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NATIONAL NEWS
Read moreMinister defends quality of matric - Source:News24
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has defended the quality of the National Senior Certificate, saying its standard "can be attested to".Motshekga said in her budget vote speech in Parliament on Thursday that concerns had been raised about standard of the certificate with the introduction of the new curriculum.
Read moreSA graduates less confident about staying in SA - Source:Moneyweb
Fewer South African graduates are confident about remaining in South Africa for the foreseeable future.
According to the latest results from the quarterly PPS Graduate Professionals Confidence Index, which tracks the confidence levels of about 6 000 of South Africa's graduate professionals, the percentage of respondents who believe they will remain in South Africa
Read moreSA urged to boost innovation - Source:BuaNews
South Africa must boost support and funding for research and innovation if it is to compete with fellow developing countries, Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday."We would like to create conditions that will encourage the private sector to invest its research funds in South Africa,"
Read moreVenda university upgrades facilities - Source:IOL
The University of Venda has added new buildings to its campus so that it can accommodate the increasing number of students and staff, it said on Thursday."Due to the demand for access to higher education, the university was forced to double its intake, which currently stands at about 11 000 students," vice-chancellor Peter Mbati said in a statement.
Read moreWits students go on hunger strike - Source:Eye Witness News
Some Wits University students are set to go on a hunger strike until 17 kitchen staff members are reinstated to their posts.On Wednesday, the university's Student Representative Council (SRC) and other student bodies held a protest over the issue.
Read moreRSA UNIVERSITY GENERATED NEWS Candid HIV/AIDS Conversation With DUT Students - Source:DUT
The DUT Student Counselling and Health Centre/ DUT HIV/AIDS Centre commemorated the Annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial today (Tuesday 16 May) where HIV Activist and singer Thandazile "Tender" Mavundla had a frank talk about HIV/AIDS with students.
Read moreFirst Global Leadership Summit brings partner universities to our university - Source:UFS
The University of the Free State (UFS) is gearing up for the Global Leadership Summit when students from universities all over the world will visit the UFS. The summit will take place from Sunday 8 July to Friday 20 July 2012. About 180 staff and students from universities in the United States,
Read moreLatest advances in solar energy to be deliberated at conference - Source:SUN
Stellenbosch University is hosting the 1st Southern African Solar Energy Conference (SASEC 2012), focusing on both Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Energy technologies, systems and applications in a region of the world blessed with some of the best solar irradiance in the world.
Read moreLimpopo whizz kid among top Stellenbosch students - Source:SUN
Most people tend to think that students on the Extended Degree Programme are part of a lower performing group. Enos Lekala wants to prove that students on this programme can excel.The Social Dynamics student in his second year was so determined to succeed at his studies,
Read moreNMMU student car to compete in Knysna Hill Climb race - Source:NMMU
With only black plastic panels covering the frame of a vehicle, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Racing competed in the Knysna Hillclimb Race in October 2010. This weekend they are at it again.However, this time, NMMU's team of 16 are competing with a car that is race-proven,
Read moreREGIONAL NEWS EGYPT- Revolution on campus: Who will Egypt students vote for? - Source:ahramonline
Following a year of losing colleagues in protests, campus sit-ins and campaigns to remove corrupt faculty deans, students are agreed on one thing - the new president must respect their dignity.In front of Cairo University lies the famous Al-Nahda Square, where students gathered from across Egypt to protest the war on Iraq,
Read moreGHANA- University Dean advocates re-sit of BECE - Source:Ghana Web
Prof. Victor Yao Gadzekpo has advocated a second chance for Junior High School leavers who fail the Basic Education Certificate Examination.
This should enable such failures to better the grades to be acceptable for Senior High School education.
Read moreGHANA- University for Allied Health Science to take off in September 2012 - Source:GhanaWeb
Mr. Lee Ocran, Minister of Education on Thursday said the University for Health and Allied Sciences in the Volta region would take off in September 2012 with the admission of about 200 students into various schools and programmes.
Read moreUGANDA- MPs reject new varsities' law - Source:New Vision
Parliament has rejected a proposed new legislation for the appointment of heads of public universities calling it a myopic, one-off ritualistic event and attempt to solve a problem akin to Makerere University while leaving out pertinent issues afflicting higher education.
Read moreINTERNATIONAL NEWS BRAZIL- Brazil's Supreme Court confirms university quota system for Afro-descendents - Source:MercoPress
Brazil has the largest black population in the world outside of Africa, but years of marginalization and exclusion in the 124 years since the country outlawed slavery has kept this population on the sidelines.The 10-judge court was responding to a 2009 complaint filed by the right-wing
Read moreCHINA- Peking University and Tsinghua top in donations from graduates - Source:China Daily
More than 30 percent of Tsinghua alumni gave money to their alma mater in the 2010-2011 academic year, higher than the donation rate of any other Chinese university, according to 2012 data from cuaa.net, an independent Chinese website focusing on alumni affairs.
Read moreINDIA- Delhi University tops India Today survey on universities for second year in a row - Source:India Today
Delhi University has maintained its numero uno status for the second year in a row in the India Today AC-Nielsen Best Universities Survey. It is followed by Banaras Hindu University (BHU), the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Read moreINDIA- Varsity can prefer own students to outsiders: HC - Source:dailybhaskar.com
In an important ruling regarding Veer Narmad South Gujarat University (VNSGU), a bench of the Gujarat high court ruled that the university's decision to not give preference to students of other universities in post-graduate courses is not arbitrary and violative of law.
Read morePAKISTAN- Liaquat varsity VC for enhancing research work - Source:The News
Prof Mashoor Alam Shah, vice chancellor of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, has asked the director research to promote research work in collaboration with international universities and strengthen PhD programme of the varsity.
Read moreUK- A-levels 'could become university entrance exams' - Source:BBC
Giving academics too much influence over A-levels could turn them into university entrance exams, says private schools leader John Wood.The chairman of the Independent Schools Association warned that schools may feel forced to choose A-level courses because of links between exam boards and universities.
Read moreUK- Admissions rules 'will be fairer' - Source:LenoxHerald
Universities will review admissions policies to give fair and equal access to students following a shake-up of the school curriculum.New course choices for senior pupils will not harm their chances of going on to higher education, all 19 principals of Scottish institutions said.
Read moreUK- Degrees without the hard work: Thousands graduating after doing far less studying than those at top universities - Source:Mail Online
Thousands of students are gaining degrees with relatively little work despite record numbers of firsts being handed out each year, a study shows.They are managing to graduate from some universities by putting in 'much less effort' than that demanded on degree courses
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