Science Summit explores benefits of investing in postdocs

More young researchers are needed to meet the SDGs; this was a key message from a session at the ongoing Science Summit taking place in New York. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

University opens second branch campus – this time, in Canada

Efforts to foster cross-continental collaboration: The seven-year-old UM6P - University Mohammed VI Polytechnic in Morocco has opened its second international branch campus – this time, in Canada, as wagdy sawahel reports. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Scientific freedom: A vital element in social development

African countries have a narrow vision of scientific and academic freedom as they try to use science as a shortcut to attain development without human rights, effectively blocking science from benefiting society, argues Wachira Kigotho. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Incoming vice-chancellor reflects on transformation’s lessons

When he formally assumes the position of vice-chancellor of the University of the Western Cape in January 2025, applied linguist, postcolonial literary critic and educationist Prof. Robert John Balfour is likely to be the first head of a university in South Africa who is openly from the LGBTIQ+ community. Edwin Naidu reports. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Union tells graduates to pay back loans so others can benefit

Non-repayment of loans by some beneficiaries is cause for concern for the ongoing sustainability of Tanzania's student loan scheme, as Zachariah Mushawatu reports. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Boko Haram kept them from school; now they are students

Jesusegun Alagbe interviews children who survived abductions by the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria, have been released, and have gone on to university study. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

Sustainability – How are African universities faring?

Experts say there is some way to go before sustainability achieves its rightful place in African higher education, as Wachira Kigotho reports. Read the full story in UWN Africa Edition.

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