South Sudan’s Higher Education Minister Gabriel Changson Chang has requested members of the national council for the institution to approve four new technical institutes in the country. Continue reading Higher Education Ministry reguests endorsement of new polytechnics
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National Council for Higher Education holds first meeting in 7 years
The National Council for Higher Education meeting commenced on Monday for the first time in seven years. Continue reading National Council for Higher Education holds first meeting in 7 years
Official warns against theft of schoolgirls’ cash
An official at the National Ministry of Education and Instruction has repeated warnings against misappropriation of the ongoing cash transfers for schoolgirls. Continue reading Official warns against theft of schoolgirls’ cash
South Sudanese student among winners of regional essay writing competition
A South Sudanese student was handed a certificate and a prize at the East African Heads of State Summit for being among the winners of the 2022 EAC Essay Writing Competition.
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Upper Nile University lecturers issue strike warning
Upper Nile University teaching staff on Thursday issued a two-week ultimatum to the national government to pay four months of salary arrears lest the lecturers lay down their tools. Continue reading Upper Nile University lecturers issue strike warning
24 miss PLE exams in Uror as plane unable to land over flooding
At least 24 candidates in Jonglei State’s Uror County have missed the ongoing nationwide Primary 8 exams as floods hampered delivery of the examination papers on Monday morning.
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Abdelbagi warns of tough punishment for exams cheating
Service Cluster Vice President Hussein Abdelbagi warned of tough punitive measures against individuals who might aid cheating in the ongoing Primary 8 examination across the country. Continue reading Abdelbagi warns of tough punishment for exams cheating
59,483 Primary 8 pupils sit for exams countrywide
About 60,000 pupils are sitting for their Primary Leaving Examination across South Sudan on Monday morning. Continue reading 59,483 Primary 8 pupils sit for exams countrywide
300 embattled South Sudanese students finally graduate in Kampala
The 300 South Sudanese students who studied at the Juba-based branch of Kampala University, but were denied graduation, are now having their academic credentials conferred to them, according to reports.
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Morocco’s govt rejects 93 S. Sudanese scholarship nominees
The Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation has rejected the nomination of 93 South Sudanese students for the 2023/2024 scholarship over what it describes as ineligibility due to the seniority of their certificates, according to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology.
In a letter dated November 14, the Director of the Ministry said only seven students with certificates of 2022 or its equivalent got admitted to Morocco’s public Universities.
Dr. Justo Wani Jada said that the Moroccan Agency for International Cooperation expressed willingness to receive new applications from students who obtained High School Certificates for 2022/2023 or its equivalent.
On this note, the Ministry of Higher Education has advertised the undergraduate scholarship.
It invites South Sudanese students who meet the requirements including a 2022/2023 secondary school certificate, a valid copy of passport, and medical fitness to apply.
However, applicants are required to pay 4000 pounds for the application form and administration fee.