New York — Climate hazards disrupted schooling for more than 171 million students globally in 2025, or about one in 10 children of pre-primary to upper-secondary age, according to a new UNICEF analysis. The report, Learning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2025, analysed data from 106 countries and territories, documenting school closures,…
New York — Storms, floods, and heatwaves most common climate hazards causing school closures, class suspensions, and other education interruptions More than 171 million students globally – or 1 in 10 – from pre-primary to upper secondary age had their schooling disrupted by climate hazards in 2025, according to a new analysis released by UNICEF…
Vodacom Group and Wits join forces for the 2026 Emerging Leaders Programme. Vodacom Group and the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have partnered to run the 2026 Emerging Leaders Programme (ELP), a three-month leadership and skills initiative for current students. The programme, offered through Wits’ Development and Leadership Unit, gives participants access to industry mentors,…
The news that four Kenyan university students have clinched the Grand Prize at the Huawei ICT Competition in Shenzhen is more than a victory; it is a testament to a quiet revolution. For the first time in the competition’s ten-year history, Team Kenya has soared above 210,000 global participants to claim the highest honor, marking…
Kenyan prosecutors say they are preparing to charge several students with the murder of their schoolmates following a suspected school arson attack last month. Sixteen pupils, aged between 15 and 18, died and dozens more were injured when a fire broke out in a dormitory at Utumishi Girls’ School in Gilgil, about 120km (77 miles)…
For years, conversations about technology in education have centred on access and getting devices into the hands of students and teachers. But access alone is no longer enough. A growing question is what kind of device experience learners are being given, and how that shapes the way they think, create and engage with the world….
NewsFeed Students from Venezuela’s leading universities blocked the main highway in Caracas to demand the immediate release of political prisoners. Demonstrators said more than 450 people remain imprisoned despite government promises of amnesty and reconciliation. Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on…
H.E Ambassador Mohamed Fathi Edrees, Permanent Observer of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations (UN), delivered a compelling briefing on April 2nd, 2026, to visiting students from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, who came to participate in the Model UN program at the UN headquarters in New York, USA. The fruitful and very…
The Pan African University Institute for Water and Energy Sciences including Climate Change (PAUWES) held its 10th graduation ceremony on 30 March 2026 at the University of Tlemcen, marking the completion of postgraduate studies for 76 students drawn from 37 African countries. The graduating cohort completed Masters of Science programmes across six tracks covering Water…
The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into workplaces and studies around the world is raising fresh concerns among education experts, who warn that students may gradually lose vital cognitive abilities if they become overly dependent on technology. Recent data indicates that between 40 and 45 per cent of employees already rely on AI tools…
