What Kenyan universities can do to expand social entrepreneurship: Social enterprises benefit entrepreneurs and communities too. ShutterstockUniversities are at the forefront of any country’s economic development efforts. They play an invaluable role in passing knowledge on to the next generation and creating new knowledge through research. Both these endeavours can set … [Read more...] about What Kenyan universities can do to expand social entrepreneurship | The Conversation
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Why universities need to invest in strong advice systems for students | The Conversation
Why universities need to invest in strong advice systems for students: Proper guidance, support and advice can help university students enormously. Monkey Business Images/ShutterstockIt is relatively rare for a young person to leave school knowing on their own exactly what they want to do next. And, even if they do, it’s unusual to seamlessly and independently go to university, … [Read more...] about Why universities need to invest in strong advice systems for students | The Conversation
Here are five signs that universities are turning into corporations | The Conversation
Here are five signs that universities are turning into corporations: When paperwork, forms and bureaucracy start to dominate, universities suffer. Stock-asso/ShutterstockUniversities in many parts of the world are buckling under multiple financial, societal and political demands. This has led to increasingly loud calls for what are called “enhanced efficiencies” – a term drawn … [Read more...] about Here are five signs that universities are turning into corporations | The Conversation
African universities are ignoring a rich, invaluable resource: their alumni | The Conversation
African universities are ignoring a rich, invaluable resource: their alumni: Universities shouldn't ignore graduates once they leave the institution. Rawpixel.com/ShutterstockUniversities across Africa are sitting on – and ignoring – a potential gold mine: their graduates. Research from the global North, where tracking and keeping in touch with alumni is common practice for … [Read more...] about African universities are ignoring a rich, invaluable resource: their alumni | The Conversation
South Africa can’t afford to see its universities pitch over the precipice | The Conversation
South Africa can't afford to see its universities pitch over the precipice: South Africa boasts world class universities. It must not allow their quality to drop. ShutterstockFor the past two years the actions of government and protesting students have slowly started squeezing South Africa’s universities into a shadow of their former selves. In his book “As by Fire” prominent … [Read more...] about South Africa can’t afford to see its universities pitch over the precipice | The Conversation
