Medium-Term Budget: Zuma, Gigaba lack of action on tertiary fees could cause ‘pandemonium’: Universities South Africa CEO Professor Ahmed Bawa said this week: “No young South African should be prevented from taking up a place offered to him or her at one of our universities, for financial reasons. That is a fundamental assault on the purposes ... Source: "South Africa" - … [Read more...] about SA News: Medium-Term Budget: Zuma, Gigaba lack of action on tertiary fees could cause ‘pandemonium’
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A regulatory tweak could unlock billions for South African student fees | The Conversation
A regulatory tweak could unlock billions for South African student fees: Pension funds could be a powerful source of higher education financing. ShutterstockA number of smart suggestions have been offered to plug South Africa’s higher education funding gap. One that’s been mooted involves innovative long term development bonds. A bond is a financial instrument issued to raise … [Read more...] about A regulatory tweak could unlock billions for South African student fees | The Conversation
Trend report: science doesn’t fall, neither do fees, but at least the rains do
Trend report: science doesn’t fall, neither do fees, but at least the rains do: We needed a little time to get over the cardiac-straining events of last week in our political landscape, and thankfully this week we were given a chance to digest the sad hilarity that is #sciencemustfall, turn a wary eye back to America’s burning dumpster of an election season, and enjoy … [Read more...] about Trend report: science doesn’t fall, neither do fees, but at least the rains do
What must fall: fees or the South African state? | The Conversation
What must fall: fees or the South African state?: Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersThe polarising effects of #FeesMustFall are now pervasive in the academy, and probably beyond. Academics turn on each other, as do their schools and faculties. Whole universities are pitted against one another – the “Wits option” vs the “UCT option”. Some academics are accused … [Read more...] about What must fall: fees or the South African state? | The Conversation
How my journey to a PhD in genetics convinced me that fees mustn’t fall | The Conversation
How my journey to a PhD in genetics convinced me that fees mustn't fall: Scenes like these may drive young people away from academic careers. Kim Ludbrook/EPAIt’s been 17 years since I embarked on my journey to becoming an academic. Academia seemed to be an exciting but simultaneously stable space. Globally, this perception is changing. Academia is no longer as popular a … [Read more...] about How my journey to a PhD in genetics convinced me that fees mustn’t fall | The Conversation
