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In February 2010, the American University in Cairo debuted three new schools to enhance their curriculum offerings to students. This university is the oldest private educational institution for higher education in Egypt, and it has been in existence for 90 years.
The new schools are business, graduate education, and global affairs and public policy. The American [...]
After more than four weeks of a strike imposed by college lecturers in Zimbabwe, new salary hikes have been implemented, putting an end to the disruption, at least for the time being. A civil servant strike remains in effect for dozens of other workers throughout the country, however, and at present there is no end [...]
A project originating in France has now officially started operations in Dakar, Senegal. The creation of this new educational tool is most commonly referred to as the North-South network of inter-university diplomas, and it is an impressive e-learning program offering online courses to college students who are studying medicine. The courses that are currently being [...]
Recent reports have indicated that poor college students in South Africa may have access to a free college education in the near future. Of course, a variety of different theories exist regarding the changes that may be in store for students in need, but if rumors can be believed, good news for many may be [...]
A couple of years ago, the Nigerian president voiced a desire for Nigerian universities to put forth a great effort towards increasing their global ranking. The initial plan was for universities in Nigeria to work on making campus-wide improvements so that they could become better respected throughout the world. Unfortunately, the nation hasn’t seen much [...]