Universities must do far more for students with disabilities: Students with disabilities face massive physical and attitudinal hurdles. UNAMID/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDOn paper, people with disabilities in South Africa enjoy the same rights as anyone else to an education, whether at school or university. The country’s constitution prohibits the state from unfairly discriminating … [Read more...] about Universities must do far more for students with disabilities | The Conversation
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Changing what universities teach is a process, not a single event | The Conversation
Changing what universities teach is a process, not a single event: Transforming the curriculum isn't as simple as replacing some books with others. ShutterstockThere is a debate unfolding around the world about what universities teach and whether their curricula are relevant to today’s students. In South Africa, students have been extremely vocal in their calls to transform … [Read more...] about Changing what universities teach is a process, not a single event | The Conversation
Decolonising universities isn’t an easy process — but it has to happen | The Conversation
Students want colonial symbols, such as this statue of Cecil John Rhodes, gone from their universities. EPA/Nic BothmaSouth African universities have become protest sites. Beginning in 2015 and continuing this year, students have organised against colonial symbols, fee structures, worker exploitation and sexual violence. The anger displayed during these protests speaks … [Read more...] about Decolonising universities isn’t an easy process — but it has to happen | The Conversation
How political interference keeps hurting Africa’s universities | The Conversation
When politics interferes in universities -- overtly or discreetly -- it makes higher education less autonomous. Thomas Mukoya/ReutersPolitical interference in Africa’s universities is not new. Universities’ governance was seen as “captured” for narrow political rather than academic ends during the 1980s and 1990s. Politics shaped everything: patterns of student access, … [Read more...] about How political interference keeps hurting Africa’s universities | The Conversation
Universities and the financial sector must work together to plug skills gaps | The Conversation
There's a big gap what between universities teach and what industries need. ShutterstockAfrica’s CEOs are worried that there aren’t enough skilled professionals on the continent. The financial services sector is particularly hard hit by this shortage. In South Africa, where I teach and conduct research, many financial institutions complain that a dearth of skilled … [Read more...] about Universities and the financial sector must work together to plug skills gaps | The Conversation
