by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Oct 8, 2015 | University in Focus
The ‘’Université Omar Bongo’’ then ‘’Université nationale du Gabon (UNG)’’was established in 1970. It was re-named to ‘’Université Omar Bongo’’ in 1974 and is a full member of the Association of African Universities. The ‘’Université Omar Bongo’’ is a public...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Oct 2, 2015 | Featured Articles
The Association of African Universities is calling on all African Universities and Higher Education Institutions to accelerate and intensity efforts of undertaking relevant research to drive policies towards attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)....
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Oct 1, 2015 | Featured Articles
Universities are increasingly running management courses in response to industry needs whilst the challenge of management within their own institutions lingers on. The importance of building capacity of faculty members is enormous and further dovetails with the roles...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Oct 1, 2015 | Opportunities
Brief Description Applications are being received for the Commonwealth Scholarships for Master’s and PhD study in the UK . This scholarship is offered for citizens of developing Commonwealth countries and is funded by the UK Department for International Development...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Oct 1, 2015 | University in Focus
History Agitel Formation started in 1990, following the creation of the Ivorian Agency Telematics (Agitel) by Mr. Sanogo Mamadou. It aims to offer solutions in the areas of telematics and informatics. With a strong demand for vocational training in 1992, Agitel...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Oct 1, 2015 | Featured Articles
About WACCI The West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) was established at the University of Ghana (UG) as a partnership between UG and Cornell University, USA in June 2007, with initial funding from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), to...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Sep 22, 2015 | Featured Articles
In response to concerns of AAU member institutions on the continuous graduation of “job-unready” students from African Universities, the AAU Graduate Internship programme was kick-started to equip students with critical skills needed for the job market. Funded by the...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Sep 22, 2015 | University in Focus
Misr University for Science & Technology (MUST) – Egypt, North Africa Misr University for Science & Technology (MUST) was established by a Presidential Decree in 1996 and in accordance with the law governing Private Universities in Egypt. MUST is authorized to...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Sep 18, 2015 | Opportunities
Revised Application Instructions for the ECOWAS Fellowship Programme 2015 Masters and PhD study for ECOWAS citizens. Applicants that are submitting applications in response to the 2015 ECOWAS call are hereby informed that an online application form has been created to...
by Felicia Kuagbedzi | Sep 18, 2015 | Featured Articles
Luke Martell, professor of political sociology, University of Sussex Student protest should be encouraged. How management respond to it is about the sort of university you have in the first place. When choices are made about the university’s future, staff,...