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GLOBAL DAIRY SUMMIT SEEKS TO BOOST SUSTAINABILITY WITHOUT SACRIFICING MILK PRODUCTION
The need to reduce the environmental impact of the dairy sector, promoting sustainability, may limit the growth of the industry internationally, but the world’s largest milk producer, India, is projected to double its turnover within the next five years, a global conference has been told.…
UK-GERMANY NEUCONNECT INTERCONNECTOR COULD PROVIDE MODEL FOR CHEAP CLEAN ENERGY DISTRIBUTION
The investment to build the interconnector will amount to EUR2.8 billion, with the EIB set to contribute up to EUR400 million for the financing construction of the section within the European Union (EU). Other financiers include the UK Infrastructure Bank, which will focus on the stretch within UK maritime and land territory, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).…
TECHNICAL ROUND UP – IASB RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF IFRS FOR SMEs
The Big 4 accounting groups (Deloitte, EY. KPMG and PwC) have joined with 161 major international accountancy and business companies, partnerships and organisations to call for a coordinated approach by promoters of international sustainability standards. A joint statement developed by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) said the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) should work closely together.…
TIGRAY UNIVERSITY LEADER SAYS ETHIOPIAN CIVIL WAR IS DEVASTATING REGION’S UNIVERSITIES
The leader of a coordination group for universities in the Tigray region that is currently being wracked by military conflict between Tigray militants and the Ethiopian army, supported by armed forces from Eritrea, has said the civil war is devastating Tigrayan higher education.…
AFRICAN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY NETWORK CONFERENCE SHARES GOOD PRACTICE ON BOOSTING GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY
Academics have stressed at an international conference in Tunisia the importance of ensuring African graduates secure jobs after their studies, ideally linked to the expertise they have gained during their courses. They spoke out at the second Annual Academic Summit hosted by the Honoris United Universities (HUU) network of private universities, which was staged on both campuses of Tunisia’s Central University (Université Centrale), Tunis, and the Ariana, Tunis-based ESPRIT: Ecole Supérieure Privée d’Ingénierie et de Technologies, from August 30 to September 2.…
ENGLISH-TAUGHT SHORT HIGHER EDUCATION COURSES ON THE RISE IN GREECE
The Greece higher education sector is sharply increasing the number of English-taught short-term higher education (HE) courses that operate in collaboration with foreign universities. According to Christos Michalakelis, co-founder and president of Study in Greece (SiG), the official organisation promoting internationalisation within Greek HE, short-term courses yielding student academic credits, is a stepping stone “towards internationalising Greek universities”.…
US AUTO INDUSTRY EXPORTS RISK BEING HIT BY GREENBACK EXCHANGE RATES
The rising value of the US dollar in international exchange markets is inflating the value of exported US-made vehicles, while reducing the cost of competing imports and parts sourced overseas.
With war and inflation making the US dollar an attractive option to currency traders, the greenback has been appreciating, including against the Euro (EUR), Japanese yen (JPY), Canadian dollar (CAD), British pound (GBP), Swedish krona (SEK) and Swiss franc (CHF) – making up the US dollar index (USDX).…
MALAWI GOVERNMENT CRACKS DOWN ON UNREGISTERED PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
The Malawian government has cracked down on 20 private universities and tertiary education colleges it says lack formal permission to operate, ordering that they close with immediate effect.
Formal applications must be made to the Malawi National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) for operational licences should any of the blacklisted institutions want to resume operations.…
NEW EUROPEAN PROJECT FOR STRUCTURAL SUPERCAPACITORS MAY HELP YOUR EV ACCELERATE LIKE A LAMBORGHINI
A European research project is seeking to overcome hurdles to the development of new generation of supercapacitors (SC) for fast-charging, structural energy storages for the automotive industry, as well as aviation services.
The PRINTCAP project was launched in July and will last until 2025, with an anticipated budget of EUR200 million (USD199 million), from public and private sources.…
COVID 19 CREATES E-LEARNING SYSTEMS THAT COULD DELIVER TERTIARY EDUCATION TO PRISONS
The Covid-19 pandemic’s expansion of online learning has created new higher education opportunities to teach African prison inmates, even if some jail administrators and government officials have often been reluctant to take advantage of these options. The idea that prison can deliver personal growth and reform as well as punishment and justice is not universally accepted across the continent, restricting the potential of higher online learning for inmates.…