South Sudan's prosperity depends on more public universities serving more students — and focussing on S&T, not humanities, says John A. Akec.

English may be the language of science, but students learn better and contribute more when taught in their local tongue, says Giovanni Tapang.

Sending students abroad and inviting in foreign institutions are both effective methods for boosting developing world higher education.

A recent shift in thinking from “brain drain” to “brain circulation” suggests that the process is a normal one, and that the real challenge is not to block it, but to manage it as effectively as possible.