https://higheredsignal.com/regions/africa/ Higher education across the African continent: expanding systems, funding and quality assurance, research capacity, and continental and francophone networks. en-gb Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:06:11 GMT https://higheredsignal.com/news/algeria-sets-november-2028-start-for-draft-professor-promotion-evaluat-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/algeria-sets-november-2028-start-for-draft-professor-promotion-evaluat-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:06:20 GMT Algeria's higher education ministry has reissued a draft grid for assessing promotion to full professor. It says the grid will apply from the November 2028 session, affecting academics seeking the rank. Original source: Ministere de l'Enseignement superieur et de la Recherche scientifique (Algerie) — https://www.mesrs.dz/fr/2026/10/projet-de-la-grille-devaluation-pour-la-promotion-au-grade-de-professeur Higher Ed Signal academic-workforcepolicy-regulationleadership-governance https://higheredsignal.com/news/anr-pre-announces-era4health-2027-call-on-nanotech-diagnostics-for-non-261021/ https://higheredsignal.com/news/anr-pre-announces-era4health-2027-call-on-nanotech-diagnostics-for-non-261021/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:55:24 GMT France's national research agency has signalled a translational call, NanoDiagNCD, for nanotechnology-based diagnostics for non-communicable diseases. Proposals must show measurable gains over current approaches and plan for clinical adoption. Original source: Agence nationale de la recherche — https://anr.fr/fr/detail/call/2010?no_cache=1 Higher Ed Signal research-innovationfinance-fundingpolicy-regulation