the Special Adviser to the governor, who will forward the proposal for assistance".
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:58

Nigeria: NASENI, NBTE, to Partner On Production of Laboratory Equipment for Tertiary Institutions
[Daily Trust] The federal government's determination to look inward by fostering sustainable partnership and technical co-operation among its ministries and agencies toward the development of local content and national technical capacities is yielding fruits as the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) have agreed to enter into partnership that would enable the three bodies produce and manufacture laboratory kits and equipment to be used in
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:54

Nigeria: Rector Warns Students Against Cultism
[Daily Trust] Kaduna - The Rector, Kaduna Polytechnic, Dr. Aliyu Manman has called on students of the institution to shun cultism and immorality, saying such vices were responsible for the problems being experienced in the country. Manman stated this yesterday at the matriculation of 185 students for B.Ed (technology) an affiliate programme of the Federal University of Technology, Minna.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:54

Nigeria: Senate Fumes Over Recruitment of Casual Teachers in Colleges
[Daily Trust] The Senate today fumed over the recruitment of casual teachers by federal colleges across the nation.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 11:13

Nigeria: Senate Probes Casual Staff Policy in Federal Colleges
[Leadership] The senate yesterday directed its committees on Education, Establishment and Labour to investigate the employment of casual teachers in federal government colleges across the country.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:25

Sociologist Urges Citizens to Behave
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Angolan sociologist Fátima Viegas told national citizens to become good examples of reference in the educational context in the society.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 10:08

Support First Generation Students
[Namibian] FIRST generation students are those whose parents have not obtained college or university degrees.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:35

MTN Donates Computer Lab to Rusizi School
[New Times] RUSIZI-GS Gihundwe School in Gihundwe, Rusizi District in Western Province, yesterday, got a boost of a fully equipped computer laboratory under the MTN Foundation's 'ICT School Connect Project'. The project is aimed at promoting the usage and understanding of information and communication technology in schools.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 09:00

West Africa: Ecowas Top Official Thumbs Up Gambia's Strides in Education
[Daily Observer] The principal program officer - Education at the Ecowas Commission in Abuja has lauded the strides made by the Gambia Government in the education sector, saying the nation has made "steady progress" in recent years.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 08:50

South Sudan: Closure of Private Universities - Is It a Destruction or Development?
[Citizen] Juba - Hon. Adwok Nyaba, the minister for higher education, decided to make news by closing down almost all private universities in the country with immediate effect from Thursday the 10th of May 2012.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 07:53

Cameroon: Criminal Investigators End Training
[Cameroon Tribune] The security officers graduated from the Judicial Police Training Centre on Wednesday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 22:17

Kenya: Pokot Schools Yet to Re-Open
[The Star] Twenty primary schools in Baringo, Pokot and parts of Marakwet are yet to re-open due to insecurity and effects of floods in the region. Two suspected cattle rustlers were were shot dead as government deployed security personnel to enable schools re-open in parts of Baringo. The schools have remained closed for the last two weeks due to insecurity but but police combed the affected areas where they shot dead two suspected cattle rustlers who have been terrorizing residents.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 19:05

Kenya: State to Spend Sh1.4 Billion On New School Milk Plan
[The Star] The government has set aside Sh1.4 billion to roll out the relaunched school milk feeding programme. The programme has already been initiated on a pilot basis in Uasin Gishu and Nakuru counties where 18 rural primary schools will be the first to benefit. It will then be rolled out to nine other counties before being expanded to primary schools countrywide.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:59

Kenya: Marakwet Students Hold Protest
[The Star] STUDENTS of Kondabilet Secondary School in Elgeiyo Marakwet county trekked for more than 100km to seek redress from education officers in Kapsowar town. The more than 120 students accused the school administration of neglect. The students who trekked across the wildlife invested Kamotony forest at night said their headteacher had not reported to school since schools were opened one week ago.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:59

Kenya: Debates in School Nurture Leaders
[The Star] Close to three decades ago, debate in Kenya among young people especially those in learning institutions - right from primary schools to tertiary levels - was vibrant. Debate was more popular than any other extra-curricular activity in schools and debating clubs were amongst the dominant clubs in schools.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:57

Kenya: Milk for Uasin Gishu Schools
[The Star] Thousands of primary students in Uasin Gishu and Nakuru are set to benefit from a government milk programme. Under the programme dubbed Smallholder Dairy Commercialization Programme, an arm of International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) will provide half of the cost of milk whereas the parents will meet the cost balance.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:52

