Global study aims to unpack mental health issues facing university students: Mental illness among university students has become a common problem across the globe. ShutterstockA consortium of international researchers is investigating how prevalent common mental disorders are among undergraduate university students across the globe. They want to quantify how many students are … [Read more...] about Global study aims to unpack mental health issues facing university students | The Conversation
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Sex education programmes in Kenyan schools are failing students | The Conversation
Sex education programmes in Kenyan schools are failing students: A study of 78 Kenyan secondary schools shows up critical gaps in sex education. Reuters/Joe PenneyImagine giving Kenyan students something that has been proven to help them make healthy informed choices about their sexual and reproductive lives. The solution already exists: comprehensive sexuality education. … [Read more...] about Sex education programmes in Kenyan schools are failing students | The Conversation
Why every generation of students must find, fulfil or betray its mission | The Conversation
Why every generation of students must find, fulfil or betray its mission: Student protests in South Africa have centred around free tertiary education. Reuters/Sumaya HishamIn a recent opinion piece in the Business Day newspaper, author and academic Jonny Steinberg suggested that a “generational estrangement deeper than we have acknowledged” had emerged between the Fees Must … [Read more...] about Why every generation of students must find, fulfil or betray its mission | The Conversation
Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model | The Conversation
Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model: Kenyan medical and public health students provide healthcare to communities. Reuters/Katy MigiroThis is a time of unprecedented change in medical education globally. Medical schools, postgraduate bodies and other organisations are responding to rapid advances in medicine and changes in health care … [Read more...] about Kenyan medical students are learning through a community outreach model | The Conversation
Students of Florida International University Explore the Contemporary Problems of Public Administration at Regional and Local Levels in Africa
Students of Florida International University Explore the Contemporary Problems of Public Administration at Regional and Local Levels in Africa: From 5 to 10 March 2017, the African Local Government Academy (ALGA), a flagship project of the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLG Africa) (www.UCLGA.org) and Florida International University (FIU) in the United States … [Read more...] about Students of Florida International University Explore the Contemporary Problems of Public Administration at Regional and Local Levels in Africa
