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International The pledge that Wits students wouldn’t sign | This is the draft pledge that all constituencies agreed to‚ except students. The pledge was meant to be read at the University of the Witwatersrand General Assembly on Friday. Birzeit protest ends as students strike tuition deal | The Palestinian MinistryContinue Reading

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International Higher education committee concerned by fees crisis | “South Africa’s economy needs graduates and thus all parties must salvage what is left of the academic year and that should be balanced with the demands of students”. DA calls for ANC to show political will to address higher education feesContinue Reading

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International Higher Education: Challenges & Concerns | Economies are no longer built by physical and natural resources alone. In the knowledge-based global society of 21st century, economies are increasingly built upon human resources. Thus, never in the history of human civilisation, knowledge has acquired so much productive potential for development,Continue Reading

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International Education at a Glance 2016: OECD Indicators (510 pages) | Education at a Glance is the authoritative source for information on the state of education around the world. It provides key information on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resourcesContinue Reading

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International DA Says Zuma And His ‘Dubious Characters’ Must Pay For Tertiary Education | Political parties have raised concerns over government’s inability to resolve student fee crisis faced by the SA tertiary institutions for the past 10 months. Rich should pay‚ while poor should be funded for higher education: MosenekeContinue Reading