E-learning: invest now and reap the benefits later Online education is big business. With a plethora of different e-learning courses and qualifications available, it can be difficult to choose between education apps, online portals, MOOCs and old-fashioned courses in brick and mortar institutions. Similarly, providers offering free online courses ...
The Andela Fellowship, a full-time employment opportunity that will enable you to own your learning as you hone the skills you need to become a global technology leader has opened doors to developers and would-be developers in Kampala, Uganda. "We seek out exceptional people from a variety of backgrounds ...
The German Government through its implementing agency KfW, Equity Bank, and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) and the Equity Group Foundation have said they will sponsor nearly 3,000 Wings to Fly graduate scholars who sat for their 2016 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E.) Examinations to join ...
ICANN President and CEO Goran Marby called for greater participation of African countries in the ICANN to draw from the wealth of experience needed to capitalize on the continent’s Internet resources. “The African continent’s participation in ICANN is important and this why we have opened an ICANN engagement office here ...
Mobile learning service Funzi and Nigeria's recruitment website Jobberman partnered to launch a mobile vocational training program in Nigeria in a move to raise the skill level of talents in Nigeria, addressing the mismatch between job seekers’ skills and the job market’s requirements. The two firms said the this and ...
Founded in January 2016, education technology website apps-for-learning.com has hit one year in a move to present available global and regional e-learning providers to interested parties. The firm aims to be a crucial piece of the puzzle which can successfully boost development in Sub-Sahara Africa with its slogan is “Online ...
Founded by Sam Achola and Matthew Njuguna, PataShule is a digital platform enabling parents to search, find, and apply for schools best suited for their children on the go. The founders say that PataShule was founded to ensure that education is accessible to all communities across Kenya regardless of demographic, ...
Technology has dramatically changed most industries around the world in the last decade or so, from retail and security, to healthcare, finance, human resources, and more. One area that is also being increasingly impacted by technology is education. From primary and secondary schools through to universities, online providers, and other ...
Twenty years ago, education was a tightly controlled resource. Only those with abundant wealth ― or abundant luck ― were able to secure university-level schooling to advance their careers. Because higher education was then absolutely necessary for a job in the expanding tech industry, only the most fortunate could access ...
Kenya's Aga Khan Academy Mombasa has developed an online examination assessment platform in a move expected to transform the sitting and evaluation of the school’s exams, eliminating courier costs for exam papers, as well as leakages and losses in transit. Launched in June 2016 for its International Baccalaureate (IB) organization’s Middle ...
ITU, a United Nations specialized agency for ICTs says its committed to education and training in ICT to help its member countries achieve Sustainable Development Goals. Speaking during the recent Capacity Building Symposium held in Nairobi, Brahima Sanou, Director of ITU's Telecommunication Development Bureau said,"This Capacity Building Symposium marked the ...
Governments are key players in ICT capacity building according to delegates at the ITU Global Capacity Building Symposium 2016, which ended yesterday in Nairobi. Held under the theme: “Embracing capacity building opportunities in the digital era”, the Symposium comprised of ICT Ministers from across the world who discussed objectives and means ...
Universities have been urged to adopt new innovative teaching methodologies that are in line with the recent developments in ICT, and prepare their professors for the needs of the millennials, according to recommendations made by participants at the just concluded ITU Global Capacity Building Symposium. In his speech during the opening ...
should women be admitted to Universities/colleges with lower cluster points compared with boys? this is a heated debate that has not only divided women but men alike since the government affirmative action came into action. During the African women in tech (AWITKenya) conference held at Kenyatta university two learned women ...
You have probably heard of Eneza Education, which recently launched Shupavu 291, now a new startup dubbed M-lessons run by Claire Mongeau, the co-founder and C.E.O says there is a huge gap in Kenya's education sector for one player to fill. M-Lessons uses SMS Technology to help parents and ...
Nigeria's Homeworks.ng, an online tutoring marketplace connecting students to top tutors in various subjects has launched to help its users to search for and find the best of tutors in the country to help them pass with flying colors. Developed by Lextorah Limited, Homeworks.ng says it specialists in homework help, online tutoring, ...
Set to hold this weekend on 21st & 22nd May at Strathmore University, Startup Weekend, a local grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding and launching successful ventures aims to utilize entrepreneurship to improve education. The event is looking for entrepreneurs in Kenya who ...
The first edition of Startup Weekend Education is set to be held at iBiz Africa, an incubator at Strathmore University from 10th to 12th July. The event will start with an open networking event on Friday evening: 6pm with a speech from Kago Kagichiri a local Education entrepreneur: Co-Founder at ...
As Africa’s demographic bulge continues to take center stage, the need for a literate African labour force is set to increase. The latest data from UNESCO reveals that Sao Tome & Principe, Swaziland and Namibia lead Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in public expenditure on education measured as a % of GNP. ...
Meeting at the annual eLearning Africa Ministerial Round Table at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, ministers and senior officials from 15 African countries said that, as the average age of Africa’s population is getting younger every year, the continent faces both a growing challenge and a significant opportunity. ...
Nigeria's Covenant University has launched "EduSocial", a mobile learning technology to leverage social media and mobile platforms to enhance learning for its students while on and off-campus. This comes days after the university unveiled 7500 tablets for its students to access their course tutorials, online resources and among other study ...
Nigeria's Covenant University has said it will give 7,500 tablets to students in a move to aid learning in the institution even as mobile phones and SIM-enaled tablets remained illegal on campus after the university restricted their ban March last year. According to the university, the tablets come pre-loaded with ...
Over 57 million children around the world have no access to any kind of primary school and in addition, 250 million kids lack basic literacy and numeracy skills. According to UNESCO, countries will need an extra 1.6 million teachers to achieve universal primary education, costing economies up to USD $129 ...
After hitting 350,000 unique users in Kenya, Eneza Education is set to launch in Ghana and Tanzania in a move to give kids a chance to get the best schools at an affordable fee. At the moment, the Eneza Education team is visiting various schools in Ghana before its official ...
Epson has launched a new line of projectors which are comparatively smaller in size, weigh less, and are compatible with smart phones and have wireless connectivity. The models-EB-520, EB-525W, EB-530, EB-535W, use 3LCD technology to deliver exceptional image quality with accurate colours. Have a high contrast ratio for clearer image ...
Tabtor, a tablet-based learning solution that is redefining education through data driven intelligence and personalized learning has partnered with South Africa's Via Afrika Publishers in a bid to improve math performance in South Africa. The Via Afrika Tabtor Math program will be available immediately in South Africa for students in ...
Though the Centre for Disease Control reports that Ebola has slowed down in Liberia, the epidemic has claimed over 3000 lives and schools have been closed since July. Tariq Fancy, a former banker and now founder & CEO Rumie Tablets wants to to something about kids education. Fancy and his ...
Launched last year with over 100 learning institutions from kid's schools to instittutions of higher learning such as colleges and universities with MBA's and professional certications, Somasoma.co.ke aims to be the go to place for all things education in Kenya and is working hard to sign up as many education ...
In a move to power e-learning to remote areas in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Satellite solution provider Yazmi announced a new e-learning scheme using the first satellite-enabled tablet, called Odyssey™, and Newtec's multicast technology to deliver content via satellite to rural, remote and low income regions on these ...
