Ethnomathematics: Indigenous Knowledge Meets Modern Math
In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Makerere University in Uganda have shed light on the powerful role that Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) can play in mathematics education. The research, led by Dr. Marjorie Sarah Kabuye Batiibwe from the Department of Science Technical and Vocational Education, explores how traditional practices can be leveraged to make mathematics more accessible and engaging for students.
Prof. Felix Maringe
The University of Kigali is building Rwanda's innovation-led green university.
North-West University announces new chairperson and deputy chairperson of its Council on 23 June 2022
During its meeting on 23 June 2022, the North-West University (NWU) Council elected a new chairperson and deputy chairperson.
Opinion: Is the Just Energy Transition Affordable In South Africa?
South Africa has an estimated 35 billion tons of coal reserves and is thus ranked 8th, constituting 3% of the total world coal reserves. This means for South Africa; coal is big business. Clean coal technology enhances the efficiency and minimizes the environmental impact of handling, extracting and the use of coal. This is, in effect, an adaptation strategy.
UP Pre-University Academy and Hong Kong Institution Equip Learners With Robotics and Coding Skills
The University of Pretoria (UP) Pre-University Academy (PUA) recently collaborated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to provide school learners from Mamelodi with a rich learning experience in robotics and coding.
The UP-PUA is a secondary school project that readies high school learners for tertiary education, and focuses its efforts on mathematics, science, creative writing and philosophy.
Media WSU Agri Centre Empowers Local Subsistance Farmers
The Agri-Business Centre is set to direct its attention to three million agricultural households, the forgotten and neglected ones who are 98% of the total farming community; who are about a fifth of the total 17 million households that
WSU Improves Its Infrastructure To Fit Vision 2030
The renovation of classes is important because of the criticism labelled against universities such as ours, the criticism is a fact that our infrastructure is really bad and therefore we fail to create an enabling environment for our students to thrive
Cairo University Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Georgia American College for Research and Academic Cooperation in Agriculture
A memorandum of understanding is signed for academic and research cooperation between Faculty of Agriculture Cairo University and University of Georgia College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences (UGA) and sponsored by Cairo University President Mohamed Othman Elkhosht.
Prof Enase Okonedo
One of the important responsibilities of a university is research. In the African context, we must be very specific about what we are researching. When you are a young university like us observing its 20th anniversary, you make your name by the quality of research you produce. we must look at applied research that is focused on social, economic, and applied research.
NWU researcher investigates role of traditional medicine in skin disorders
Many people rely on traditional plant remedies to treat skin disorders, and now a North-West University (NWU) researcher has investigated why these plants are effective, paving the way for further research by the pharmaceutical industry.
Study investigates the root of violence in schools
Teaching is often seen as a calling rather than a career. But that calling quickly turns into a nightmare when teachers are attacked by the very people they are trying to educate.