Fireline won the Interledger Foundation and UCT Financial Innovation Hub Hackathon. The Interledger Foundation and the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Financial Innovation Hub hosted their third annual fintech hackathon recently at the Hasso Plattner School of Design Thinking Afrika. The event drew 80 participants from six tertiary institutions – UCT, Eduvos, Sol Plaatje University,…
One year after President Donald Trump signed his core domestic policy package into law, student loan borrowers are bracing for a major overhaul of the federal lending system that will begin this week. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. Many were already struggling when the…
South African edutech and youth development organisation, Ukiyo has officially launched the Global Student Support Platform (GSSP), a mobile application designed to centralise education, funding, career opportunities, and student support services into a single digital ecosystem. Nozuko Mzamo, founder of Ukiyo The platform, available for download via Google Play Store and the Apple App Store,…
The mom of the American college student missing in Japan told CBS News the two had an argument over her use of ChatGPT on their vacation before he disappeared. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University engineering student, has been missing since May 29. Nancy Higginbotham called the use of ChatGPT “a sore subject” between her and…
A 14-year-old armed with five guns opened fire at a Turkish school on Wednesday, killing nine people, wounding 13 and sparking scenes of mayhem as students jumped out of windows to escape. The attack in the southern province of Kahramanmaras province was Turkey’s second such incident in as many days, shocking a country where school…
A Tennessee county school board on Wednesday unanimously voted to censure a member who told a student, “God, you’re hot” at a public board meeting last week. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The Washington County Board of Education approved the censure during an emergency meeting,…
The rapid expansion of Africa’s education technology (EdTech) sector, alongside increasing international student mobility, is transforming how African students access global education opportunities, industry stakeholders have said. At the centre of this shift are platforms such as EERIV Europe UAB, which operate at the intersection of digital education services and international admissions support. EdTech Sector…
The family of a University of Connecticut dental student who died in an intensive care unit overseen remotely by a “teledoctor” in his final hours has accused the hospital of negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit filed last month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Conor…
A teacher at a Texas high school was shot by a student Monday morning and that student is now dead, law enforcement said. The teacher was hospitalized with unknown injuries, and the student, a 15-year-old boy, died at the scene, the Comal County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Facebook. “We know this…
A Chicago man accused of gunning down a Loyola University student while she was out with friends near her school was in the country illegally, officials said Sunday. Sheridan Gorman, 18, was killed shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday near Tobey Prinz Beach Park, less than a mile from campus, Chicago police said. Jose Medina, 25,…
