Creator
Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Ylva Rodny-Gumede is a professor of communication studies and the senior director of the division for internationalisation at the University of Johannesburg
A new approach to higher education will create great opportunities
Universities need to be agile and flexible and focused on innovation and job creation to create courses tailored to needs and the job market’s demands
Geopolitical shifts are affecting higher education on the continent
Universities in Africa need to secure funding for students and build new research collaborations while not excluding our US partners
Deepfakes: journalism, media and democracy in the age of AI
Artificial intelligence is a tool and it is vital for us to harness its benefits and regulate its drawbacks — and we need to act fast
ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism
It also provides opportunities to learn and to advance the profession
Innovation needed from state and varsities to support internationalisation in higher education
Barriers to recruitment and enrolment of students from other countries, particularly in Africa, must be overcome
Global benefits for students, universities
Online learning provides many opportunities for international students to overcome the usual hurdles of studying in South Africa
Virtual world left out of policy on universities’ international collaboration
The pandemic has underlined the need for effective research, teaching and learning through virtual platforms regardless of travel restrictions
Is internationalisation in jeopardy?
The pandemic is an opportunity for universities to set new parameters for interacting with foreign students and staff
Caring for students goes beyond the teaching project
The Covid-19 pandemic gives universities an opportunity to find new ways of ensuring the health and well-being of students
Rethinking communication and innovation in the time of Covid-19
Physical distancing rules do not have to mean that we work in isolation; on the contrary, the need for communication has never been greater
How universities can use the coronavirus outbreak to promote regionalisation
International student and staff exchanges are key components of higher education. But the Covid-19 pandemic offers the chance to look closer to home
Transform campuses, transform society
These transit points can move the decolonisation process forward by breaking down barriers
Prepare for the ‘unknown unknowns’
Universities need to adapt teaching and curricula to cater for the fourth industrial revolution
What is the real value of a doctoral degree?
The qualification must evolve beyond the niche to better the society in which academics live
South Africa needs to think differently and embrace 4IR
The country is still locked into the past and the world is moving on, so we need to act quickly