Tag: education
Open Schools with Empty Chairs: Uganda’s Lost Generation
On Monday 10 January, Uganda’s schools reopened after almost two years. But nearly a third of students have not returned to their school. What happened in the meantime?
Read MoreHans Rosling – The fundamental hole in media coverage
Hans Rosling died at the age of 68 on 7 January 2017. As a person striving for a better educated population, more optimism and a more accurate understanding of our
Read MoreThe Jante Law
In my previous article ‘Entering the Field of International Relations,’ I investigated the ways through which an International Relations graduate can find a job more effectively. The principle message was
Read MoreEntering the Field of International Relations
In the business of IR it is partly what you know and mainly whom you know… The study of international relations (IR) is a theoretical one. The obligatory courses revolve
Read MoreExchange in Stellenbosch: Feeling Alive!
As the exams are drawing to a close, and more and more students are leaving this little town for greener (and considerably warmer) pastures, Stellenbosch surely is a different place
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