US visa denials in Sub-Saharan region concern stakeholders
Denial rates for US F1 visas reached "a new high" in Nigeria in 2022, with around two in three students being rejected at some institutions, stakeholders have warned.
Denial rates for US F1 visas reached "a new high" in Nigeria in 2022, with around two in three students being rejected at some institutions, stakeholders have warned.
A report has called on African higher learning institutions to strengthen entrepreneurship education and training, asserting that ‘traditional’ curricula have failed to train youth to be self-employed and job creators.
The University of York, Kaplan International Pathways and Ashinaga Association have launched a £1.2 million scholarship scheme to benefit African students.
The French National Research Agency has renewed its calls for university partnership projects as part of the “Partnerships with African Higher Education program.
One in five English-taught Programs are now taught outside the Anglophone destinations of Australia/NZ, UK, US and Canada, according to a new report by Studyportals and the British Council.
The Sub-Saharan Africa region has received about 40% of the more than the US$9 billion the World Bank has spent on higher education since 2015.
The British Council has launched a program seeking to foster and strengthen African universities support for entrepreneurial ecosystems.
The number of African scholars joining staff ranks at higher learning institutions in the US dropped by 21% in the last three years to stand at 1,960 in 2020, down from 2,479 in 2017, recent data shows.