Kenya: New Education Bill Set to Retain 8-4-4
[The Star] THE Ministry of Education is reluctant to effect changes to the education structure from the current 8-4-4 to the proposed 2-6-6-3 system. Education minister Mutula Kilonzo said instead of changing the structure a recent retreat of stakeholders decided to incorporate the many of the task force's recommendation in the education system in the Education Bill that is being processed.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:49

Kenya: Green Cottage to Start Secondary Education School
[The Star] The Green Cottage school which offers free education to pupils from poor backgrounds plans to start a secondary wing. It has acquired a five-acre plot plot in Thika for the purpose. The school has branches in Kahawa West, Kasarani and Kiamumbi in Murunng'a.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:49

Kenya: Eldoret Poly Student's Body Found in Borehole
[The Star] The body of an Eldoret Polytechnic student, who disappeared on Thursday from their Cherangany home has been found dumped in a borehole in Kitale. Kitale DCIO Paul Wachira said police are holding Alice Kamau's boyfriend Samson Kamau, a bank employee in Kitale, and two other people for questioning over the death.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:47

Kenya: Moi Students in Demo Over Don's Killing
[The Star] HUNDREDS of students from Moi University School of Law Annex yesterday took to Eldoret town streets to protest against the killing of a senior lecturer over the weekend. They accused the Eldoret police of laxity in the investigations into the murder. The protest disrupted follow of traffic on the Eldoret-Kitale Highway for almost an hour as the students made their way to the Uasin Gishu police headquarters.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:47

South Africa: UCT Lecture to Focus On Significance of Disagreement
[Biz-Community] In his inaugural lecture titled "Disagreement: its Epistemic Significance", the University of Cape Town's professor Benhard Weiss will tackle the question of how people should modify their views when they discover that other enquirers have arrived at different opinions. He will deliver his lecture on Wednesday, 16 May at the university's Kramer Law Building.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:15

South Africa: Vega School of Brand Leadership Exposes School Learners to the World of Branding
[Biz-Community] Teams of learners from just over forty schools across the country will descend on Vega School of Brand Leadership campuses in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town on Saturday the 19th of May to take part in VIBE (Vega Interschool Brand Experience). This is a new initiative by Vega to expose young people to the world of branding and what it would be like to build brands in an innovative way.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:13

South Africa: Quirk Education to Host 'Content Marketing for Business' Workshop
[Biz-Community] Quirk Education is proud to present the Content Marketing for Business workshop, a vital addition to its growing range of online courses and specialised workshops.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:12

South Africa: Premier, MECS Adopt Worst Performing Schools
[BuaNews] Mbombela - Mpumalanga's top government leaders have adopted 31 of the worst performing schools in the province to help improve results.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 18:02

Mozambique: University Delegations Must Be Authorised
[AIM] Maputo - The Mozambican Education Ministry announced on Thursday that it is to become obligatory for all institutions of higher education to request authorisation from the Ministry before opening delegations or extensions.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:27

Uganda: Letshego Donates Books to UPE Schools
[Observer] Letshego Uganda will start supplying textbooks to primary schools across the country in response to a general decline noted after the release of the 2011 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE).
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:55

Tunisia: Private Education Can Contribute to Nation's Economic Future - Study
[IFC] Tunis, Tunisia, May 17, 2012 - About 1.6 million youths will enter Tunisia's labor force over the next decade and private education providers could help many of these young people find rewarding, well-paying jobs, according to a new study by IFC, a member of the World Bank Group.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 16:29

Uganda: Onek, Elected to Office By False Relation
[Observer] Inside the students guild office at Metropolitan University Business School (MUBS-Nakawa), 27-year-old Junior Onek, the new guild president-elect sits with a rather calm and relaxed look for someone who has just spent one week in office.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:48

Uganda: Campus Vibe - End of Semester Blues
[Observer] It is that time of the year. Exams are upon university students and this time it is the end for some.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:36

Uganda: Citing Low Pay, Varsity Dons Seek Greener Pastures
[Observer] Two years ago, Paul Birevu Muyinda was called forward to receive his PhD in computer science from Makerere University.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:35

Uganda: Music Improves Kids' Intelligence
[Observer] Researchers at McMaster University have revealed that babies' brains benefit from music even before they begin to walk and talk.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:28

Uganda: Madhvani Scholarships Back for 2012
[Observer] For Franco Tumuhimbise, an accountant at the East African Business Week, if it was not for the Madhvani scholarship, he would perhaps be a petty trader in Mbarara.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:28

Teachers' Salaries - Who Is Hiding Their Head in the Sand?
[Observer] Last Thursday, the ministry of Education and Sports landed in a spot of bother after Parliament realized that their proposed budget for the next financial year did not reflect a promised 30% increment in teachers' salaries.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:28

Nigeria: African Entrepreneur Calls for Self-Help for Startups
[State Department] This Is Part of a Series About African - This is part of a series about African-born entrepreneurs.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 15:15

Angola: Local Pavilion Shows Technology Integration
[ANGOP] Yeosu - The Angolan student, who studying a master degree in information technology in South Korea, Vladimir Teixeira Congo, said on Wednesday to Angop that Angolan pavilion in Expo Yeosu 2012 is an integration of national and high technology.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:56

Angola: Law Faculty Releases First Research Book
[ANGOP] Luanda - The Law Faculty of Agostinho Neto University released on Wednesday here a research book entitled "Luanda and Justiça: Pluralismo Jurídico numa Sociedade em Transformação."
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:56

Liberia: Ellen Extolled for Recognizing Teachers' Efforts
[Heritage] The Monrovia Consolidated School System Teachers Association (MCSSTA) has commended President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf for recognizing the tireless and sacrificial efforts of teachers, particularly MCSS teachers. The MCSSTA, which referred to President Johnson-Sirleaf as the first teacher female president, said she, including Vice President Joseph N. Boakai, members of the Legislature and other government officials made teachers who they are today. The MCSSTA's commendation to President Johnson-Sirleaf comes
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:26

Nigeria: Ghanaian Universities - How Nigerians Are Swindled
[Daily Trust] Educational infrastructure in Nigeria is overstretched due to explosion of prospective students seeking admission into universities and other tertiary institutions. This has resulted in an unprecedented exodus of Nigerian students to foreign universities. In this report, our Ghana correspondent Kate Da Costa says many Nigerian students are being swindled by suspicious private universities in Ghana.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:05

Nigeria: The Sofoluwe We Know - UNILAG Staff, Students
[Vanguard] HUMBLE, humane, team player, generous, unassuming, the list goes on. These were the adjectives used to describe the late Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, the 10th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos by staff, students and associates when Vanguard Learning went to feel the pulse on campus following the sudden death of the helmsman.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Nigeria: Kuramo Primary School Gets 50 Laptops for Technology-Based Learning
[Vanguard] To fully prepare Nigerian children for 21st century E-learning challenges with adequate IT skills and knowledge, Laptops4Learning in partnership with Flour Mills of Nigeria have empowered Kuramo Primary School with 50 laptops for technology based learning.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Nigeria: School Prefects - Tomorrow's Leaders Today
[Vanguard] There is no bullying and fagging in this school." The JSS 1 student told me. And I believed her. After being beaten and punished for five of six years in the boarding house, I believed her. It didn't matter that I stood on the grounds of a Pro Unitate school that reminded me of my own alma mater.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Nigeria: UNILAG Refuses to Let Sofoluwe's Candle go Out
[Vanguard] Their black attires showed the mood of thousands of students at the University of Lagos on Tuesday as they took to the streets in a candlelight procession for their late Vice Chancellor, Professor Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, who passed on last week.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Nigeria: Girl-Child Education is Top Priority - FG
[Vanguard] In the drive to achieve education for all by 2015, the Federal Government has marked the education of the girl-child as top priority with the aim of bridging the disparity of gender education in the country.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Nigeria: Students' Unions Ask ICPC to Probe Tertiary Institutions
[Vanguard] Abuja - National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, and The National Association of Polytechnic Students, NAPS, yesterday, called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, to pay more attention to the corruption going on in the nation's tertiary institutions.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03

Nigeria: LASU Part-Time Students Get Date for Examination
[Vanguard] AFTER about five months of delay in sitting for their 2010/2011 second semester examination, students of the Lagos State University External System (LASUES) heaved a sigh of relief as authorities of the university finally announced May 21 for the commencement of their long awaited exams.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:03