Tag: Public Universities
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Kenya’s UASU Ends Lecturers’ Strike with Return-to-Work Deal
Overview: A Break in the Uncertainty In a development set to calm nerves across Kenya’s higher education sector, the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) has signed a return-to-work formula with the government. The agreement is aimed at ending the prolonged lecturers’ strike that disrupted teaching, research, and student progress in public universities nationwide. What the…
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UASU Returns to Work as Government Signs Lecturers’ Strike Settlement
Overview: A Break in the Standoff Lecturers across Kenya are set to resume duties following a signed return-to-work formula between the Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) and the government. The agreement, announced by UASU National Chairperson Grace Nyongesa, marks a pivotal moment in a protracted dispute that had disrupted teaching, scheduling, and academic calendars at…
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SEEF Scholarships at SALU: Sindh Interviews Begin to Aid Deserving Students
SEEF Scholarship Interviews Kick Off at SALU The Sindh government, through the Sindh Education Endowment Fund (SEEF), has launched a two-day series of scholarship interviews at Shah Abdul Latif University (SALU) in Sukkur. The province-wide initiative, designed to identify and support deserving students, marks another step in SEEF’s mission to improve access to higher education…
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Prevalence, risk factors, and ML-driven prediction of depression, anxiety, and stress among Bangladeshi university students
Overview Mental health is a cornerstone of overall well-being, yet university students in low- and middle-income countries face rising rates of depression, anxiety, and stress. This cross-sectional study from Bangladesh combines traditional epidemiology with machine learning (ML) to assess prevalence, identify associated factors, and predict mental health risk among students from two public universities. Key…
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Western Sydney University consultants paid almost $3k a day as redundancies loom, documents reveal
Leaked payments shed light on high-cost consultancy amid job cuts Western Sydney University (WSU) is navigating a sharp financial squeeze as it prepares to cut hundreds of jobs. Internal documents obtained by the ABC reveal that the university has been paying senior consultants as much as $2,850 per day, with individual invoices for five weeks…
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Oklahoma Republicans Propose Charlie Kirk Memorial Statues
Oklahoma’s Controversial Legislation This week, Oklahoma Republicans introduced a bold piece of legislation that would require every public university in the state to erect a statue honoring Charlie Kirk. The proposed law would not only create a “Charlie Kirk Memorial Plaza” at each institution but would also label Kirk as a “modern civil rights leader.”…