Countries in east Africa are considering harmonising standards of postgraduate training, observing that there exists no clear standards of either training or supervision at graduate level

Turkey’s international cultural and language body, the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü,  has recorded progress in its latest forays into sub-Saharan Africa.

Scholé Limited, which runs schools in southern and eastern Africa, has acquired a controlling stake in Kenya-based Makini Schools.

International schools company Sabis is opening its first school in Kenya, which is seen as an attempt to to gain a foothold in Africa.

The African Union is transforming an existing virtual university into a new virtual institution under the auspices of PAU which will reach 54 countries.

New visa rules to be imposed by Kenya will require foreign students to obtain police clearance in their home countries before entering the country.

University students in East Africa will pay the same tuition fees, in the first step towards the actualisation of the East African Common Higher Education Area.

The African Union Commission’s Pan African University, which offers postgraduate programs to students on scholarship, is admitting its highest enrolment since it launched four years ago.