International Turning the tide on the ebbing of public trust in higher education | In the US there are any number of factors that have caused people to express scepticism about higher education. The US is in the midst of a populist moment with the election of President Donald Trump.Continue Reading
International Indian Universities Shouldn’t Fall for the Allure of the Yale Model of Financing | Most modern US Universities currently use the “Yale model” of investment, developed by David Swensen and Dean Takahashi. The model, which involved dividing the endowment amount into five or six roughly diverse asset classes andContinue Reading
International Bad politics and the paradox of university rankings | Zimbabwe’s higher education sector finds itself caught in a paradox: the country has one of the highest literacy rates in Africa at 92%, but its universities perform dismally in both continental and international rankings. Pressure is mounting on the post-RobertContinue Reading
International 2 million applicants for 750K places: Nigeria’s bid to tackle its capacity issue | Nigeria has a higher education crisis. Between 2010 and 2015, only 26 per cent of the 10 million applicants to Nigerian tertiary institutions gained admission. Put simply, demand isn’t just higher than supply – itContinue Reading
International Meeting basic needs – A first step to student success | While research shows that funded students have a better success rate because their basic needs are more likely to be met, they still need a range of other support mechanisms and structures to ensure they achieve their potentialContinue Reading
