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USA Africa Dialogue Series - Fwd: Africa Edition: The battle against predatory publishing [ and More]



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Date: Sun, 2 Jun 2019 at 12:30
Subject: Africa Edition: The battle against predatory publishing
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Staying ahead of the predators
University World News
2 June 2019  Issue No: 244
Africa Features
SOUTH AFRICA
Edwin Naidu and Sharon Dell
PHOTOSouth Africa's Department of Higher Education and Training has begun clamping down on academics publishing in predatory journals, withholding at least ZAR62 million (US$4.2 million) in subsidies during the 2016-17 academic year, with further action on the cards once a study is completed, according to Mahlubi 'Chief' Mabizela, a senior department official.
Africa News
NIGERIA
Tunde Fatunde
PHOTOAmid nationwide concerns over security, Nigeria's academic community is experiencing 'fear and anxiety' after two recent kidnappings involving university academics in the country, one of which resulted in the abductee's death.
Africa Analysis
ETHIOPIA
Wondwosen Tamrat
PHOTOWhile the directions set by the new Ethiopian Education Roadmap as regards higher education funding hold promises for the future, translating them into reality requires a hard look not only at how the sector is financed but also how resources allocated are efficiently used by the institutions themselves.
SOUTH AFRICA
Zakeera Docrat, Monwabisi K Ralarala and Russell H Kaschula
Q&A
KENYA
Christabel Ligami
PHOTOIn April, third-year law student Ann Mwangi Mvurya became the first female leader of the University of Nairobi Students' Association after contesting Kenya's second university student elections, made possible by the Universities Amendment Act of 2016. She spoke to University World News about her winning strategy and the changes she hopes to make in her new role.
Global Commentary
GLOBAL
Janet Ilieva, Vangelis Tsiligiris and Pat Killingley
PHOTOHigher education is bucking the nationalism trend, but in terms of development policy the focus has been on research. A more balanced approach which supports both teaching and research capacity could produce valuable improvements in key areas like equitable access to quality higher education.
EUROPE
Rachel Brooks
Despite assertions that the Bologna Process has turned all European students into consumers, research shows that the truth is more complex, that context matters and that ideas of European homogenisation are premature.
GLOBAL
Waldemar Siwinski
University rankings are no longer a mythical media phenomenon and universities and policy-makers are now asking many questions, demanding that ranking organisations do more – especially when it comes to assessing the teaching and social responsibilities of higher education institutions.
World Blog
GLOBAL
Patrick Blessinger, Enakshi Sengupta and Taisir Subhi Yamin
PHOTOService-learning is an experiential learning activity based on a community service educational model, mixing theory and practice in the real world. The aim is to create a more meaningful learning experience for students and to improve community engagement.
Transformative Leadership
CANADA
Grace Karram Stephenson
PHOTOUniversities offer a natural link between local culture and the global world of ideas. They can create campuses that draw together the local community as well as providing a space for global encounters. That is an important contribution in a divided world.
Global Features
SRI LANKA
Dinesh De Alwis
PHOTOThe Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has requested the University Grants Commission, which oversees universities, to ensure non-discrimination in higher education institutions, in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels in the country by Islamic fundamentalists, which left more than 257 people dead and at least 500 injured.
NEW ZEALAND
Geoff Maslen
UNITED STATES
Goldie Blumenstyk, The Chronicle of Higher Education
World Round-up
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