Indonesian VP resigns over education qualification row
Indonesia’s Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka has resigned amid a dispute over his educational qualifications. Analysts have warned Gibran’s resignation could destabilise South Asia’s largest economy. He is the son of former president Joko Widodo.
Gibran Rakabuming Raka, son of former President Joko Widodo, resigns as court questions his overseas education.
President John Dramani Mahama has engaged the leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) on a range of concerns, including lecturers’ welfare, recruitment challenges, research funding and tensions with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC). The association raised concerns about the proposed National Research Fund, the Book and Research Allowance, the retirement age of university lecturers, recruitment and emoluments, as well as its demand for the removal of the GTEC Director-General.
Throughout his distinguished career, Prof. Shetty held several key positions in the fields of education, research, technical education and university administration.
NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 12 – Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) Speaking during the Kenya Comprehensive School Heads Association (KESSHA) National Annual General Meeting in Mombasa, attended by Ruto, Oyuu urged teachers to recognise what he described as the President’s major achievements in the education sector.
Organised by the Career Guidance and Adolescent Counselling Cell (CG&ACC) of the higher secondary wing under the General Education department, the expo featured about 80 institutions, including Central and State universities, IITs, NITs, IISc, IISER, AIIMS, and national law universities.