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Staying ahead of the predators

2 June 2019  Issue No: 244 Africa Features SOUTH AFRICA Predatory journals in the firing line Edwin Naidu and Sharon Dell South Africa’s Department of Higher Education and Training has begun clamping down on academics publishing in predatory journals, withholding at least ZAR62 million (US$4.2 million) in subsidies during the 2016-17 academic year, with further action on the cards once a study is completed, according to Mahlubi 'Chief' Mabizela, a senior department official. SOUTH AFRICA How an open letter to the HE minister bore some fruit Sharon Dell University World News is now mobile-friendly. Please click here to subscribe to our weekly newsletter which can be viewed on your mobile phone. Africa News NIGERIA University staff kidnappings – Union calls for action Tunde Fatunde Amid nationwide concerns over security, Nigeria’s academic community is experiencing 'fear and anxiety' after two recent kidnappings involving university academics in the country, one of which resulted in the abductee’s death. ZIMBABWE Calls for practical steps to end campus sexual harassment Tonderayi Mukeredzi AFRICA Regional incubators to tap research potential of academics Christabel Ligami AFRICA Universities urged to pursue their own research agendas Jean d’Amour Mbonyinshuti JAPAN-SOUTH AFRICA Universities’ forum – The only way forward is collaboration Edwin Naidu AFRICA-UNITED STATES Mentorship project to help early career women researchers Maina Waruru AFRICA-MALI New postgraduate academy to build research capacity Munyaradzi Makoni CAMEROON Private university’s students benefit from laptop project MAURITIUS Two universities to offer youth development degrees ALGERIA Plans to reform social protection education Calling all African students. Write a blog about some aspect of your student experience for the University World News-Africa edition. Africa Analysis ETHIOPIA University resources – Imperatives for efficient utilisation Wondwosen Tamrat While the directions set by the new Ethiopian Education Roadmap as regards higher education funding hold promises for the future, translating them into reality requires a hard look not only at how the sector is financed but also how resources allocated are efficiently used by the institutions themselves. SOUTH AFRICA How universities are making more students multilingual Zakeera Docrat, Monwabisi K Ralarala and Russell H Kaschula Questioning the Answers. University Education in the 4th Industrial Revolution. University of Johannesburg Register for Free Q&A KENYA Student leader promises big changes, especially for women Christabel Ligami In April, third-year law student Ann Mwangi Mvurya became the first female leader of the University of Nairobi Students' Association after contesting Kenya's second university student elections, made possible by the Universities Amendment Act of 2016. She spoke to University World News about her winning strategy and the changes she hopes to make in her new role. HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS International Leadership Seminar 9-13 September 2019 SPEYER / GERMANY Global Commentary GLOBAL The shape of global higher education – New report Janet Ilieva, Vangelis Tsiligiris and Pat Killingley Higher education is bucking the nationalism trend, but in terms of development policy the focus has been on research. A more balanced approach which supports both teaching and research capacity could produce valuable improvements in key areas like equitable access to quality higher education. EUROPE European students are not a homogenous group Rachel Brooks Despite assertions that the Bologna Process has turned all European students into consumers, research shows that the truth is more complex, that context matters and that ideas of European homogenisation are premature. GLOBAL University rankings organisations need to do more Waldemar Siwinski University rankings are no longer a mythical media phenomenon and universities and policy-makers are now asking many questions, demanding that ranking organisations do more – especially when it comes to assessing the teaching and social responsibilities of higher education institutions. UNITED KINGDOM Cut in fees and longer loans will make students worse off Jefferson Frank ARUA International Conference 2019 Nairobi, Kenya, 18-20 November World Blog GLOBAL Improving academic success through service-learning Patrick Blessinger, Enakshi Sengupta and Taisir Subhi Yamin Service-learning is an experiential learning activity based on a community service educational model, mixing theory and practice in the real world. The aim is to create a more meaningful learning experience for students and to improve community engagement. COREVIP 2019 Conference of Rectors, Vice-Chancellors and Presidents of African Universities Cairo, Egypt, 8-11 July Transformative Leadership CANADA Universities bridge worlds of local culture and global ideas Grace Karram Stephenson Universities offer a natural link between local culture and the global world of ideas. They can create campuses that draw together the local community as well as providing a space for global encounters. That is an important contribution in a divided world. WORLDVIEWS 2019 An unconventional conference on higher education and the media. Register today! Global Features SRI LANKA Fear of campus Islamophobia after Easter bombings Dinesh De Alwis The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has requested the University Grants Commission, which oversees universities, to ensure non-discrimination in higher education institutions, in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in the country by Islamic fundamentalists, which left more than 257 people dead and at least 500 injured. NEW ZEALAND Independent watchdog key to monitor artificial intelligence Geoff Maslen UNITED STATES Why a new kind of ‘badge’ stands out from the crowd Goldie Blumenstyk, The Chronicle of Higher Education The Boston College Center for International Higher Education INTERNATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION Spring Issue No. 97, 2019 – A Partner of University World News World Round-up GLOBAL Eastern Europe’s universities score well in gender ranking UNITED KINGDOM Going to university pays off faster for women – Study INDIA Regulator to review quality of PhD theses over 10 years JAPAN Government to relax foreign graduates’ residence criteria UNITED STATES A wave of graduate programmes drops GRE requirement COSTA RICA Students declare ‘state of emergency’ over sexual violence UNITED STATES Harvard governing body backs decision to axe law dean UNITED STATES Former students sue university over ‘predatory’ doctor GHANA Universities told to stop excessive admission forms sales GHANA Technical university lecturers to strike over salaries ESTONIA Academic unions call one-hour strike over R&D funding PHILIPPINES Artist criticises universities removing Filipino as a subject CHINA-SOUTH AFRICA Huawei takes the 5G war to South African universities CHINA-UNITED STATES US universities remain committed to China – Expert UNITED STATES University supplying false data loses 'US News’ ranking EGYPT Universities to become ‘smart’ with help from China NIGERIA Businessman urges universities to draw on corporate expertise

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