CAMBODIA - Deal sweetened for Khmer higher education resources [The Phnom Penh Post, 4 January 2021]

Title:

Deal sweetened for Khmer higher education resources

Author:

Voun Dara

Published:

The Phnom Penh Post, 4 January 2021

https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/deal-sweetened-khmer-higher-education-resources

From the article:

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Economy and Finance started an initiative to provide financial support to writers and researchers in higher education through a “research, creativity and innovation” programme that will author textbooks for use in higher education.

South Africa - SA's universities need R1.8 billion to be Covid-19 ready

Title:
SA's universities need R1.8 billion to be Covid-19 ready

Author:
Jason Felix

Published:
News24, 7 July 2020
https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/sas-universities-need-r18-billion-to-be-covid-19-ready-20200706

From the article:
South Africa's universities need R1.85 billion as part of their Covid-19 campus readiness plans, but Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister Blade Nzimande assessed it as unrealistic as many items indicated "were unnecessary".

Zambia - Government asks China for funds to complete new university

Title:
Government asks China for funds to complete new university

Author:
Kudzai Mashininga

Published:
University World News, 2 June 2020
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20200602111406681

From the article:
"Zambia has asked China to expedite a US$255 million loan to finish construction of a university named after its second president, Frederick Chiluba, according to local news sources."