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[This Day] The Director-General of the Public Service Staff Development Centre (PSSDC), Lagos, Adekunmilola Adio-Moses, has outlined a long-term vision for the institution to evolve into a public service university, as part of efforts to strengthen civil service capacity and modernise governance in the state.
[This Day] Renowned entrepreneur, technologist, and philanthropist, Mr. Tim Akano, has been honoured with two Distinguished Alumnus Awards by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Baptist Day School, Oluponna, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to education, mentorship, technology, innovation, and community development at large. Both awards, which were conferred recently, mark a...
Cláudio Valente and one of victims, Nuno FG Loureiro, both studied at notoriously challenging Técnico in Lisbon
As investigators in Massachusetts work to piece together a motive for the murders of two Brown University students and an MIT physics professor, former classmates of the suspected gunman and one of the victims have been asking if the roots of the tragedy lie in their shared experience...
Wealth of datasets compiled as private passions are now a goldmine for those hunting for their ancestors
The autumn sunlight is filtering through quietly falling leaves as Louise Cocker stands in front of the gravestone of James Henry Payne and takes a quick photograph. Payne died at the age of 73 in October 1917 and was buried in the Norfolk town of North Walsham, along with his wife Eleanor...
Retirees with ‘fantastic hunger for education’ taking part in university organised events in record numbers
Record numbers of Swedish retirees are enrolling in a university run “by pensioners for pensioners” amid increased loneliness and a growing appetite for learning and in-person interactions.
Senioruniversitet, a national university that collaborates with Sweden’s adult education...
An Oxford professor and renowned critic, he was pugnacious, fearless and disdainful of the received wisdom of his intellectual milieu.
New technologies are complicating efforts to teach the scrolling generation to think critically and defensively online.
Kateryna Endeberia says teachers made the ‘hurtful’ request when she had difficulty with other subjects
A Ukrainian refugee has been forced to drop out of sixth-form college after she said she was put under pressure to study Russian.
Kateryna Endeberia moved to Stoke-on-Trent after fleeing Ukraine in 2022, after the start of Russia’s invasion.
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Profit-seekers co-opted America’s premier cultural exchange program, the J-1 visa, which brought young people to work in the United States. Some sponsors charged thousands in fees.
The decision seemed likely to provoke a court battle in a state where Republican politicians have sought to influence public universities.
It is the latest twist in the marquee battle of the administration’s campaign to rein in colleges and universities it views as too liberal.
Readers offer personal stories in response to a guest essay critical of home-schooling.
[Nile Post] Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has warned heads of examination centres and the general public to beware of fraudsters posing as members of the UNEB Security Committee.
[Leadership] Education expert Prof. Maximus Monaheng Sefotho has received the 2025 Community Engagement and Vice-Chancellor’s Awards from the University of Johannesburg, recognising his contributions to community engagement and university service.
[New Times] Venantie Mukabutera, a parent from Bumbogo Sector in Gasabo District, once believed it would be impossible for her child living with a disability to attend school like other children.
[SNA] Khartoum, December 23, 2025 (SUNA) – Wali of Khartoum State, Mr. Ahmed Osman Hamza, held a meeting at his office today with Federal Minister of Education and National Orientation, Dr. Al-Tohami Al-Zein Hagar, in the presence of the Ministry’s Undersecretary, Dr. Ahmed Khalifa Omar, and the Director-General and Acting Minister of Culture, Information, and Tourism, Al-Tayib Saad Al-Din.
[New Times] The deployment of Zimbabwean teachers under a bilateral exchange programme is already yielding tangible results, particularly in improving English language proficiency among Rwandan students, according to Claudette Irere, the Minister of State for Education.
[Capital FM] Nairobi — The Ministry of Education has revealed that it received around 100,000 requests from learners and parents seeking changes to Grade 10 school placements on the first day of the seven-day review window.
[This Day] In Nigeria, where countless children leave school due to financial hardship, the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has launched a N1 trillion education scholarship programme. This bold move establishes a new benchmark for private-sector commitment in education, aiming to reignite hope among students and transform their prospects.
[Nile Post] National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate for Bugabula South, Andrew Muwanguzi, has criticized self-serving leadership and vowed to prioritize quality education and social welfare if elected to represent the constituency in 2026.
[Nile Post] The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineers Brigade is in the final stages of completing a new two-classroom block at Kanyankwanzi Primary School in Kabale District, a development set to significantly improve education infrastructure in the area.