The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia stated on Tuesday that the number of scholarships for South Sudanese students in Ethiopian colleges has been increased to 210. This comes after Ethiopia’s Minister of Education visited South Sudan and signed the Education […]
Students at Torit Health Science Institute in Eastern Equatoria State went on strike on Monday owing to a tuition price increase of up to 160,000 SSP. This is the second student strike of the year. In May, students demonstrated in […]
The Ministry of General Education and Instructions has established a website to facilitate academic communication and assist students in applying for scholarships. According to Awut Deng Acuil, the education minister, students may apply via the website http://www.mogei.gov.ss. Minister Awut said […]
Several students at the University of Juba have protested the recent increase in tuition prices and the additional USD 100 in developmental fees, claiming that most of them cannot pay the higher expenses. During a fundraiser last week, the university’s […]
Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, vice chancellor of Makerere University, has suspended a professor who was seen on camera assaulting a female student. Video footage showed Bernard Wandera from the college of humanities and social sciences (CHUSS) hitting a student on Friday […]
During a fundraising event on Wednesday, the University of Juba earned one million and one hundred and eighty thousand (1,118,000) US dollars to expand lecture spaces at the university. On November 17, Vice Chancellor Professor John Akec arranged a fundraising […]
The striking teaching staff at the University of Bahr el Ghazal in Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal State, have called a halt to their strike and organized a committee to engage with officials from the higher education ministry in Juba. […]
After receiving outcry, a Ugandan institution has removed a requirement that female nursing and midwifery students undergo a pregnancy test before taking their examinations. “This is to advise all female nurses and midwives that you are obliged to go to […]
The present issue in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is being “blamed” on Uganda and Rwanda. In the previous two months, the March 23 rebels (also known as M23) have achieved substantial military successes in the North Kivu […]
As a result of the Egyptian government issuing a full scholarship to the most deserving student in the 2020 Secondary School Leaving Examinations, this student applied for support last year. Naturally, therefore, the South Sudanese have expressed mixed reactions. According […]
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