Internationalisation: milestone report provides health check

SOUTH AFRICA: Edwin Naidu reports on the first national research study on the internationalisation of higher education in South Africa, jointly commissioned by IEASA StudySA and the British Council . Read the full story in University World News Africa.

AFRICA-GLOBAL: Wachira Kigotho reports on a public lecture by Kenyan academic and author Prof Ngugi Wa Thiong'O , currently a distinguished English and comparative literature professor at UC Irvine . Read the full story in University World News Africa.

More interventions needed to address sexting on campuses

AFRICA: wagdy sawahel reports on a new report, Sexting Among College Students in Africa, by academics at University of Cape Coast in Ghana. Read the full story in University World News Africa.

Gaborone Declaration outlines students’ wish list for the future

SOUTHERN AFRICA: Clemence Charindapanze Manyukwe reports on resolutions crafted by students ahead of the United Nations #SummitOfTheFuture, which will establish a new set of global goals. Read the full story in University World News Africa.

Students benefit from MKU’s innovative research, partnerships

KENYA: How has one of the youngest universities in Kenya found itself among the top institutions in the EduRank rankings and research ability? WILSON ODHIAMBO investigates. Read the full story in University World News Africa.

Also among the 13 high-quality Africa-related and Africa-relevant stories in this week's edition of UWN Africa:

Choosing a publisher? It’s not all about the impact factor - Antigoni Messaritaki

Rebuilding HE after war is essential to a nation’s recovery - Savo Heleta and Logan Cochrane

HE, better life drive African students to Russia – Survey - Wagdy Sawahel

Cabinet approves new draft decree to tackle plagiarism in HE - Wagdy Sawahel

Child soldier-turned-law-student aims to fight for war victims - Augustin Sadiki

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