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The new regulations by the Commission for University Education (CUE), the professional body mandated by the Ministry of Education to inspect the quality of university programmes before accrediting them for teaching by the institutions of higher learning in Kenya, aim to ensure that universities offer high quality education as institutions around the world shift to virtual learning in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A preliminary report by the commission shows that most universities, especially the public ones, lack the relevant infrastructure and digital material to support blended learning. Many public universities also struggled to switch to virtual learning when learning institutions were closed in March last year in an effort to stem the pandemic. The chief executive of CUE, Professor Mwenda Ntarangwi, said that, so far, only 30% of public and private universities in the country have submitted
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Augustine Oduor |
January 30th 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
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Only eight Kenyan universities have made it to top 200 list in new ranking of universities in Africa.
Technical University of Kenya (TUK) made it to the top list for the first time, competing with established public universities.
TUK has moved to number 147 in Africa, emerging position six nationally in the new Webometrics Ranking.
“We are glad that only the big five universities are ahead of us. We now strive to move to top 100 in the next ranking moving forward,” said Prof Francis Aduol, TUK vice-chancellor.
The University of Nairobi, which has been dominating the top slot nationally, has again emerged number one, and listed number 13 in Africa.
Funding of basic and higher education institutions in light of Covid-19 pandemic will be a major focus this year.
Expansion of school and colleges infrastructure will be a challenge to decongest classes to meet social distancing protocols.
Mopping up learners, including pregnant girls, those in forced marriages, boys absorbed in menial jobs to stem the rate of schools drop out.
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Pushing for curriculum recovery out of the lost time and managing the transition of learners.
The movement of learners across schools caused by the closure of some private schools, re-location by parents who lost or changed jobs.