The Intra-Africa Academic Mobility Scheme will fund partnerships involving four to six Sub-Saharan African universities and an EU university, supporting postgraduate education, research exchanges and staff mobility.
Russia is looking to deepen its higher education ties with African countries through university partnerships, plans for additional campuses and financial support for students seeking to study in the country.
Professor Wezile Chitha is due to take charge of South Africa’s University of Fort Hare in January 2027, following the dismissal of former vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu. The leadership change comes amid renewed calls for stability and effective governance at the institution.
The university is asking graduates and other partners to fund hostel improvements under its Adopt a Hostel initiative. The campaign aims to upgrade student accommodation, from bedrooms and washrooms to lighting and digital study facilities, but the university has not announced a total fundraising target.
The university says students whose outstanding grades could raise their cumulative GPA to the minimum threshold may remain while results are pending, but those unable to meet progression requirements risk withdrawal.
University staff unions have petitioned lawmakers to press the government for a binding funding commitment for the 2025–2029 collective bargaining agreement, as a nationwide strike continues to disrupt public universities.
The higher education department plans to limit publication claims, tighten eligibility rules for journals and books, and scrutinise researchers’ university affiliations from May 2027, following concerns that the funding system rewards output quantity over research quality.
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