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CNBC Africa spoke to Moses Osiru, Regional Coordination Unit of the Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund RSIF to understand how this is going to shape Africa's growth matrix.
Regional Scholarship and Innovation Fund that is supporting doctoral training and research for African students at African universities has already raised USD 52 million.
NAIROBI, Kenya August 26 – Scholars pursuing Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in 11 African countries are set to benefit from the Sh59.95 billion scholarship Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today |
Women take longer to finish their PhD studies, publish less Women need an additional six months to finish their PhDs and have one less paper accepted for publication during their doctoral studies, compared with their male counterparts, according to the findings of a peer-reviewed paper published in the open access journal PLOS ONE. As in other regions, women’s representation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has grown over time in Africa. Still, only 30% of STEM researchers in Africa are women, which is roughly the same as the global average of 28%. The paper, “M...