African diaspora academics want to contribute their talents to benefit universities in Africa, and some are already doing so.
The interviewees, from Tanzania, Kenya, Nepal, Somalia and Sierra Leone, bring a wealth of different experiences and perspectives and their stories are exciting and inspiring.…
On Coursera you can find online courses, Specializations, certificates and degrees from 190+ world-class universities and companies, including: Yale, University of Pennsylvania, Google, IBM, and…
Young African scientists face persistent barriers which cause them to leave their own countries, and even academia. This means the continent’s work force loses highly…
Early career building is about institutions as much as individuals, says Jonathan Harle, all the more in African higher education
With support from her 2007-08 AAUW International Fellowship, Ngumbi earned a Ph.D. in entomology (the study of insects), becoming the first person to earn a…
Medical physicist Iyobosa Uwadiae ignored sceptics who questioned her plan to pursue a doctoral programme in the African nation. Here is her advice.
Tererai Trent, Ph.D., was bound to follow the path that so many women had travelled before her: early marriage, abuse, illiteracy, poverty. Born in a…
The 3-year programme starts in Washington, DC…
