Nigeria’s universities need to revamp their entrepreneurship courses – they’re not meeting student needs: Youth unemployment has been a problem in Nigeria for decades. This is why policymakers are increasingly turning to entrepreneurship education as a solution. It is hoped that entrepreneurship will reduce reliance on formal jobs and create more opportunities for self-employment. The …
South Africa’s national student financial aid scheme has helped millions but is in trouble: here’s why: South Africa's minister of higher education and training, Blade Nzimande. Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images The board of South Africa’s National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has been dissolved by the country’s higher education and training minister, Blade …
Student number caps on ‘rip-off degrees’ overlook their potential benefits for social mobility: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock The government has promised to crack down on “rip-off degrees” in England. It will place a cap on student numbers for courses that deliver “poor outcomes” for students – because they have high drop-out rates or do not lead to well-paying …
‘Drinking isn’t an option, it’s more of a requirement’: the reasons for high alcohol consumption among some student athletes: AstroStar/Shutterstock Binge drinking is commonplace in university sport. Students who play sport drink more heavily and frequently than other students. Research that surveyed students in England found that 62% of student sportspeople reported drinking at least …
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Student sport has a drinking problem – here’s what needs to be done to change it: New research used qualitative interviews to understand what was driving athletes to consume alcohol. Shutterstock / Master1305 Sport is generally considered a health-enhancing lifestyle choice. It reduces depression, anxiety and emotional distress and improves self esteem. Despite this, there …
Nigeria’s university system needs radical reform: student loans for more than 100 million people might be a good place to start: There should be a rethink of Nigeria's public university system. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Amid strikes by Nigeria’s Academic Staff Union of Universities, one thing is clear: the current funding model for …
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Chinese protests are about more than COVID – student discontent has fuelled the biggest movement since Tiananmen Square: blank Protests have erupted across China, initially in response to the deaths of ten people in a fire in an apartment block in Xinjiang in the country’s northwest. The demonstrations represent the biggest expression of public unrest since …
How England plans to cut back ‘low value’ degrees so it can reap more student loan repayments: 4 PM production/Shutterstock Rishi Sunak, one of the candidates to be the UK’s next prime minister, has vowed to “crack down” on university degrees with poor career outcomes. This is not a new idea. The university regulator in …
For schools, accepting student mobile phone use may be a better approach than banning them: Rido/Shutterstock Most children in the UK own their own phone by the age of 11. In China children get their first phone at an even younger age, with 88% of first to third-grade pupils (aged six to nine) reported to …
How Patrice Lumumba’s assassination drove student activism, shaping the Congo’s future: A protestor holds a picture of Patrice Lumumba. Hatim Kaghat/AFP via Getty Images During a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), King Philippe of Belgium made a speech to the national parliament in Kinshasa expressing his “deepest regrets” for the exploitation …
Student loans: would a graduate tax be a better option?: WAYHOME studio/Shutterstock The UK government has announced plans to change the system of student loans in England, which will increase the amount of repayments collected from future graduates. In 2017, the Institute for Fiscal Studies expected only 55% of the government’s up-front spending on fees …
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Perfectionism can harm even the most talented student – but schools can make a difference: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock Depending on the circumstances, perfectionism can lead to better performance in school or at work. Or it can make performance worse. But any performance gains are likely to be outweighed by wellbeing issues. There are links between perfectionism and …
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