Russia has launched an aggressive campaign targeted at African students, using the possibility of working part-time during studies among other incentives to win them to its universities.

Alison, which specialises in workplace skills, has seen an 87% increase year on year for enrolment, by learners from the African continent, exclusive data shows.

Three countries in East Africa have adopted a new framework that will bolster the sector's professional mobility and allow mutual qualification recognition.

A scholarship scheme funded by the MasterCard Foundation - as part of a US$27.1 million program - has enabled some 535 students across Africa to earn agriculture-related degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The integration of international students is key to ensure their domestic counterparts benefit fully from having them on campus, stakeholders have heard.

A consortium of universities operating under the banner of Education Hungary have embarked on an aggressive student recruitment exercise across Africa.

A trading block with more than 300 million people in Africa is working on a regional strategy to guide the implementation of Recognition of Prior Learning.

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.