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Why Schools Should Embrace Study Tours

Education institutions across the globe are keen on organizing study tours for students. There are specific learning objectives that are aligned with course syllabi in these tours, particularly emphasizing experiential learning. The case in not any different in Rwanda. With most government efforts geared towards improving competence among learners right from early stages, some schools […]

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Samsung Plans To Roll Out Digital Classrooms In West Africa

Samsung Aims To Digitise Classrooms In West Africa Samsung Electronics, through its West African division, has commissioned the Samsung Smart School Project for teachers and students in Calabar, Nigeria. The initiative is aimed at digitising classrooms on the platform of mobile learning across unity schools in Nigeria. Samsung had opened similar Smart Schools in Abuja […]

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Scholarships for International Students in Malaysia, 2016-2017

The Government of Malaysia is offering Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS) for pursuing masters and PhD degree programme in any selected and well-established Malaysian public and private universities. International students can apply for this Malaysia International Scholarship (MIS). This scholarship aims to support Malaysian Government’s effort to attract, motivate and retain talented human capital from abroad. […]

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Undergraduate & Postgraduate Scholarships at University of Cape Town in South Africa, 2017

MasterCard Foundation is offering scholarships for Sub-Saharan African students at the University of Cape Town (UCT). Up to 42 scholarships (13 undergraduate and 29 Masters) are available for students who intend to commence with their first year of registration for full-time undergraduate and masters study. The vision of the Program is to transition promising young […]

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Online Courses To Try Out During Makerere’s Closure

It’s less than a fortnight since the Governing Council of Makerere University declared the University closed until further notice, as a result of industrial action by the lecturers. Industrial action and demonstrations are a perennial fixture at Uganda’s oldest university and mostly result into prolonged semesters and shortened vacations. With the latest break students can […]

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Victoria University Launches Oil and Gas Management Training

Victoria University Oil and Gas Department has announced a short course training program in oil and gas management which will commence on the 27th August 2016. The Training will be conducted by professionals working in the oil and gas industry as well as other consultants practicing along the oil and gas value chain. Registration of participants […]

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Kenya Gets 5,000 Laptops For Public School Pupils

A consignment of 5,000 laptops were yesterday flown into Kenya from China for distribution to 370 public primary schools across the country. The arrival of the gadgets came after the Ministry of ICT completed the pilot phase of the Digital Literacy Programme for Class One pupils in public schools, which involved testing laptops and tablets […]

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Maximus Byamukama: Students’ Projects Should Relate To Real World Needs

In a recent interview, Maximus Byamukama, the Dean of ICT at Victoria University, highlighted the importance of ICT in the job market. Q: What are the ICT-related courses offered at Victoria University? A: The faculty of science and technology at Victoria University houses 3 courses. The Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, The bachelor’s degree in […]

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How Zambia And Malawi Are Keeping Adolescent Girls In School

The challenges faced by Malawian adolescent girls in completing their education have remained the same over the years – lack of school fees, trying to avoid distraction from boys and staying on top of challenging coursework. For World Population Day, on June 11, 2016, the World Bank was motivated by the theme of “investing in […]

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Kenyan Schools Will Not Close Over Unrest

Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Education Mr. Fred Matiang’i announced that schools will not be shut despite on going arson attacks. The communication came at a time when the teachers’ unions threatened to go on strike if they are not closed immediately. A meeting of head teachers, religious leaders and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission […]