South Africa’s international education sector judders back to life
It’s fair to say the pandemic was a rough period for the sector, and in general, across the world – but it posed unique challenges for South Africa.
It’s fair to say the pandemic was a rough period for the sector, and in general, across the world – but it posed unique challenges for South Africa.
More than US$5.8 million has been lost to local Kenyan government officials in a scandal that had left students facing expulsion from institutions overseas.
Hundreds of Nigerian students who fled fighting in Sudan are yet to find places in universities back home three months down the line.
The number of African students benefiting from scholarships to study in Russian universities has grown by 150% in the past three years.
A bill has been proposed to Nigerian government to address the underlying factors that drive young professionals to study or for better opportunities abroad.
The government of India is set to officially commence operations of the long-planned Centre of Excellence in Information Technology in Namibia.
Nigerian students abroad are struggling to afford their tuition fees after the sudden devaluation of the naira. Those hoping to start courses overseas this autumn have also been affected as the money they have saved for deposits and to prove funds for visa purposes has almost halved in value.
Getting the required funds to take care of everybody's needs, that's the biggest challenge