Asylum seekers’ higher education intentions have been boosted by Australia’s refugee policy based on its two-track education structure. Notably, offshore processing happens and those’ deemed refugees upon their arrival in Australia, are offered fee support at the university level. Nevertheless, asylum seeker’s higher education prospects for those considered illegal entrants are jeopardized as they can […]
It is a shame that Cambridge has always had a rich diversity of white students. It is a shame that between 2012 and 2016, Cambridge University could not even register a single black child under its name. So is the story with Oxford University too. It is depressing and hurts the Black and Minority Ethnic […]
Africa’s data gap is a major concern that the government needs to address with urgency. How urgent is Africa’s data gap concern? Data plays a vital role in analyzing and solving problems. On a nationwide scale, it can give data analysts the needed tools to come up with a solution for recurring problems and project […]
The digital revolution has started and has vastly impacted every sector in the market. From services to agriculture, technology has taken over the old and primitive methods. In the midst of this, one of the biggest changes has been observed in the education sector. Ed-tech today holds a value of more than $250 billion and […]
Home education is gaining popularity with each passing day. The data released showed that there was a 27 percent increase in the number of children who identified as homeschooled. Ofsted has voiced its concern saying that the majority of parents are not prepared enough when they make this decision. The Office for Standards in Education […]
Plastic pollution from cigarette waste and single-use plastic packaging is now a public concern. To address this concern, two Global Challenges called on young engineers to develop innovative means of reducing over eight million tonnes of plastic waste entering the oceans every year. Two groups based in Malaysia and England were both declared winners of […]
Globally, women have been demanding for equality in female intakes in colleges and universities. London Business School (LBS), in a quest to solve this problem, has decided to implement a 51 percent female intake for its graduate programs, a project which the school admits will be tough but necessary. LBS is in a quest to […]
Virtual reality or VR is part of technological innovations expected to reign supreme in the fourth industrial revolution or 4IR. Virtual reality is experienced hands-on, and this is attained by wearing a VR headset that is instrumental in putting the user at the center and in front of the action. As a result, in the […]
Higher education is greatly improving with the help of technology. Since the internet existed, learning has vastly improved, paving the way to amazing innovations and discoveries. AI technology in higher education The industries of today are mostly technology inclined already, from health care, production companies, banking, and utility providers. Now, technology is starting a frontier […]
Students in France have been protesting against the government’s ruling to increase the fees paid by the students studying in the country, especially the overseas and foreign students. In such a case, after the intervention by France’s Constitutional Council, it was made official that primary and secondary education is a basic constitutional right in the […]
