Site of publication: Association of African Universities Type of publication: Strategic Plan Date of publication: August 2016 Link to the original document Background Preparation of the third AAU Strategic Plan for the five-year period 2016 – 2020 was undertaken following conclusion of implementation of the second AAU Strategic Plan that ran from 2011 to 2015.…

Authors: Charles Gbollie, N. Macpherson David Affiliated organization:  Journal of Education and Practice Type of publication: Article Date of publication: 2014 Link to the original document Introduction One Sub-Saharan African country that is inclusive in such expansion progress pathway with regards to its higher education is the West African nation of Liberia. From 3 tertiary…

Auteur : Martin, Michaela Site de publication : UNESDOC Type de publication : Article Date de publication : 2014 Lien vers le document original Introduction Depuis une dizaine d’années, les systèmes d’enseignement supérieur dans la sous-région d’Afrique francophone de l’Ouest sont confrontés à une expansion accélérée des effectifs du sous-secteur. Cette accélération a été due en grande partie à la…

Author: Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro (TETFund) Link to the original document Challenges confronting HEIs Brain Drain Brain drain is a very serious issue in Nigeria. The reasons why some Nigerian academics run overseas have a lot to do with inadequate incentives for research and other conditions of service. The research agenda of advanced countries dominate…

Auteur : Pierre-Jean Loiret Site de publication : Cairn Info Type de publication : Article Date de publication : 2014 Lien vers le document original   Introduction et méthodologie L’Université virtuelle africaine (UVA) est officiellement présentée dans la partie anglophone de l’Afrique en février 1997, à Addis-Ababa (Ethiopie) et en avril de la même année à Dakar (Sénégal) pour la…

Le LMD dans les universités africaines au sud du Sahara Auteur (s) : André Nyamba Lien vers le document original Quelques points de repères Un état des lieux des universités africaines au sud du Sahara fait ressortir deux périodes distinctes : celle de la domination coloniale d’avant les indépendances des années 1960 (suivie de “l’après-indépendance”) et…

Author: Kwabia Boateng Affiliated organization: Economic and Social Policy Division Economic Commission for Africa Type of publication: Report Date of publication: 2002 Link to the original document   Introduction The main hypothesis of this paper is that the phenomenon of increasing graduate unemployment and the low returns to higher education in Africa can be attributed…

Author: Irene Friesenhahn Site of publication: Sci Dev Net Type of publication: Report Date of publication: June 18th, 2014 Link to the original document Only since the 1990s has higher education’s importance for socio-economic development come to the fore, becoming part of the political agenda in many African countries. Lidia Brito talks to KazJanowski about the…

State of Education in Africa Report 2015 Author: The Africa-America Institute Link to the original document Introduction The section on Quality of Education in Africa explores whether students are meeting education targets and learning outcomes as well as teacher training and effectiveness in African schools. The Public Spending on Education Systems section looks at the…

Public and private higher education financing in Nigeria Author (s): Sani Ahmed Original document here Introduction Education in general and university education in particular in every society is obviously known to bean indispensable toolfor nations’ economic growth and development. It has been empirically proven anduniversally acknowledged that unless the citizens of a given country are…