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International Unions reject fee hike proposal as government backtracks | With Nigerian higher education institutions in the grip of a funding crisis, teacher and student unions rejected a recent proposal by a government commission to hike fees – calling it “outrageous”, as it would bar disadvantaged students from attaining qualificationsContinue Reading

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International University Education Leads to Enriched Lives | Scholars generally cite the University of Al Quaraouiyine, which was founded in Morocco in 859, as the oldest degree-granting university. It was during the Medieval period, universities gained in popularity as essential for educating a populace that can solve problems and contributeContinue Reading

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International Increasing HE enrolment and implications for quality | Sub-Saharan Africa is under increasing pressure to increase enrolment at higher education institutions as a result of recognition of the sector as being vital to development, rapid growth in young populations in African countries and improved access and success at schoolContinue Reading

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International The dangers of limiting research to elite universities | [W]e respectfully disagree with Altbach and De Wit’s suggested approach to these problems – ie, differentiating which universities are responsible for published research, while others are rewarded mostly for teaching. We are fundamentally troubled by the implications of such aContinue Reading