Universities under strain: transport crisis, scholarship dispute and a new student alliance
Madar (Nouakchott) - Four student unions on Thursday, October 22, 2026, announced a new alliance, the "Student Front for the Defence of Rights…
higher education
Four student unions form alliance to defend university rights
Madar (Nouakchott) - Four Mauritanian student unions announced on Thursday, at the University of Nouakchott, the creation of a joint alliance called the…
Student union accuses higher education ministry of breaching scholarship and orientation criteria
Madar (Nouakchott) - The National Union of Mauritanian Students (UNEM) has accused the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of breaching merit…
Higher education: 22,730 students receive domestic grants for 2026-2027
Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research said 22,730 Mauritanian students meet the criteria for domestic grants in the…